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black studies
Campus News
Exploring the Atlantic Ocean, the depth of Black Studies and more with Justin Dunnavant
Seventy years after the graduation of Occidental's first Black students, Dr. Janet Stafford '52, George F. Ellison '52 and Barbara Bowman Wright '52, the...
Features
Professor Mary Jane Hewitt, Black Studies and Occidental’s slow road to racial progress
Between 8 and 9 a.m. May 5, 1978, all was quiet on Occidental's campus as students, faculty members and administrators eagerly read the newspaper,...
Campus News
Pandemic president: Meet President Elam as he talks about Oxy’s future
Harry J. Elam Jr. became Occidental’s 16th president July 1. The Occidental’s Editor-in-Chief Jackie Dall (senior), Managing Editor Charlie Finnerty (junior), Community News Editor...
Campus News
ASOC Special Committee for Direct Action issues nine demands
The newly established Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Special Committee for Direct Action issued nine demands of Occidental’s administration focused on social justice and equity...
Campus News
Community members discuss future of black studies program, American studies department and Professor Baker’s resignation
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Professor Courtney Baker, an associate professor of American studies and the co-founder and chair of black studies, wrote an open letter April 1 announcing her resignation. Baker...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the editor: I stand with the Yale faculty who resigned from an exploited program in Ethnicity, Race & Migration. I am doing...
This letter originally appeared on Professor Courtney Baker's personal Facebook page. It has been reproduced here in its entirety, with only minor changes made...
Campus News
As Class of ‘19 nears graduation, occupation demands leave lasting impact
Nov. 16, 2018, marks the three-year anniversary of the occupation of the Arthur G. Coons Administrative Center (AGC) by student protesters. Over the span...
Campus News
American studies professors submit a proposal for a curriculum in black studies
American studies professors Erica Ball and Courtney Baker submitted a proposal for a curriculum in black studies Oct. 31, according to a press release...
