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… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… (1961-62) and interned at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (summer 1966). Prior to joining the Occidental faculty in 1971, he was assistant professor of mathematics at Louisiana State … for three years. He retired from Oxy in 2006 after nearly 35 years at the College. Tom was a member of the …
… As a first-generation college student, what are some of the challenges you faced that some of your peers … how college works made my transition even more difficult. I was unaware of the available resources and opportunities, and I …
… more than 200 TV shows, in addition to his work in film, commercials, and theater, actor Loren Lester ’83 gets … Larry David fans might remember Lester from “The Black Swan” episode from season 7 of Curb Your Enthusiasm . Then … is where my life is.” Last spring, Lester made his Broadway debut in the revised and reimagined Cabaret at the Kit …
… 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 …