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… day of college is one of the most poignant rituals in American life. This August, as we formally launched … he focuses on “how a student goes to school”—the best ways to pick up skills integral to any career and how … emphasizing the kind of wisdom that in many fundamental ways describes an Oxy liberal arts education. Bruni points …
… Returning to Oxy for Alumni Reunion Weekend in June, even members of the Class of 2009 couldn't help but notice the … Samuelson Alumni Center; the renovation and expansion of Swan Hall; the new Rose Hills Student Activities Center … vote to extend Veitch's contract through 2020. Reaction was swift and overwhelmingly positive. "This is great news!" …
… It's been 17 years now since I came to work at Occidental. That seems like a long time to … Together with her friends from Special Collections, I was fortunate to see her just before Christmas, at the … "I had a lot of respect for him," Jean said of Coons. "He was doing good things, and I was part of his team. If he had …
… Zeldin ’12 and director Julien Lasseur ’11 ’s two-minute comedy short. After voting took place via Facebook last fall, … contest. Although—spoiler alert—Lasseur didn ’t win, “I walked away with some great friends," he says. "I have a renewed …
… "I did not know I was called the 'Oxy Water Queen,'" Jo Ann Brobst Hirsch '58 says with a laugh at her home in Alamo. It's been 60 years since Hirsch and her … did that and so much more, traveling the globe as an underwater ambassador …
… she explains. For an economics class at Oxy, her assignment was to do a report on the differences between what … camera in hand, she chronicled a day in the life of a sewage worker and a CEO, shooting in manholes and high-rises …
… neuroscience from UC San Diego. Prior to coming to Oxy, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the human information … rapid learning and flexible decision-making in novel environments. What attracted you to Occidental? Small classrooms … students on a personal level, and take joy in being able to watch my students’ interests and understanding grow. On top …
… Though it was 70 years ago, Gavin’s 91-year-old grandmother, Barbara “Jean” Griswold ’51, still lights up when she remembers her days at Oxy. There she met her husband Bill … Jean Coleman ’14. Despite the long family history, Oxy was not a foregone conclusion for Gavin. Initially he …
… started in Madagascar. During her Richter Fellowship the summer after her second year at Oxy, she conducted research … this project, I didn’t really know what public health was,” Frivold recalls. Working with epidemiologists and … of the rigorous coursework I did at Oxy,” Frivold says. She was able to dive deeper into different topics in her courses …
… As the eyes of the soccer community turned to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Seattle took center stage as one of 11 U.S. host cities. Just a mile away, Waterfront Park hosted free watch parties for 10 matches, … dedicated to creating inclusive public spaces—and Seattle’s Waterfront Park is her most ambitious project yet. …