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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?
Thorne Hall, Oxy Admission
Admission
From President Veitch
Oxy’s Doing Fine With a Clear Bright Line
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Alumni appreciations of music-minded professors emeriti Allen Gross and Tom Somerville
President Jonathan Veitch, The Oxy Campaign for Good
Campaign
From President Veitch
Inspiration, Transformation, and Giving
Joseph Zacek, James McKelvy, James Ferguson, Robert Knox, Joseph Stenek
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Alumni notes on Professor Mabel Barnes and educated guesses for our headshot gallery
President Veitch The Oxy Campaign For Good
Campaign
From President Veitch
A Vision of Tomorrow, and a Call to Arms
Marcia Homiak
Alumni Engagement
From the Readers
Lessons in learning from Professor Marcia Homiak, and a note of appreciation to Frank Hardison ’39
Alumni Engagement
From President Veitch
President Veitch discusses the erasure of boundaries between the ivory tower and the real world

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