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Elisha Roberts Interview Clip on the ICC
This is a clip of current student Dani Lyons '14 interviewing former student Elisha Roberts '05 on issues of diversity and equity at Occidental College.
Occidental given $275,000 for minority scholarships
President Arthur G. Coons won the Rockefeller Foundation grant to "encourage the enrollment of talented Negro and other minority students and to improve their undergraduate education". The money was to be distributed in the following way: $240,000…
“Coalition Formed to Support Women’s Center”
A Women’s Center of Occidental College was created to “provide positive and tangible evidence of the College’s commitment to address gender issues in the campus community”. President Slaughter approved of the center, setting a budget of $5,000 for…
Tags: Campus Resources, feminism
“Herrick Finds a Leader Outside the Clergy”
The title “chaplain” of the Herrick Chapel and Interfaith Center was changed to “director”. A new director was hired- Michael Kerze, “a doctor of history who specializes in communications between different religions”. This change was hoped to bridge…
Tags: Campus Resources, Cover Issue, religion
Students Discuss Affirmative Action Plan
This article comments on the college's actions around affirmative action. The article focuses on the student response along with a few alumni who express their disapproval of the college's decision to Students and a few alumni discussed their…
"Forum anatomizes dorm options"- January 27, 1984, page 1, The Occidental
This article in The Occidental concerns residence hall issues. A representative for the Committee on Racial and Ethnic Affairs, Hedy Chang, brings up the idea to start a Multicultural Annex in order to "break down racial stereotypes" and allow for…
"Pres. Slaughter to be inaugurated" -April 7, 1989, page 1, Oxy Weekly
John Slaughter was inaugurated as Oxy's eleventh president on April 7, 1989 in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The reception was at near Keck Theater where originally was planned to be a closed reception at $100- $125 a plate, however Slaughter…
Tags: campus events, Campus Resources, Slaughter
Interview with Angel Cervantes Excerpt
This is an excerpt from Angel Cervantes' full-length interview in which he discusses the importance of the Multicultural Hall at Oxy. He also speaks about the school's commitment to not just diversity, but multiculturalism as well, which was…
Interview with Professor Reddy - Faculty Challenges
In this interview excerpt, Professor Movindri Reddy discusses the challenges she has faced as a faculty member of color.