Join Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr. in conversation with Heather McGhee, author of New York Times bestseller The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, on Monday, August 2, at 2 p.m. PDT as part of Oxy's Community Book Program. The theme for this year is “Oxy Reads Together.”
Welcome to Oxy! This event is intended for the parents and families of admitted and committed fall 2021 students.
Admissions Case Study Session for Medical School Applicants
Wed., April 14, 2021 / 1:30 - 2:30 pm (PDT/Los Angeles) / REGISTER
COPE Health Scholars Program - Information Session
Wed., April 14, 2021 / 5:00 - 6:00 pm (PDT/Los Angeles) / REGISTER
Code for an application fee waiver will be provided for attendees.
Timothy Grose, PhD is an associate professor of China Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His research on expressions of Uyghur ethno-national identities and public performances of Islamic piety has been published in the China Journal, Journal of Contemporary China, Ethnic and Racial Studies, China File, Dissent, and Foreign Policy. Timothy’s commentary on ethnic policy in Xinjiang has appeared in Al-Jazeera, The Atlantic, CNN, The Diplomat, Economist, The Guardian, and Vox among others.
Planning to apply to graduate programs in physical therapy? Join us on April 7, 2021, at 5:30 pm (PDT). Alumni Christian Clark '18 and Connor Pendelton '18 will share their background, experiences, advice, and life as first- and second-year students at the Doctor of Physical Therapy program of USC.
Contact the Office of Pre-Health Advising to register.
Emmons Wellness Center welcomes Dr. Donna Barnes, who will speak on Suicide Awareness Among College Students. Dr. Barnes is a certified Master Trainer for suicide prevention and intervention, and is the co-founder and President of the National Organization for People of Color against Suicide (NOPCAS). She teaches suicide risk management for the College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry at Howard University. During her presentation, Dr.
Dr. Amanda E. Rogers is a Fellow at The Century Foundation, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Rogers is an activist, artist, academic, and internationally recognized expert on transnational Non-State Armed Groups, political violence and propaganda, from ISIS to Neo Nazis. Her photojournalism, political commentary and analysis has been featured in a number of forums, including Al-Jazeera, the New York Times, the Atlantic Council, The Intercept, London’s Frontline Club, VICE, HBO, CNN, and the BBC, among others.
Sammy Gensaw, III, is a Yurok Native, the Director of the Ancestral Guard, Artist, Yurok Language Speaker, Singer, Writer, Cultural/Political/Environmental Activist, Regalia Maker, Mediator, Youth Leader & Fisherman. Sammy comes from the villages of Oregon up the Klamath River and from Requa at the mouth of the Klamath River.