Community Engagement

Peter Edelman is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and poverty law and is faculty director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality. On the faculty since 1982, he has also served in all three branches of government. During President Clinton's first term he was Counselor to HHS Secretary Donna Shalala and then Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

On April 6 and 13, prospective students and their families will be on campus campus for our annual Experience Occidental admitted student days to visit classes, attend panels, take student-led tours, and have lunch in the quad as they learn more about  academic, residential and social life at Oxy.

CTSJ 2018 is centered around the theme "The Analysis of Power," and will provide a place for undergraduates to engage in thoughtful discussion that offers new perspectives on our modern cultural climate through critical theoretical frameworks. This theme is informed by Foucault’s work on truth and power, which does not separate the economy of power from truth. As Foucault says,

Learn about plans for future surveys of students, faculty, staff and administrators.

If you want to speak confidentially to someone on campus about sexual violence, contact:

Marianne Frapwell, Occidental Survivor Advocate
(323) 259-1359
survivoradvocate@oxy.edu
Oxy 24/7 Confidential Hotline
(323) 341-4141
Emmons Wellness Center
(323) 259-265
Office for Religious & Spiritual Life
(323) 259-2621

Renato Rocha is an Economic Policy Analyst in UnidosUS’ (formerly National Council of La Raza) Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation. He conducts analysis of consumer protection, budget, tax, disaster relief, and labor issues that impact the economic wellbeing of Latino and immigrant communities.

Please join us for a symposium where we will address these questions and examine the legacy of architect Myron Hunt, designer of the Occidental College Campus as well as the Rose Bowl, the Huntington Home and Library, the Claremont & Caltech campuses, Pasadena Public Library, and many other landmarks of our region.