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… artist will work collaboratively with students, alumni, and members of the broader Occidental community to develop the … thematic foundation, while welcoming participation from all members of the community. We look forward to supporting a project that uplifts Latinx …
… We live in a world where the opposite extremes of critique have been reduced to “awesome” and “sad,” … oldest friends, fiction editor and writer Alexandra McNear ’84. “He’s incredibly articulate and intelligent and … and thoughtful. I never met anyone who could talk the way he can. I don’t really know anyone else quite like …
… In remarks following the Dec. 5 announcement of the death of Mandela, President Barack Obama '83 … inspired his own first foray into political action. When he was a sophomore at Occidental, the future president gave a … I ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. I studied his words and his …
… teaching career, only once did a first-year, first-semester student show up in his office with a research proposal that they wanted to begin immediately. As a religion major at Oxy, … that runs from the El Cerrito and Richmond flats up to near Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in the hills above. “After …
… in 1980, the friends gathered at Oxy's Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain to carpool to their destination. With arms crossed over his buttoned-down Hawaiian shirt, Barry Obama '83 stood against the fountain's … at the College from Punahou School in Honolulu to be near his girlfriend. "I had graduated without mishap, was …
… Majors: Economics, DWA “I always knew that I wanted to embark on a career that aligned with my interests and would challenge me, and the liberal arts education that Occidental offered …
… He comes to Oxy from USC, where he recently completed a yearlong … attracted me to Occidental, specifically the art department was the willingness to provide space for criticality. The application for this position was listed as critical studies in studio art: painting and …
… Shengyun comes to Oxy from the University of Connecticut, where she earned her Ph.D. in linguistics and was a postdoctoral fellow. She also holds a Ph.D. in foreign … learners and good thinkers. The class I taught in the fall was new for many of my students, but I am very happy and …
… heard of Slamdance,” says Max Brown ’25, who majored in media arts and culture (MAC) at Oxy. “Sundance was on my radar, but I didn’t experience it much—festival … degree of separation. In the summer of 2023, Brown says, “I was taking somebody down the river who asked me what I …
… Samuel comes to Occidental from Yale University, where he earned his … at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts in Washington, D.C. He earned his M.A. in art history from the … me to approach premodern art in new and radically different ways, which was incredibly refreshing. For example, I was …