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… California Supreme Court Associate Justice Kelli M. Evans served as … “I’m pinching myself sitting next to you.”) Much of the nearly 90-minute conversation focused on the justices’ … their paths to the bench, and the challenges and rewards of judicial service. A recurring theme was the …
… read “John Slaughter Cigar and Conversation Bench” to commemorate his retirement in 1999. As students headed back to … with students.” Slaughter’s affection for his students was reciprocated. “ President Slaughter was the man,” … in August 1988. But the Topeka, Kansas, native—coming off a nearly six-year stint as chancellor of the University of …
… In the summer of 1960, Omar Paxson ’48, Sally Norton, and John Ingle … theater company on the Occidental College campus. It was a leap of faith on a Depression-era budget, fueled by … and Sally’s son, we grew up in that world— two shy, awkward kids who found a friendly place to fit in among quirky …
… late 1980s, Joyce Keil '64 realized she had a problem: She was finding it difficult to attract boys to sing in a … the issue—many young boys were eager to sing, but the message they received from the world around them said that … What's next for Keil? "We're experimenting with something near and dear to my heart: an outreach program to the Latino …
… When Sohaib Khan was looking at tenure-track teaching opportunities, “Two things about Occidental stood out to me: its urban campus in the middle of a bustling metropolis … trips this fall to significant geological locations in and near L.A. “My students have had a great time rediscovering …
… Tavares Strachan will speak about his award-winning work, including his sculpture “The Encyclopedia … the intersections of art, science, and politics. Themes of invisibility, displacement, and loss are central to … and institutions across the disciplines. Strachan was born in 1979 in Nassau, Bahamas, and currently lives and …
… culture, including Tokyo Underworld , You Gotta Have Wa and The Samurai way of Baseball . Among attendees included Deputy Consul … in Los Angeles, and Bill Ireton. Ireton is a Japanese-American media executive whose son Will attended Occidental …
… 1905, five Occidental trustees and their wives shared a summer vacation on Catalina Island. While enjoying the sun and … business to discuss: finding a president to succeed Guy W. Wadsworth, who in his eight-year tenure had guided the … of established eastern schools. College enrollment nearly doubled during his first three years of leadership, …
… an unidentified visitor snuck into Keck Theater. “It was really hard for me not to say hi to everybody because I like to say hi to … Clocktower on Sept. 6, 2021—an event that was attended by nearly 1,000 members of the Durango community, including …
… Favorite classes: “I was lucky that I taught three classes that fit together at … What made it fun was most students thought 'animals' meant zoo animals—vertebrates which are only one subdivision … in an email whose subject line simply read “I’m done.” Nearing the completion of a doctoral journey whose first …