"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope." -Maya Angelou
Dr. Gloria Lopez
El Centro In Residence Faculty
History Department Professor
History Department Professor
- Email: glopez40@csuchico.edu
- Location: MLIB 161F
- Website: https://www.csuchico.edu/hfa/about/people/hist/gloria-lopez.shtml
Gloria Lopez (she/her/ella) is an Assistant Professor of History, serves as the Faculty in Residence of El Centro Resource Center, and as Faculty Fellow for the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Chico State.
As a first-gen Latina scholar, Dr. Lopez is committed empowering Latinx students to thrive in higher education by fostering a sense of belonging in student-centered spaces and advocating for more equitable and inclusive institutional policies and practices. Most recently, she’s partnered with the Office of Faculty Development to co-lead the Advancing Hispanic/Latinx Student Success Faculty Learning Community and has served as HSI Faculty Fellow for the Honors Program.