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… Years at Oxy: 35 What attracted you to Occidental? I had always assumed that I would be a faculty member at a research institution. After a personal tragedy, I wanted to help people more directly, and realized that … “Mentoring students and making a difference in their lives …
… visiting campus, Benjamin Weiss ’16 recalls being “charmed by bucolic scenes of Oxy faculty walking and talking with students—an image of Professor Ford walking with a student near Booth Hall stands out in my mind. At Oxy, I formed …
… College in 2022, I approached it as more of a loose experiment than a bonafide re-entry into education. I was simply dipping my toes, testing the temperature, keeping … I learned that I could be a good student, that my future was not dictated by my difficult experience in school as a …
… Stephen F. Hinchliffe Jr. ’55, former chair of the Occidental College Board of Trustees and a devoted steward of his alma mater, passed away December 9. A longtime … he was 92. Steve’s connection to Occidental spanned nearly seven decades, defined by exceptional service, …
… As the eyes of the soccer community turned to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Seattle took center … on July 6 that ended the team’s World Cup run. Just a mile away, Waterfront Park hosted free watch parties for 10 … and five months at Idaho’s Minidoka War Relocation Center. Nearly 14,000 Japanese Americans lived in cramped, tar-paper …
… College’s academic program seeks to foster both the fulfillment of individual aspirations and a deeply rooted … unlikely impetus for public service, but Eric P.S. Chen ’05 was spurred into action after a 72-year-old Asian American … hopes to start in a fourth facility in San Diego in the near future. Forever Moms also has begun supporting moms …
… Build and maintain strong relationships with professors, mentors, and dentists you shadow because those connections … department and supportive faculty played a huge role, as I was able to build meaningful relationships with professors … my journey. In addition, the amazing support from Kat Wang and the overall pre-health community helped me stay on …
… students approach the pool at Oshun Swim School in Renton, Wash., it’s not unusual for pulses to quicken and for breath … no ordinary fear of water for the dozen assembled African American women. “There are layers of historical and cultural … in which black families don’t feel safe in the water or near the water,” says Chandrika Francis ’10, who founded the …
… Labor Party (as of 1948) to the "upheaval" of 1977, when Menachem Begin came to power, commencing a nearly half-century reign of right-wing control. It will …
… the scheduled renovation and expansion of its Career Development Center, which has been housed in the same space since … '61, coupled with generous support from other donors, will nearly double the space currently occupied by the CDC while … of career development, pre-health advising, and national awards together. "The new Career Development Center will be a …