Black Studies at Occidental College

Black Studies would like to congratulate Prof. St Aubin on receiving the Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award! 🎉 The Sterling Award is bestowed annually to one or more members of the faculty in recognition of strong teaching and service to the College, and in particular, distinguished professional achievement, either in the form of significant publication, creative work, or public performance.

Looking for classes to take in the fall? Check out these courses Black Studies is offering next semester! 🤓📚🍂

Looking for classes to take next semester? 📚 Check out these amazing Black Studies courses available in the fall 🤓🍁🍂

Today, on his birthday, we honor the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! This quote reminds us of the importance of critical thinking in education, an integral part of the interdisciplinary work of Black Studies. (Also, swipe to see a photo of Dr. Kings visit to Oxy in 1967!)

Happy Monday everyone! Today we are celebrating our member of the week, Prof. Saint-Aubin from Oxy’s French department! 🌏💫

Black Studies is happy to introduce our next featured , Professor Fett! She is Chair of Oxy’s American Studies department & a proud Black Studies Advisory Board Member 🐅 ✨

Our next member of the week is Prof. Amoruso in the Department of Religious Studies!✨

Meet our next member of the week — Prof. Pillich from the music department! 🎼✨

Introducing our first member of the week! First up, meet the incredible Prof. Will Power in the theater department 🎭

Congratulations 🎉 to our first major in for her exceptional senior comps essay, entitled “Death-Worlds and Literary Form: Capturing Black Death in Jesmyn Ward’s Novels”! Your advisor & readers are so impressed & proud at how you have modeled brilliant & necessary scholarship on black life and expression!