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First-Year and Transfer Students Arrive on Campus
On Monday, August 23, Occidental College welcomed the Class of 2025 as first-year and transfer students moved into their residence halls in an atmosphere of anticipation and...
A Welcome, and Long Anticipated, Return to Campus this Summer
Students are bringing campus back to life this summer through a variety of programs that are returning the Oxy experience to an in-person experience.
California Community Foundation Grant Funds In-Person Upward Bound Program
A $68,000 California Community Foundation (CCF) grant is making it possible for Occidental College’s Upward Bound program to continue to provide safe, in-person college-prep...
Oxy Community Book Program Continues with Heather McGhee
Heather McGhee, New York Times bestselling author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together , will join President Elam on August 2 at 2 p.m. for...
Sherman Fairchild Grant to Support Underrepresented Students in the Sciences
A three-year, $247,500 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation will fund Occidental’s latest effort to increase the number of academically talented underrepresented and first...
Jennifer Piscopo Appointed New Director of Center for Research and Scholarship
The associate professor of politics is heading the Center for Research and Scholarship (CRS), which supports, promotes, and builds community around faculty research, scholarship...
David Carreon Bradley Named Vice President for Equity and Justice
David T. Carreon Bradley has been named Occidental College’s new vice president for equity and justice and chief diversity officer after an extensive national search.
Occidental Students, Alumni Win Eight Fulbrights
Two graduating Occidental seniors and six recent alumni have been named winners of prestigious Fulbright scholarships to teach and conduct research in seven countries on four...
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