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… This week, Jordan Walker was announced as Occidental College’s 18th Luce Scholar since the … City, Walker is ultimately interested in a career of civil service, and he plans to attend graduate school to expand … chosen nationwide this year for the prestigious award, which funds a year of study and professional …
… activists at Oxy more than half a century ago, Alice Walker Duff ’69 and Joe Duff ’68 and their friends vividly … to persuade the College to address the issues now embodied in the four cornerstones of Oxy’s mission: excellence, equity, community, and service. Today, that same close circle of friends—a …
… Christopher Walken—the 70-year-old Oscar-winning actor whose resume … think about career development. Yet his mug has been splashed on flyers across campus for the last few months now … percent of Oxy's 2,117-student population utilized career services. The center hosted 132 programs in the 2012-2013 …
… students approach the pool at Oshun Swim School in Renton, Wash., it’s not unusual for pulses to quicken and for breath … This is no ordinary fear of water for the dozen assembled African American women. “There are layers of historical … Francis and Thomas live in a 30-foot converted U.S. Forest Service bus that the couple found on Craigslist and bought …
… NPR, correspondent Kat Lonsdorf and her field team traveled to central Beirut amid a ceasefire in Lebanon. The pause in fighting followed the war’s deadliest day, when Israeli airstrikes on what the … reporting skills. “I think that my time working in the service industry has made me a much better reporter,” she …
… of this policy is to describe responsibilities and procedures required for the control, use, care, maintenance, and … Property - Property acquired under a Federal award where the Federal awarding agency has chosen to vest … use equipment acquired with the Federal award to provide services for a fee that is less than a private company would …
… Originally from Westchester, New York, Lauren arrived at Oxy with an interest in Urban and Environmental Policy … sparked a passion and she fell in love with geology . She was intrigued by the geographic possibilities of the field, … graduating, Lauren pursued a career in the National Park Service, starting as a night sky volunteer in Yellowstone …
… for something the human eye can’t easily see. Having earned a coveted internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory … in his childhood home, with his math-loving father. “I’d walk past the kitchen table where my Dad was sitting and … to see what humans can’t, and to use that technology in service of challenges that affect people around the world. …
… Maryanne Horowitz Professor of History Years at Oxy: 51 What was your first job after graduate school? After I completed a Ph.D. in history with a minor in political philosophy … my husband, Ellis to Cornell University, where I was hired by the Government Department for the 1970-71 …
… Queenie Ngo ’24 developed an interest in philosophy as a member of the Human Rights Club at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo, Wash., where students gathered each Monday to discuss … treacherous, beautiful, cruel, amazing thing called life, I was looking for an instruction manual,” she says. “You’re …