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Eight Join the Board of Trustees
The Occidental College Board of Trustees has elected seven new members and recognized the valued service of two members who have stepped down from the board. An eighth member...
Namandjé Bumpus ’03 Named FDA Chief Scientist
Occidental College trustee and Johns Hopkins Professor Namandjé Bumpus ’03 has been named as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new chief scientist . Bumpus succeeds Rear...
Upward Bound Program Renewed with Five-Year, $3 Million Grant
Occidental College's Upward Bound program has been awarded a five-year, $3-million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to continue motivating low-income and first-generation...
2022-23 Barack Obama Scholars Selected for Re-Imagined Program
Occidental College has announced its 2022-23 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that has been re-imagined to make it available to more...
Three Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
A graduating Occidental senior and two alumni have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellowships, awarded annually to candidates in the...
Durazo Urges Graduates Not to Lose Touch With Their Younger Selves
Praising the value of youthful idealism, State Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) urged the members of the Class of 2022 not to lose touch with their younger selves after...
Tiger Club Athletics Awards Announced for 2022
Since 1987, the Tiger Club has presented annual awards to Occidental’s most outstanding scholar-athletes. Criteria for nominations include a minimum GPA of 3.0 and high achievement...
Dean’s Award Winners 2022
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.
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