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STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE

Connie Mae Oliver

Job Title:

English Teacher

Department:

English

Email:

Phone: (510) 577-9100

ext. 

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Started at O'Dowd:

2021

Degrees: 

Bachelor's in English at Florida International University and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from CUNY Brooklyn College

Originally from:

Venezuela

Why I Teach:

To cultivate empathy and meaningful critical inquiry in the classroom

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Recommended reads:

Just Us by Claudia Rankine, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Dubliners by James Joyce, and Casas Muertas by Miguel Otero Silva.

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