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… Shengyun comes to Oxy from the University of Connecticut, where she earned her Ph.D. in linguistics and was a postdoctoral fellow. She also holds a Ph.D. in foreign … learners and good thinkers. The class I taught in the fall was new for many of my students, but I am very happy and …
… lab where I will perform both biochemical assays and software analysis. What are you most excited about? I am most … will be my new favorites and to learn from everyone around me, both within and outside of the lab. What people, … during your time at Oxy inspired you to apply for this award? I was first inspired to apply by Oxy's Fulbright …
… Samuel comes to Occidental from Yale University, where he earned his … at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts in Washington, D.C. He earned his M.A. in art history from the … me to approach premodern art in new and radically different ways, which was incredibly refreshing. For example, I was …
… In what ways did a liberal arts education help shape your career … As a senior in high school, I had no strong sense of what I wanted to major in let alone what career I wanted to pursue … Having to declare a major during the application process seemed premature to me and it really intimidated me. However, a …
… heard of Slamdance,” says Max Brown ’25, who majored in media arts and culture (MAC) at Oxy. “Sundance was on my radar, but I didn’t experience it much—festival … degree of separation. In the summer of 2023, Brown says, “I was taking somebody down the river who asked me what I …
… In remarks following the Dec. 5 announcement of the death of Mandela, President Barack Obama '83 … inspired his own first foray into political action. When he was a sophomore at Occidental, the future president gave a … I ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. I studied his words and his …
… She/Her/Hers Class of 2024 What does well-being mean to you? Well-being to me is connectivity: building the … capacity to tune in to the many sides of yourself, and the ways in which your body/the many sides of yourself exist … it. I came to that work from the realm of eating disorder awareness, and advocacy around the crises of well-being that …
… Assistant Professor Susan Blake comes to Occidental from Skidmore College, where they were a … and in the community at large. I especially value the ways that the philosophy department lives these values … classes that focus on topics of social justice, and the ways the department asks students to act on the ideas we …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? The Critical Language Scholarship is an unparalleled … deepen my understanding of a language that’s important to me. Learning Chinese will not only hopefully be helpful in … to my heritage through language mastery. To reclaim what was lost due to the impact of America's homogenizing culture …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I chose to apply for this award because I wanted the opportunity to study abroad … the burden of the financial aspect. This award allowed me to fully immerse myself in the cultural and academic … work promoting STEM-based study abroad opportunities to women of color. …