President John Brooks Slaughter in 1988
The Journey of John Brooks Slaughter
Occidental's 11th president arrived on campus in 1988 amid national fanfare and great expectations—and in the 11 years to follow, John Brooks Slaughter brought out the best in Oxy
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Occidental Magazine

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2023-24 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2023 and Winter 2024). 

Benjamin Weiss,
Faculty
Behind the screens with the College’s largest-ever entering group of tenure-track faculty
Bob Winter, Occidental College
Faculty
Bob Winter cements his Oxy legacy posthumously with an endowed faculty fund in history and art
COVID-19
Student Life
In a race against two calendars—academic and pandemic—how did Oxy transform in less than two weeks from a high-touch curriculum to a remote learning model?
Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, Linda Lasater
Faculty
Professors Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, and Linda Lasater had a lasting impact outside the classroom—just ask their students
Joshua Medina, Moore Lab
Science & Technology
Joshua Medina ’19 has developed a new technique for documenting the colors of bird plumage in 3-D
After We Leave, Aleem Hossain
Faculty
Assistant professor Aleem Hossain realized a dream when his first feature film was released theatrically in February—just before cinemas suddenly closed
Alumni Engagement
Alumni appreciations of music-minded professors emeriti Allen Gross and Tom Somerville
Tom Somerville, Occidental Glee Club
Obituaries
Sharing the joy of performing with generations of students, Thomas Somerville epitomized Glee
Oxy Symphony, Chris Kim
Campaign
Buoyed by a string of gifts to support the music program, The Oxy Campaign For Good crosses the $155 million mark
Clifton Kroeber, Norman Bridge Professor of Hispanic American History Emeritus
Obituaries
Remembering professors emeriti Clif Kroeber, Patrick Wells, and Allen Gross
Joseph Zacek, James McKelvy, James Ferguson, Robert Knox, Joseph Stenek
Alumni Engagement
Alumni notes on Professor Mabel Barnes and educated guesses for our headshot gallery
Celia Chen, Madeline Baer, Michael Amoruso, Sabrina Stierwalt, Meimei Zhang, Seva Rodnyansky, Mariška Bolyanatz Brown, Jorgen Harris, Timothy Rainone
Faculty
Oxy’s new class of tenure-track faculty discuss the liberal arts, classroom life, papers, and podcasting
Stuart Elliott
Faculty
Professors Stuart Elliott and George Schmiedeshoff worked with nearly 60 years of students at Oxy
Professor Michael Hill
Science & Technology
Professor Michael Hill has guided scores of grateful chemistry students from his lab into impactful careers. But it’s the thing he hasn’t done that touched off an international media frenzy
Where Were You in '62?
Oxy History
A series of headshots from 1962 offers a snapshot of Oxy on its 75th anniversary—and leaves us looking for your help to identify a few unfamiliar faces

Features

Lori Howard ’81 of Pinch Me Provence
Profiles
A Pinch of Provence
Lori Howard ’81 kept a place in her heart for France following her study abroad experience at Oxy. Now she’s curating custom holiday experiences for a growing clientele in the French...
Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Keala Ede
Profiles
Longboard of the Law
As the first Native Hawaiian judge in Minnesota history, Keala Ede ’00 brings a commitment to justice to his courtroom—and a taste of surf culture to the shores of Lake Superior
Members of the Occidental Class of 2027
Student Life
New Faces of 2027
Occidental’s 140th-anniversary class is among its most diverse—and they have a lot to say about everything from activism and athletics to culture and chocolates
Roland Griffiths '68
Obituaries
The Other Side of Roland Griffiths
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, who died in October, was lauded for his ‘mind-blowing’ studies of psychedelics. But Barry Sears ’68 remembers his ‘wicked sense of humor’

First Word

From the Quad

Coach Rod Lafaurie and members of the 2023 men's soccer team
Athletics
Kicking and Dreaming
From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, Oxy men’s soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more
Adam Kinzinger, 2023 Jack Kemp ’57 Distinguished Lecturer at Occidental College
Academics
Making the Case for Democracy
Jack Kemp ’57 Distinguished Lecturer and former Congressman Adam Kinzinger has a message for students: “You will be the generation that changes everything”

Mixed Media

More Mixed Media
A performance of Fetch Clay, Make Man featuring four Black actors onstage
Arts
Power Dynamics
Exploring the unlikely friendship between two Black cultural icons—Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit—professor and playwright Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make Man packs a punch with L.A...

Oxy Talk

More Oxy Talk
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
Academics
One for the History Books
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan ’71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chan—whom he helped bring to Occidental more than 50 years ago
Assistant professors Sohaib Khan (religious studies), Season Blake (philosophy), Jamie Amemiya (psychology), and Zachary Silver (psychology).
Faculty
Thinking Globally
Occidental’s largest-ever cohort of new tenure-track faculty brings a world of ideas to the classroom

Last Page

Dean of Students Emerita Brig Knauer
Obituaries
Flowers for Brig Knauer
Over 25 years of leadership in Occidental’s Office of Student Affairs, Brigida Knauer (1935-2023) shepherded residential life into the modern era

Issue Archive

winter 24 magazine cover featuring president james slaughter
Winter 2024
Fall 2023 magazine cover, portrait of a young man
Fall 2023
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Summer 2023
Spring 2023 magazine cover with a collage of photos of young alumni scientists
Spring 2023
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