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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang To Deliver 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture
Acclaimed neuroscience professor Mary Helen Immordino-Yang will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, in Choi Auditorium as Occidental College’s 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Speaker. The...
Occidental Hosts August Wilson New Voices Competition
On February 17, 20 Los Angeles-area high school students gathered at Occidental’s Keck Theater to compete in the local semifinal round of the national August Wilson New Voices...
Monica M. White Named 2024 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
White, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, is the Distinguished Chair of Integrated Environmental Studies and associate professor of environmental justice at the University of Wisconsin...
President Elam Honored in Los Angeles City Council African American History Month Ceremony
In a ceremony to celebrate the start of African American History Month, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. was honored alongside five other Black luminaries in the fields of arts and...
Occidental Expands Admissions Outreach Through New Community Partnerships
Occidental College has launched two new partnerships that will expand the college’s admissions outreach to underserved populations.
Prof. Jane Hong Wins National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
The associate professor of history will use the funds to help bridge the gap between academic research and K-12 education by leading a two-week summer institute on AAPI histories...
Dean’s Award Winners 2023
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.
Ashon Crawley Named 2023 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Crawley is a scholar, artist , and associate professor of religious studies and African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia.
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