Welcome to Season 5 of Level Up! In this week’s episode, Antonio catches up with Dr. Lenny Urena Valerio, Associate Director of Administration for the Center for Latin American Studies and a scholar of European history. Lenny shares that learning from students is one of the best gifts she could receive and how, as a first-generation student, she gets joy from mentoring others to help clear their paths to success. Lenny also talks about her fascinating new book, Colonial Fantasies, Imperial Realities: Race Science and the Making of Polishness on the Fringes of the German Empire.