Nine Students Selected for 2024–25 Obama Scholars Program

April 22, 2024

Occidental College has announced its 2024–25 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students committed to...

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Prize-winning Author Isabel Wilkerson to Speak at 2023 Commencement

March 1, 2023

Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, will be the featured speaker at Occidental College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 21...

Obama Scholars for 2023 pose together on the steps of AGC

Eight Students Selected for 2023-24 Barack Obama Scholars Program

February 28, 2023

Occidental College has announced its 2023-24 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students committed to...

A $5 million gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation will make possible the launch of a multi-phase renovation of Occidental College's 63-year-old chemistry building.

Keck Foundation Gift to Kick Off Chemistry Building Renovation

February 24, 2023

A $5 million gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation will make possible the launch of a multi-phase renovation of Occidental College's 63-year-old chemistry building on a campus where...

Science Scholars, from left: Clara, Ruby, Bianca, Mason and Ciara

Occidental College Names 2023-24 Science Scholars

February 21, 2023

Five Occidental College seniors collaborating with faculty mentors in the fields of chemistry and biology make up this year’s cohort of Science Scholars. They have been presented...

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Seven Win 2023 Alumni Seal Awards

February 21, 2023

A scientist/school board member, a young people's storytelling activist and a singing CPA are among this year’s recipients of the Alumni Seal Award, which will be presented by the...

Occidental College Is Top Student Fulbright Producer

Occidental Is Top Student Fulbright Producer

February 10, 2023

For the 18th consecutive year, Occidental College is one of the country’s top producers of student Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education ’s annual...