Kalia is an effective and compassionate teacher. She has completed residencies across K-12 institutions, from the poorest school districts in the nation to some of the wealthiest schools in the world. Kalia has taught in the Columbia University Our Word Workshops, at Concordia University-St. Paul, St. Catherine’s University, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, North Hennepin Community College, Century College, Carleton College, Randolph’s Low-Res MFA Program, and is on faculty at Pacific University’s Low-Res MFA Program. She is the Edelstein-Keller Writer-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic year.
Kalia teaches occasional classes at the Loft Literary Center, different library systems, community arts initiatives, and in the prisons.
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