City Professor Out to BEAT Apathy
Mark Rivera
Issue date: 3/2/10 Section: Features
It's this kind of impression that Professor Dorman leaves on her students and colleagues alike. Jim Miller, professor of English, here at City College, recognizes Dorman as "one of the best young faculty members at City College." And The San Diego News Network has even named Larissa Dorman as one of the 35 under 35 leading community leaders in San Diego.
Her work as Poltical Action Officer of AFT, the American Federation of Teachers, also helps activist groups at City and Cuyamaca College to function and raise awareness on the many events that are active on both campuses.
It is in these grassroots organizations that Dorman feels does make change possible. Speaking of her students Dorman explains that, "…it's really important for them to feel a sense of empowerment because so much of the system is working on atomizing people, keeping them apart, so they can't create coalitions. We need to create real connections, on the ground, and find ways in which we have things in common so that we can make real change that affects people."
There is no doubt that Professor Dorman is doing her part to help students feel connected to one another and to the surrounding community. Whether it is in the work she puts into BEAT, Political Action Officer for the AFT, or as a teacher on campus; the passion found within all of these groups does create a space for students to feel comfortable, find a voice, and rally with one another, in order to make real change occur.
Her work as Poltical Action Officer of AFT, the American Federation of Teachers, also helps activist groups at City and Cuyamaca College to function and raise awareness on the many events that are active on both campuses.
It is in these grassroots organizations that Dorman feels does make change possible. Speaking of her students Dorman explains that, "…it's really important for them to feel a sense of empowerment because so much of the system is working on atomizing people, keeping them apart, so they can't create coalitions. We need to create real connections, on the ground, and find ways in which we have things in common so that we can make real change that affects people."
There is no doubt that Professor Dorman is doing her part to help students feel connected to one another and to the surrounding community. Whether it is in the work she puts into BEAT, Political Action Officer for the AFT, or as a teacher on campus; the passion found within all of these groups does create a space for students to feel comfortable, find a voice, and rally with one another, in order to make real change occur.
