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STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE

Julia Hollinger

Job Title:

Academic Dean

Department:

Administration

Email:

Phone: (510) 577-9100

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Started at O'Dowd:

2023

Degrees: 

B.A. History Wesleyan University, M.A. Teaching Simmons College

Originally from:

Michigan

Why I Teach:

A way to be in constant communication with young people as they figure out who they are and a way to maintain for myself a vibrant intellectual and creative life.

Most powerful teaching technique:

Inquiry

Why are the subjects you teach important?:

Engaging with humanities gives students the tools to understand themselves and their world, find their way in it, and hopefully move us all toward a more loving, just and inclusive future.

Favorite quotes:

"emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds" Bob Marley (by way of Marcus Garvey)

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Hobbies or outside interests:

Cooking, hiking, travel, photography, film, design

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