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… 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 …
… 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 …
… lab where I will perform both biochemical assays and software analysis. What are you most excited about? I am most … will be my new favorites and to learn from everyone around me, both within and outside of the lab. What people, … during your time at Oxy inspired you to apply for this award? I was first inspired to apply by Oxy's Fulbright …
… 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 …
… Please join the English Department for a presentation by Jonah Mixon-Webster. A poet, … Please join the English Department for a presentation by Jonah Mixon-Webster … The English Department Presents: Jonah Mixon-Webster …
… Lauren arrived at Oxy with an interest in Urban and Environmental Policy (UEP). But like so many liberal arts students, … sparked a passion and she fell in love with geology . She was intrigued by the geographic possibilities of the field, … the landing of a heat probe and seismometer on Mars. “It was really incredible having all the scientists working in a …
… Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor of … visiting assistant professor. While teaching at Pomona, he was also Charles Warren Fellow at Harvard University. Khan previously taught … Meet Sohaib Khan of religious studies , whose research and …
… 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 …
… and mood-altering drugs—channeled his energies toward the creation of an endowed professorship at Johns … in the service of human flourishing for generations to come,” as he put it. The fund raised more than $24 million … with Griffiths. Sears responded with the following: It was with great personal sadness that I heard of the passing …