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… a Creole family that had known privileges before the Civil War—privileges that disappeared in the Jim Crow South. After … a rich look at the cultural landscape of New Orleans nearly a century ago. They Need Nothing: Hispanic-Asian … churn cream into chocolate, a delicacy more precious than gold—suddenly, the most unwanted girl in Anglund is desired …
… new academic year, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. shared some unexpected news with the Occidental community: “I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a … at Oxy. [Former players] Vance Mueller ’86 and Jeff Goldstein ’86 were very helpful in pushing the issue in …
… later, sitting in the living room of Shearer’s mother’s home in Brentwood, my 24 classmates and I listened as Clinton, … luminaries to campus, including former Secretary of State Warren Christopher; Admiral William Fallon, former head of … each other since they met at a pub in Oxford when Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar in 1969. Shearer served as a senior …
… Affirmation for Upward Bound I was thrilled to read the feature about the Occidental Upward Bound program ( "Onward and Upward," Summer). I was a counselor in the program, and then project … The life-changing properties of Upward Bound and avocados …
… to undertake virtual preceptorships at the 619-bed regional medical center. Preceptorships are intended to help aspiring physicians gain clinical awareness and competency at diagnosing medical conditions by … virtual panels with medical students and residents. Kat Wang , Occidental’s director of pre-health advising, …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I chose to apply for the NYU Shanghai Fellowship because I have some background tutoring in English and I wanted to continue my own study of Mandarin. Being in China … Darla Howell '20 was awarded an NYU Shanghai Speaking and Writing Fellowship …
… Pak comes to Oxy from Cal State San Bernardino, where she was … from UC Santa Cruz. What attracted you to Occidental? I was drawn to Occidental College for two primary reasons. The … Meet Yumi Pak of Black Studies , whose research and teaching … performance studies; U.S. multi-ethnic literatures; American literature; and American studies. …
… A public celebration of Boesche's life was held on Saturday, July 8 in Thorne Hall on the … view a video of the program . Having announced his retirement as Arthur G. Coons Professor in the History of Ideas … years of teaching, Boesche, accompanied by his wife Mandy, was saluted with a standing ovation at Occidental’s May 21 …
… tights," says Talley, who has taught the Bard's canon and watched 290 stage productions (including 14 Hamlets ) over … at Providence Point, an over-55 community of 1,008 homes in Issaquah, Wash. Talley leads a drama class for two hours each week … For the members of Nancy Talley '53's retirement community …
… field research on Hong Kong’s rooftop farming. Our mentors, Professor Gottlieb at Oxy and Professor Lau at … of rooftop farming in HK as well as its challenges, which was great as we got to meet new people and learn more about … which made my research experience very enjoyable. Our topic was rooftop farms, which was equally exciting to learn …