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Professor Jennifer Piscopo in a panel at the Mexican Senate
Piscopo Speaks at Mexican Senate About Her Research
Associate Professor of Politics Jennifer Piscopo recently presented at the Mexican Senate in Mexico City on her work related to women's political representation.
Ashon Crawley, artist, in his studio
Ashon Crawley Named 2023 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Crawley is a scholar, artist, and associate professor of religious studies and African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia.
Kristina Kvien '87 discusses modern diplomacy as a Obama Scholars speaker at Occidental College.
Kvien Discusses Modern Diplomacy as Obama Scholars Speaker
Social media has had a huge impact on international diplomacy over the past decade--a reality that has played out most dramatically in Ukraine, career diplomat Kristina Kvien '87 P...
Michael Gonzales '96
Michael Gonzales ’96 Named U.S. Ambassador to Zambia
A career Foreign Service officer, Gonzales was nominated by President Joe Biden. He most recently served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of African Affairs.
a group of 7 Obama Scholars students standing together outside
2022-23 Barack Obama Scholars Selected for Re-Imagined Program
Occidental College has announced its 2022-23 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that has been re-imagined to make it available to more...
Justin Dunnavant, archaeologist
Justin Dunnavant Named 2022 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Dunnavant is an archaeologist, assistant professor of anthropology at UCLA, and co-founder and president of the Society of Black Archaeologists.
Jennifer Piscopo
Jennifer Piscopo Appointed New Director of Center for Research and Scholarship
The associate professor of politics is heading the Center for Research and Scholarship (CRS), which supports, promotes, and builds community around faculty research, scholarship...
Keisha Blain
Keisha N. Blain Named 2021 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Blain—historian, author and president of the African American Intellectual History Society—has been named Occidental College’s Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in...
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