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...

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...

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...

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 College seniors have won prestigious Fulbright scholarships to work and study abroad.

Let's Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama's national campaign to end childhood obesity, has lauded Occidental College's Farm to Preschool program for improving access to healthy...

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...

The California Studies Association bestowed its annual Carey McWilliams Award on Robert Gottlieb, the Henry Luce Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and director of the...