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Oxy Hosts Pelosi, Becerra to Discuss Affordability
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) met with Occidental President Jonathan Veitch and leaders and students from other Southern California...
Occidental College's Upward Bound Program Awarded $2.74 Million Grant
Occidental College's Upward Bound program has been awarded a five-year, $2.74 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The federal program helps motivated low-income high...
Appiah Offers Eloquent Defense of Liberal Arts at 125th Anniversary Commencement
Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah offered an eloquent defense of the enduring value of the liberal arts in his speech at Occidental College's 125th anniversary...
Turtles Share Ancestry With Birds and Crocodiles, Research Finds
They may not be kissing cousins, but new DNA analysis confirms that turtles share ancestry with birds and crocodiles, according to a recent paper co-authored by an Occidental...
Occidental Glee Club to Tour, Perform in New England
The Occidental College Glee Club will tour Massachusetts from May 22 to 29, performing in Cambridge, Falmouth, Sherborn, and Cape Cod's Yarmouth Port. All performances are free and...
Oxy Elects First Native American Student Body President
This spring, Occidental College students elected their first student body president of Native American descent--Margeau Valteau '13, an urban and environmental policy major from...
Nine Occidental Students Awarded Fulbrights
Nine Occidental College seniors have won prestigious Fulbright scholarships to work and study abroad.
Occidental Librarian Wins Award for Excellence
Robert Kieft, Occidental College’s librarian, has been chosen to receive the Reference and User Services Assn.’s 2012 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award—the highest honor for...
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