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Dean’s Award Winners 2025
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes graduating seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and...
Eight stacked headshots of Occidental College graduating seniors

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It's Not About the Coffee, Says Former Starbucks Executive
After Howard Behar ordered coffee from Occidental's student-run Green Bean coffee lounge yesterday, he tidied up around its canisters of cream and sugar packets-a habit likely...
Occidental to Host 26th Annual K-12 Science Olympiad
Occidental College will once again host the Los Angeles Regional Science Olympiad, a rigorous K-12 science, engineering and technology competition on Saturday, February 25.
Occidental College Graduate Wins Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Elizabeth "Libby" Evans '06 has received a highly competitive, all-expenses-paid scholarship to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Cambridge.
Kwame Anthony Appiah to Speak at Occidental Commencement
Kwame Anthony Appiah, internationally known philosopher, cultural theorist, and author, will deliver the commencement address at Occidental College's 125th anniversary graduation...
Award-Winning Marian Anderson String Quartet to Play at Occidental
The critically acclaimed Marian Anderson String Quartet will perform chamber works by American, Latin American, and European composers at Occidental College on Friday, March 2. The...
Galarza's Classic "Barrio Boy" Reissued
A native of the tiny mountain village of Jalcocotán, Mexico, Ernesto Galarza '27 came to the United States at age 8, speaking no English.
Hundreds Participate in MLK Day of Service
Hundreds of Occidental College students, faculty, alumni, and staff fanned out to more than 20 locations across Los Angeles on Saturday, January 28 to weed and plant gardens, work...
Occidental to Host Professor's Film Premiere
On Wednesday, February 22, Occidental filmmaker Broderick Fox will present an advance screening of his documentary, The Skin I’m In, at Occidental.
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