Kristin Naca

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Kristin Naca (born Washington, D.C.) is a Latina and Fillipina American poet.

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Life and education

Naca grew up in northern Virginia. [1] She has a B.A. from the University of Washington, an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, [2] and a Ph.D. in English from University of Nebraska. [3]

Her poems have appeared in Poetry, [4] ART PAPERS [5] Bloom, Harpur Palate, [6] Indiana Review, Prairie Schooner, [7] Octopus Magazine, [8] Seattle Review, Poetry Northwest, and Rio Grande Review.

Naca is a member of the prestigious Macondo Writers Workshop, the workshop founded by Sandra Cisneros.

She served as Writer In Residence with Minnesota Prison Writing Workshops. [9] She lives in Minneapolis. [8]

Firing and subsequent lawsuit against Macalester College

In 2015, Naca was fired from her position as an Assistant Professor of Poetry at Macalester College due to alleged sexual misconduct reported by a former student. [10] [11] [12] Naca sued Macalester in 2016, arguing that her firing was for discriminatory reasons, due to a disability and her status as a woman, a lesbian, a Filipina and Puerto Rican, and a Santeria priestess. [13] [14] In 2018, the judge in the case cleared Macalester of wrongdoing in the dismissal. [13] [15] On January 16, 2020, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit, holding that "[e]ven assuming Naca made a prima facie case, this court concludes, on de novo review, that Macalester articulates a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for termination—her sexual relationship with Doe—that Naca does not counter with sufficient evidence of pretext". [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gist Street Reading Series - October 2, 2009: Irina Reyn (Fiction) / Kristin Naca (Poetry)". Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. 1 2 "Kristin Naca". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Magazine, Poetry (November 5, 2019). "Eating Lorca by Kristin Naca". Poetry Foundation.
  5. ↑ Iyawo. "Life Altars".
  6. ↑ "Harpur Palate". Archived from the original on 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Project MUSE - Login". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  8. 1 2 "Supplementi per te". Octopus Magazine.
  9. ↑ "Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop". MPWW.
  10. ↑ "Attorney for fired Macalester professor may have to testify about her own harassment claims". Twin Cities. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  11. ↑ Mosedale, Mike (7 October 2016). "'Purple prose' in poet's prolix lawsuit irks judge – Minnesota Lawyer" . Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  12. ↑ Specialist, The HR (2018-01-04). "Under siege on social media? Choose words carefully when responding". Business Management Daily. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  13. 1 2 "Judge OKs Macalester's firing of professor who had sex with student; attorney scolded". Twin Cities. 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  14. ↑ "Kristin Naca vs Macalester College" (PDF). United States District Court of Minnesota. 2018-09-20.
  15. ↑ Asher, Rebecca Edwards and Abe (2018-09-27). "Naca suit dismissed, appeal forthcoming". The Mac Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
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