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… on Oct. 3, 1949, on his 19th birthday. The transition to America was not easy; Lee was one of just three Chinese students on a campus of 1,466. … Ming Cho Lee '53 didn't turn into the "dean of American set designers" overnight. But as biographer Arnold Aronson explains, it was Omar Paxson '48 who turned Lee into a designer …
… set foot on Oxy’s campus as a high school senior, she was struck by the small school atmosphere. “There were so … to work with professors and conduct research —Oxy immediately felt like the perfect fit.” Elena came to college … Annville, Penn., interested in premed, so a biology major was a natural first choice. But the human focus of …
… language acquisition (first language phonological development, second language accents, bimodal bilingualism), … between language and cognition, and language documentation. Courses COGS 101: Introduction to Cognitive … de Weijer. (2024). The Phonology of Shanghai Sign Language. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. …
… 2020), winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, and, Take Me Back , included in the New Generation African Poets … at Occidental College. Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was born in the Rio Grande Valley to formerly undocumented … Press, Akrilica Series 2017), recipient of a 2019 Whiting Award , a Kate Tufts Discovery Award nomination, and winner …
… at Occidental—whether in class, at an event on campus, or walking across the Quad—I am continually reminded of the … and adaptability needed to lead lives of purpose and make a meaningful impact in the world. I see this manifest in the … to intern at three iconic L.A. venues: the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and The Ford. As Jamila Chambers, …
… and gazing on stars scattered like embers across the nighttime sky, the silence was riven by a sound—and then many sounds. Something was out … up in Sierra Madre, Howell spent his childhood exploring nearby Bailey Canyon. He enrolled at Occidental in part to … When John Howell '71 needs to get away from it all, he disappears into the San Gabriel …
… a London-based graphic design studio, author Nick Hornby laments: "The days of the iconic jacket illustration, the … forever becomes associated with a much-loved novel, are nearly gone. The stakes are too high now." While this … both the library and the art department slide library. "It was a good place to get experience in both the visual world …
… “Being a first-generation college student, the mentorship I received from my professors was pivotal to my academic and personal development,” … that made me feel connected to the values of the campus was the importance that was placed on mentorship.” To get to …
… head of the household—formally known as the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute—is Robert Gottlieb, the Henry R. … and director of the Institute. Bringing bicycles to freeways and fresh produce to schoolchildren; saving janitors … major from Marblehead, Mass. "I could express my rage for e-waste being sent to China and my frustrations about my lack …
… The Dean’s Award winners are selected by Dean of Students Vivian Garay … in consultation with others at the College, and the award recognizes a select number of exceptional seniors who, through their activities, have been the embodiment of the College’s four cornerstones of Equity, …