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New Gift to Fund Equity and Justice Training Program
A $300,000 gift from an anonymous Occidental College alumnus of the 1990s will fund the creation of a new justice, equity, inclusion and diversity (JEID) training and professional...
Pre-health Students and Alumni Celebrate Success
A dinner reception was held to honor the achievements of the ‘pandemic cohort’ of pre-health students—which include a 72% admission rate to graduate programs—and inspire future...
2022 Student Leadership Awards Honor Exemplary Undergraduates
Occidental students, faculty and staff celebrate the annual tradition of Student Leadership Awards.
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Inaugurated as Occidental’s 16th President
Harry J. Elam, Jr. was inaugurated as Occidental College’s 16th president in a joyous April 23 ceremony showcasing the arts and Elam’s call to bring “New Harmonies” to an...
Artist Linda Besemer Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Besemer, Occidental College’s James Irvine Distinguished Professor of Art and Art History, has been honored with a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship.
From the Occidental: Oxy Womxn’s Baseball Cracks Smiles and Breaks Barriers at First Tournament
After only a month of practices Oxy’s Womxn’s Baseball team earned a second place finish and sportsmanship award at their first Baseball for All Women’s College Club Championships...
Professor’s “Cinematic Concerto” Explores Intersection of Human Emotion and Artificial Intelligence
Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning composer Adam Schoenberg’s cutting-edge new work invites listeners to consider the conflicts and connections between human and machine. It also...
Odelia Putterman ’23 and Jack Thomas-Colwell ’23 Named Goldwater Scholars
Continuing a 34-year Occidental College tradition, Odelia Putterman ’23 and Jack Thomas-Colwell ’23 have been named 2022 Goldwater Scholars. Putterman and Thomas-Colwell are the...
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