Professor John McCormack Named AAAS Fellow
Professor of Biology John McCormack, director and curator of Occidental College’s Moore Lab of Zoology, has been selected as a 2023 American Association for the Advancement of...
Portrait of John McCormack in the Moore Lab of Zoology

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Dean’s Award Winners 2020
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and Service.
Occidental Announces Further Measures to Address COVID-19 Deficit
Even after implementing millions of dollars in cost-saving measures since March, Occidental College announced August 17 that it will need to furlough 129 staff members—27% of the...
Oxy Community Book Program Launches With Jacqueline Woodson
In a wide-ranging conversation about her newest novel, Red at the Bone , award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson and Occidental College President Harry J. Elam Jr. covered...
NSF Grant To Fund Study of How Race and Immigration Status Shape Public Understanding of Science
Using a case study of skin-whitening beauty products, a three-year, $479,480 National Science Foundation grant will fund an Occidental study of how the intersection of race...
Bill Anderson Named to Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Oxy’s legendary baseball coach, who coached 10 SCIAC championship teams, will receive association’s highest honor.
New Scholarship Program Aimed at Middle-Income California Students Launched
A new $3.2 million challenge fund will kickstart a drive to create the Edgerton-Occidental Merit Scholarship Program, a $9.6 million endowed fund that will make it possible for...
Occidental partners with national arts collective to present “In Plain Sight”
In partnership with Oxy Arts, a nationwide collective of 80 artists and activists will launch In Plain Sight on July 3-4—an ambitious site- and time-specific effort to make visible...
Racial justice essential to just transition to a low-carbon future, report says
If the transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy focuses solely on the reduction of greenhouse gases, it will perpetuate historic injustices against Black and other...
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