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… intelligence, wicked sense of humor, and tireless work toward raising the profile of disabled Americans. He was a leading disability activist and award-winning scholar … kicking off the College's first-ever "(Dis)Ability Awareness Week," Oct. 3-7. …
… By Dick Anderson "I always had a great relationship with both my grandparents," … with a legendary L.A. restaurateur, they ate a lot of their meals at cafeterias. "Cafeterias were a good way to feed a bunch of people without spending too much … Clifford Clinton was more than a restaurateur—he was a crusader in the face …
… womanhood in modern Japan. Late 19th-century Japan saw the emergence of new conceptions of art and gender, and … of their femininity. The modern discourse on art was deeply interwoven with the shifting conceptions of ideal … as well; it challenges me to frame my own research in a way that will be meaningful to a wider audience. What has …
… What attracted you to Occidental? One of Oxy’s biggest draws was that it’s a small liberal arts college in a major urban … to the quality of the institution and its real commitment to teaching—to which some institutions only pay lip … that was named for the old city gallows that once stood nearby. Outside, a few priestesses of the Afro-Brazilian …
… Graduate School: University of Bremen Degree Program: Master of Arts in International … Relations: Global Governance and Social Theory In what ways did a liberal arts education help shape your aspirations? I had no idea what I wanted for my future career when I came to Oxy. Even today …
… Despagnet-Ayoub , associate professor of chemistry , comes to Oxy from the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche … in chemistry in my senior year in high school. My teacher was amazing and really inspired me. Moreover, I’d already … What attracted you to Occidental? Despagnet-Ayoub: I was attracted by the dedication of the faculty toward their …
… professors, peers, and that one old neighbor who you awkwardly run into in the grocery store and asks what you are … to know what you are doing with your life? Will you wake up one day and know your career path? How do you go … fed, and cultivating a social life. For many, career development gets lost in the seemingly endless list of …
… Rob Flot recognizes seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy's four pillars of … medals, earned flying planes in North Africa during World War II. Barker's grandfather served in the Army, and his … father in the Air Force. You could say the military had always been in Barker's orbit. After high school, the Santa …
… Long considered as the backbone of civic engagement, women's philanthropy continues to evolve in creative and trailblazing ways—and a November 12 webinar examined the long, rich … cognitive science major from Boston; Trustee emerita Alice Walker Duff '69 H'02 , retired managing director of Bread …
… numbers, and a flurry of favorable press— Newsweek proclaimed Oxy one of the 10 hottest colleges in the country—"it’s … planning process for the College is about to get under way—and there is the immediate task at hand of assimilating … consciousness brought on by the Nepal trip. “I don’t waste nearly as much as I used to, because I saw what they didn’t …