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… Professor of Mathematics | Years at Oxy: 30 “Ron showed me that mathematicians can be cool people with diverse … at Oxy: 32 “Perhaps most inspiring is that Peter Dreier walks the walk. Wherever there are community organizations making real … Occidental says goodbye to seven retiring professors—and some of their brightest pupils express their appreciation for …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? I spent 3 years at Oxy doing biochemistry research in … things. I decided to apply for the Fulbright because I wanted an opportunity to try doing ecological research. … have a lot of family in Italy and have spent a bit of time there and truly loved it, so it just made sense. Briefly …
… Thom Harp ’92’s storytelling choices gravitated toward affairs of the heart—even if his approach to the … jaded in hindsight. His senior comps film, Be My Girl , was about a man who is in love with a blow-up doll and the … Harp is still in touch with his emotions, with a pair of comedies that tackle the prospect of parenthood from wildly …
… As the magazine was going to press, professor emeritus of theater arts and rhetoric Omar Paxson '48 died. … all—his friend for more than 50 years. His special talent was his interest in others. It caused each one of us to … Joanna Hall Gleason '72 pay tribute to their friend and mentor, Omar Paxson '48 …
… job in your current industry? I had been working as a management trainee at a well-known FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer … in Vietnam. During my time there, I felt like something was missing, a part of me was hoping to work for a company with an international …
… 31 years at Occidental. We caught up with him at his home in Healdsburg, about 75 miles north of San Francisco. … “Having both graduated from and taught courses at Pitzer, I was eager to continue being part of a small liberal arts … after John Brooks Slaughter became president and looked forward to participating in the type of diversity initiatives I …
… alumna hired to teach at Oxy—Rae McCormick ’62 [professor emerita of education] paved the way, so I'm enormously grateful to her. While the College … us are saying that it helps us in our work. I was on campus nearly 20 years ago. That’s a long time to have that type of …
… August 7 10:50 a.m.: Mexico, 3; Japan, 1: Mexico moves on to the gold medal game! … 8 The last 24 hours have been remarkable. I knew that if I wanted to go to London to watch Mexico play for the gold … we left Trafalgar Square and had dinner at a pub nearby. There was lots of cheering in there as well. Any …
… a Ph.D. in political science from UCLA, where she was a Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellow, and a B.A. in public … generation college student and it had an enormous impact on me and my trajectory. The faculty, learning environment and … folks at a SLAC is something I value a lot. Occidental was a perfect fit for me for all these reasons. When did …
… In what ways did a liberal arts education help shape your career … As a senior in high school, I had no strong sense of what I wanted to major in let alone what career I wanted to pursue … Having to declare a major during the application process seemed premature to me and it really intimidated me. However, a …