Tag: faculty
Courses that count: Oxy’s curriculum comes from the ground up
“Discipline and Desire: The History of Sexuality in the United States”; “How to Live in the Midst of Dying: Religion and Climate Change”; “It...
Mia Doi Todd is a ‘breath of fresh air’ in the...
While she has only been working at Occidental for less than half a semester, songwriter and now professor Mia Doi Todd said she is...
Faculty perspectives on return to campus and in-person instruction
President Harry J. Elam announced Jan. 6 that classes would take place remotely for the first week of the spring semester and the start...
Juvenal Cortes, professor named in LA Times Qatari Sheikh reporting, resigned...
Occidental Diplomacy & World Affairs (DWA) professor Juvenal Cortes resigned from his teaching position at the end of Fall 2020, according to Jim Tranquada,...
College criticizes Zoom following censorship allegations
A group of faculty members sent a letter on behalf of the college Nov. 23 expressing discontent with the actions of the video communications...
Students and faculty march for non-tenure track faculty unionization
Non-tenure track (NTT) faculty delivered a letter April 2 addressed to President Jonathan Veitch, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean of the College Wendy Sternberg and...
American studies professors submit a proposal for a curriculum in black...
American studies professors Erica Ball and Courtney Baker submitted a proposal for a curriculum in black studies Oct. 31, according to a press release...
First Gen Club puts students first
In 2013, Rachel Martino '14 began Occidental's First Gen Club in order to support students who are the first in their family to attend college....