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… D-Calif., said on the Senate floor. Feinstein recommended Nguyen’s appointment to Obama earlier this year. Prior to her federal court confirmation, Nguyen was a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, serving in nearby Alhambra. Then-Gov. Gray Davis named her to that …
… 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. …
… In what ways did a liberal arts education help shape your career … The primary reason that I chose a liberal arts education was to receive a well-rounded educational experience. You’re … Literature & Culture (CSLC) double major. Economics allowed me an understanding of legislative policies and laid the …
… Why do you want to be a Physician Assistant? I always loved that medicine was a perfect mix between science and helping …
… 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 …
… in the U.S. The film takes the perspective of a documentarian investigating a group of abandoned androids in the … failed robot uprising. Left to themselves in what is now a wasteland, the droids obsess over the only information … K. Dick novel on which Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner was based. Like Dick and Scott, Hossain is interested in …
… Science and music: a complementary combination Science and music are generally seen as … a certain aspect—it aligns together surprisingly well with scientific research. I chose to major in Cellular and Molecular Biology because of my passion for wanting to be a medical doctor, but also due to my …