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President Elam talks to students at Moonlight Breakfast on the Quad in December 2022.
President Elam
Energy, Anticipation, and Promise
After a fall full of activity—including postseason tournaments, pancakes on the Quad, and in-person alumni gatherings—Oxy springs forward into 2023
President Elam addresses new and returning students at Convocation on August 29.
President Elam
A Purposeful Plan for Oxy
From rebuilding a sense of community to completing the Integrated Strategic Plan, President Elam outlines Occidental’s priorities for the new academic year
Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
Firming Up Our Foundation
Following a milestone campaign year, Oxy builds on its values and strengths
Occidental President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
Ideas Into Action: Fulfilling Oxy’s Mission
President Elam reflects on Oxy’s commitment to social justice and the actions that reinforce those words
President Elam
President Elam
Conversations, Cooperation, and Community
Through the lens of the strategic planning process, President Elam finds that Oxy’s sense of community remains very much alive
President Elam, Class of 2025 Move-In Day
President Elam
The Rewards of Opening Outward
President Elam reflects on returning to campus and the benefits of an in-person education
Dylan Gelula and Cooper Raiff '19 in S#!%house
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Gilman Fountain memories old and new, and a call for your input on Oxy’s strategic plan
Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
This Will Be a Special Year
During the last week of August, we will be welcoming students back to the beautiful Oxy campus. What joy it brings me to write that!
Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
Capturing the Oxy Difference
On April 8, I delivered my first State of the College speech—what I hope will become an annual event.
Get Me Rewrite!
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Alumni memories of honing writing skills, replacing a broken windshield, and hanging with Ming Cho Lee ’53
President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
Liberal Arts and the Future of Our Democracy
"An Oxy education has never been more valuable, applicable, and urgently important than now"
President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
From President Elam
Opening Conversations and Common Threads
Occidental Alumnus, June 1922
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
A warm welcome for President Elam, and what to expect from Occidental magazine in our centennial year
President Jonathan Veitch
Student Life
From President Veitch
Stay Close—Your Alma Mater Needs You
De Mandel Aquatics Center
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Alumni feedback on the Winter magazine, the new pool, and Oxy's next president. Also: How did we put this issue together?

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