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STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Connie Mae Oliver
Job Title:
English Teacher
Department:
English
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
291
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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