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… We live in a world where the opposite extremes of critique have been reduced to “awesome” and “sad,” … oldest friends, fiction editor and writer Alexandra McNear ’84. “He’s incredibly articulate and intelligent and … and thoughtful. I never met anyone who could talk the way he can. I don’t really know anyone else quite like …
… 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 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 …
… 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 …
… teaching career, only once did a first-year, first-semester student show up in his office with a research proposal that they wanted to begin immediately. As a religion major at Oxy, … that runs from the El Cerrito and Richmond flats up to near Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in the hills above. “After …
… destination. With arms crossed over his buttoned-down Hawaiian shirt, Barry Obama '83 stood against the fountain's … at the College from Punahou School in Honolulu to be near his girlfriend. "I had graduated without mishap, was … include mugs, hats, keychains, and pens. "We met with vendors before the election and chose graphics to put on …
… Majors: Economics, DWA “I always knew that I wanted to embark on a career that aligned with my interests and would challenge me, and the liberal arts education that Occidental offered …