Amber-Marie Irving-Elkins - Irving-Elkins, Amber-Marie; Hartwig, Daniel; Stanford National Black Alumni Association; Stanford Historical Society (Black Alumni Stories and Oral Histories (SC1473), 2019)
In this oral history, AmberMarie Irving-Elkins describes her time as an undergraduate student at Stanford, including her participation in the Kuumba African Dance Ensemble and frequent trips to Ujamaa House. She recalls the challenging chemistry course that caused her to switch her major from the pre-med track to psychology and her enthusiasm for Professor Phil Zimbardo’s psychology courses. Irving-Elkins credits Stanford for providing her first truly multicultural experience, advises current students to “truly immerse yourself and enjoy it because you blink and it’s over,” and comments on the importance of protecting the mental health of students and offering alums opportunities to connect. AmberMarie Irving-Elkins earned a BA in psychology from Stanford in 1998. Today, she works as a writer, graphic designer, birth doula, and mother.
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Keywords: interview; Stanford University; African American college students; Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae; Stanford University. Students -- 1990s