Tag: english
Professor Warren Montag reflects on 40-year teaching career
In Fall 1987, Warren Montag arrived at Occidental College for a part-time position in the English department. He stepped into a full-time position when...
Poetry open mic spotlights LA’s cultural tapestry during Women’s History Month
The Intercultural Community Center (ICC) and OXY ARTS hosted “They Can’t Take Away Our Words,” an open mic centering poets of color March 28....
Coming and going: Occidental professors share their sabbatical stories
Now and then, a favorite professor will seemingly vanish for a semester (or two). Often unknown by students, the realization of disappearance will hit...
It’s not rocket science: Humanities have a place in our...
In the higher education community, there is a clear divide separating STEM and the humanities. Students debate the superiority of their respective favorite, while...
Hang up the Anglophone: English speakers need to learn new languages
My taxi driver laughed at me for coming to Ireland to learn to speak Irish. "We all learn it in school, but no one uses...