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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Heffernan's "Blue" at Bergamot
A dynamic series of unique cyanotype photograms by Occidental College artist Mary Beth Heffernan will be on view for the first time in a new solo exhibition at the Bergamot Station...
A Different Vantage Point
Occidental College’s Bhavna Shamasunder has been appointed as one of four public members of the California state Board of Registered Nursing by Senate President pro tem Kevin de...
Top Teachers Touted
A chemist, an English major turned biologist, and a Spanish language scholar were presented with Occidental College’s top teaching awards at the College’s annual Convocation...
Intern Impact
Fifty Occidental students spent the summer engaging with mentors in the workplace as part of the College’s ever-expanding summer internship program. They were exposed to areas of...
Replicating Research
Occidental College’s Carmel Levitan is a member of an international team of scholars who co-authored an ambitious investigation into the reproducibility of psychological research...
Partnering in Public Health
A $210,000 grant from the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Southern California Region will help grow Occidental College’s new interdisciplinary public health minor through campus...
Winning Images
Occidental College sociologist Lisa Wade and her Nevada State colleague Gwen Sharp will be presented with the American Sociological Association’s Distinguished Contributions to...
Arigato, Mr. Horinouchi
At the invitation of the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, nearly two dozen Occidental College students will be heading to Japan this December as part of the Kakehashi...
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