STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Julia Hollinger
Job Title:
Academic Dean
Department:
Administration
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
174
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