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Welcome Touchdown Thrift: Building Community Through Sustainability
A collaboration between the Occidental College Office of Sustainability, the Oxy Ecossentials club, and an economics lab course has yielded a fully student-operated thrift store...
Seven Honored with 2025 Alumni Seal Awards
An advocate for educating incarcerated individuals, a top lawyer from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, and a sports coach with a 48-year career are among this year’s...
From The Occidental: Connor Grant ’28 becomes first champion in ten years at SCIAC Championship
Connor Grant became Occidental’s first individual Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) race winner in the past decade on Feb. 21. New swim and dive...
Building Leaders for the Public Good: Meet the 2025-26 Cohort of Obama Scholars
Occidental College announces the 2025–26 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students who are committed...
Bestselling Author Rosalind Wiseman to Speak at 2025 Commencement
Bestselling author Rosalind Wiseman ’91 will be the featured speaker at Occidental College’s 143rd Commencement ceremony on May 18.
Occidental Remains Top Fulbright Producer
For the 20th consecutive year, Occidental College is one of the top producers of student and alumni Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual...
Prof. Erica L. Ball Elected to Membership in American Antiquarian Society
The Occidental College professor of Black Studies joins a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper...
Occidental College Receives Research Activity Designation
Occidental’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with similar...