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… despite the odds and helped transform popular music in America. As a young man, "My big problem was to get girls," Gordy said in discussing the importance of turning negatives into positives. "I was never as tall as I wanted to be, there was always …
… Professor of Mathematics | Years at Oxy: 30 “Ron showed me that mathematicians can be cool people with diverse … at Oxy: 32 “Perhaps most inspiring is that Peter Dreier walks the walk. Wherever there are community organizations making real … Occidental says goodbye to seven retiring professors—and some of their brightest pupils express their appreciation for …
… Maeve Mascarenhas Jackson Lewellen Julisa Menjivar Levi Medina Maeve Mascarenhas Hometown: Oak Park, IL Major: sociology minor: politics What was your motivation to major in sociology? While taking … letters of recommendation for me, and directed me towards career and academic development opportunities relevant …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? After studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain, I wanted any excuse to return to Spain. As one does. Briefly … in the region of Galicia, Spain. My community-involvement portion of the award will be designing and leading … Chloe Wheeler ’19 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to …
… a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA, where she was a Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellow, and a B.A. in public … generation college student and it had an enormous impact on me and my trajectory. The faculty, learning environment and … folks at a SLAC is something I value a lot. Occidental was a perfect fit for me for all these reasons. When did …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I applied for a Fulbright grant because I was interested in programs that would allow me to live abroad, conduct original and self-directed … at a small refugee aid center, inspired this project. Nearly 40% of refugees granted protection in Serbia still …
… subject matter.” Abandoning academic connotations that came to be associated with Abstract Expressionism, he looked … material—to the forefront of painting. Working in diverse media with humor and wit, he oscillates between sign and … exclamation in yellow block letters on a blue ground—it is nearly impossible to look at the painting without …
… Glebov opened his talk with statements by Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, … the September 14 Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian train near the Ukraine–Poland border. Sikorski claimed that Russia’s war was not knocking on Europe’s door, but “already in the …
… No Greater Influence I was saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Frank … in small colleges. But he, along with students, found time to make significant contributions in the field of organic … Harvard during the same four years. As my graduation time neared, Frank encouraged me to apply to a number of graduate …
… podcast project. Why did you choose to apply for this award? I chose to apply to this award because the mission of this fellowship stood out to me with its focus on European and American cities and how … Noa Richard ’22 was awarded a Humanity in Action Fellowship to study the …