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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:
Honesty and empathy
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Recommended reads:
Just Us by Claudia Rankine, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler, Soulstorm: Stories by Clarice Lispector, Dubliners by James Joyce, Casas Muertas by Miguel Otero SIlva
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