From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Oxy alumni embrace the College's mission
Occidental Magazine
Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2025-26 academic year, the magazine will publish one digital-only issue (Summer 2025) and two print and digital issues (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026).
Throughout his 47 years as an Oxy trustee, Hinchliffe held an unwavering belief in the power of a liberal arts education
Marsha Kinder founded film and media studies at Occidental, and her work influenced generations of alumni filmmakers and scholars
Occidental students and faculty are asking profound questions, conducting rigorous research, and applying critical thinking to our biggest global challenges
From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Oxy alumni embrace the College's mission
Curious, creative, and community-minded, Occidental’s newest class arrives with passion, purpose, and the promise to shape the future
Oxy’s biology program blends exploration and experimentation, empowering students to uncover and explain life’s diverse ecosystems
After 124 years, Delta Omicron Tau raises a glass to its history with a farewell toast—but its legacy will continue as a cornerstone of the Oxy community
A multi-generational group of dedicated alumnae comes together to renovate their beloved Alpha House and restore governance to the thriving sisterhood
For first-generation college students Alyssa Zatarain ’29 and Sunny Tuazon ’29, current-year scholarship support opened the doors to an Oxy education
Harry J. Elam Jr. takes his place among the gallery of Oxy presidents in the Academic Commons—and artist Kenturah Davis ’02 reveals how she captured his dreams on canvas
This roundup has everything: a pair of memoirs, a literary farce, a coming-of-age story, a writer’s guide to romantasy, and the legendary Miss Britney Spears
Evan Caulfield ’26 applies his urban and environmental policy education in the service of aiding refugees during a summer-long internship in Greece
Wellington K.K. Chan, National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Professor of the Humanities and Professor of History Emeritus at Occidental, died November 5 at Huntington Memorial...
Thomas A. Slobko, chief information officer and professor of mathematics emeritus at Occidental, died September 17 at Mt. San Antonio Gardens in Pomona. He was 85.
