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Developer student club at Mills aims to give more tech opportunities to students of color

Developer student club at Mills aims to give more tech opportunities to students of color

By Angel Fabre on September 21, 2020

In 2014, large tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple released diversity reports showing their workforce was majority white men. Since then, the number…

Studio visits with E. Daley, Sophia Ramirez, Lena Coletto and Stephanie Lister through the Mills College Art Museum
Studio visits with E. Daley, Sophia Ramirez, Lena Coletto and Stephanie Lister through the Mills College Art Museum
By Ari Fitzgibbon on April 19, 2021
On Wednesday, April 14, the Mills College Art Museum (MCAM) hosted an evening of studio visits with student artists E. Daley, Sophia Ramirez, Lena Coletto...
Kaddish for Anne Beatts
Kaddish for Anne Beatts
By SuzyJane Edwards on April 19, 2021
My heart is filled with inconsolable grief. Today is a dark day in the midst of several throughout the last year. My idol, my mentor,...
“SPAM: Specially Processed American Me,” a presentation with Jaime Sunwoo and ETHS 180M
“SPAM: Specially Processed American Me,” a presentation with Jaime Sunwoo and ETHS 180M
By Ari Fitzgibbon on April 5, 2021
On Thursday, April 1, the Mills College Ethnic Studies department virtually hosted artist Jaime Sunwoo’s presentation about her autobiographical performance piece, “Specially Processed American Me.”...
We Are the Voices: Nathaniel Mackey and Fred Moten
We Are the Voices: Nathaniel Mackey and Fred Moten
By Ari Fitzgibbon on March 15, 2021
On March 11, 2021, Mills College’s “We Are the Voices” organization — a public humanities project connecting Mills students with artists in Oakland and beyond...
What’s in a nose? The sociology of nose jobs and why it matters
What’s in a nose? The sociology of nose jobs and why it matters
By Iris Kingery on March 1, 2021
Art by Jo Moses I was 12 years old when I first considered getting cosmetic surgery. Distraught over a snide remark from a school bus...

Student spotlight: Julia Barker, Mills’ resident voice actor
Student spotlight: Julia Barker, Mills’ resident voice actor
By Jo Moses on May 11, 2021
Image courtesy of jettbarker.com Mills student Julia Barker is graduating this year, and they’re leaving as a professional voice actor. Barker knew they wanted to...
Sometimes you shine too bright
Sometimes you shine too bright
By Tasha Poullard on April 26, 2021
I can recall the time when I was employed as an IT professional with a very well-known defense contracting company in the Washington D.C. area....
Debunking the writing process: On sanity passes and shitty first drafts
Debunking the writing process: On sanity passes and shitty first drafts
By Madeline Hsu on April 19, 2021
The need to write is inescapable; it informs how we communicate with others in a range of contexts endemic to our modern lives. Yet so...
Duolingo finally adds a Yiddish course, but is it too little too late?
Duolingo finally adds a Yiddish course, but is it too little too late?
By Jo Moses on April 19, 2021
To the delight of Yiddishists and language-lovers everywhere, on April 6 the free language learning app Duolingo finally released a Yiddish course for English speakers....
Joint letter by the AAMC’s Board of Governors, Save Mills College Coalition and UC Mills representatives to Board of Trustees
Joint letter by the AAMC’s Board of Governors, Save Mills College Coalition and UC Mills representatives to Board of Trustees
By Save Mills College Coalition on April 19, 2021
April 13, 2021 Dear Mills College Board of Trustees: The Alumnae Association of Mills College (AAMC) Board of Governors, Save Mills College Coalition and UC...