Tag: professors
Fake Ted Talks, long walks and lots of hikes: Professors doing...
Interactive Map Jeffrey Cannon, chemistry professor Hobby: Playing Pokémon and biking Location: Occidental College and the Rose Bowl “I play Pokémon Go, and I’ve had what I guess...
37 professors sign pro-Palestine email, face pushback from colleagues
Occidental’s faculty received an email letter signed by 37 professors establishing solidarity with pro-Palestine movements Oct. 21. English professor Warren Montag sent the email...
Opinion: Are professors and politics a good mix?
Focus on the feeling you get when someone drops a hot political take you don’t agree with. It usually kicks down the mood by...
Professors share ups and downs of remote teaching
Instead of in-person introductions, students in American Studies professor Heather Lukes' classes introduced themselves online this fall using a format inspired by Vogue’s 73...
Faculty navigate accessibility, working from home and finding humanity in online...
In response to growing health concerns amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, president Jonathan Veitch announced via email March 12 that all Occidental College academic instruction...
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...
Bio faculty conduct research from the top of the canopy to...
Professors in the biology department are traveling to deserts, rainforests and deep seas in order to conduct their scientific research. Professor Beth Braker is...
Occidental geologists travel to far-off places in pursuit of scientific research
The Occidental geology department is busy traveling to far-off places, conducting research and furthering their understanding of the geologic world. Margaret Rusmore, chair of...