Tag: academia
Scientists react with uncertainty, activism to Trump’s policies
Nationwide protests to protect scientific research from Trump administration policies are being co-organized by Occidental alum JP Flores ’21, according to a Feb. 18...
Opinion: Academia’s new frontier is politicized isolation
May 9, Senator Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released a white paper documenting proposals for changes to the National Institutes...
Opinion: Dragons and spaceships deserve a seat at the classroom table...
During my college search, I knew that I wanted to be a fantasy and sci-fi novelist. I emailed creative writing professors from all the...
Professors balance busy lives of academia and teaching
Beyond their committed professions as teachers to the Occidental student body, professors pursue their own academic passions, often producing published works. While teaching, they...
Plato visits Socrates during office hours
PLATO: Hello Socrates, the wisest and justest tenured professor I have ever known. SOCRATES: Plato, my prized student of Philosophy 101, what have you come...