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...
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Richard Grayson, Music Professor Emeritus, Dies
Occidental College Professor of Music Emeritus Richard Grayson, renowned for his improvisational skills featured at his annual Thorne Hall concerts, died July 3 after a long...
Children's Theater Presents 'Little Red Frankenhood'
Can't score tickets to Hamilton? The critically acclaimed Occidental Children's Theater will celebrate its 21st year with Little Red Frankenhood and three additional adventurous...
Forbes: An Oxy Education Pays
To understand the value of an Occidental liberal arts education, look no farther than Forbes’ latest analysis of top colleges that produce high-earning grads.
Piscopo Named Rockefeller Visiting Scholar at Harvard
Occidental College Assistant Professor of Politics Jennifer Piscopo has been named the 2016-17 Peggy Rockefeller Visiting Scholar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American...
Professor Honored for Public Service
Sophal Ear, associate professor of diplomacy & world affairs at Occidental College, has been selected to receive the Reverend Clementa Pinckney Achievement Award (previously the...
Hinchliffe Family Honored with Dedication of Hinchliffe Hall
The newest wing of one of Occidental College’s main academic buildings has been named Hinchliffe Hall to honor half a century of service and support from the family of Steve ’55...
OCR Closes Investigation of Occidental College
Occidental College’s handling of sexual assault cases did not violate Title IX, the federal gender equity law, a three-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s...
Oxy Now Serves 24% 'Real' Food
Based on the latest Real Food Challenge (RFC) audit, nearly one-quarter (24%) of Occidental College’s food purchases are now "real food"—double the amount just one year ago.
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