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… a standing army. As a Diplomacy and World Affairs major, I was especially drawn to apply my Spanish skills and learn … norm entrepreneurship on the world stage. One of the most memorable parts of my trip was visiting the Museo Nacional in San José, which is housed …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? Entering my sophomore year I knew I wanted to study abroad, and after evaluating my program options, I determined that an internship based summer abroad experience would be best for me. A previous award … Aurelia Mendez-Ortega '28 received the Benjamin A. Gilman …
… scholar programs. Six Occidental students and alumni were awarded 2024-25 Fulbrights to work and study abroad, and nearly 150 Occidental students and alumni have earned … selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their …
… the scheduled renovation and expansion of its Career Development Center, which has been housed in the same space since … '61, coupled with generous support from other donors, will nearly double the space currently occupied by the CDC while … of career development, pre-health advising, and national awards together. "The new Career Development Center will be a …
… students approach the pool at Oshun Swim School in Renton, Wash., it’s not unusual for pulses to quicken and for breath … no ordinary fear of water for the dozen assembled African American women. “There are layers of historical and cultural … in which black families don’t feel safe in the water or near the water,” says Chandrika Francis ’10, who founded the …
… review—while also welcoming a broader network of general members who participate in events, workshops, and networking … time in the mock trial team’s three-year history. I’ve always thrived in community, but also in trying to build it. … had lost momentum due to remote learning. Law Society was one of them. Drawing on his own background in student …
… Sunshine and show business have always fueled the Los Angeles mystique. But the city’s … hazardous legacy is felt more than a century later in some of the region’s more vulnerable neighborhoods. Even now, … that asthma is more common among residents living near South L.A. oil wells than in the rest of the county. In …
… Why did you choose to apply for this award? Last summer, I took part in Occidental’s Justice Summer Internship . … an NGO for refugees and asylum-seekers in Athens, Greece, I was met with both a necessity and desire for the Arabic … Ruby McDonald '26 was awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to …
… afternoon and a perfect day for a stroll in the quad or a moment by the Gilman Fountain, but I’m in my room, hurriedly … major, Diplomacy & World Affairs, by creating a website . DWA majors know that this is an unconventional way of completing the project, so how did I get here? Let’s …
… We asked Charlie to share details and takeaways from his CLS experience in Japan, and here's what he said: I lived in Okayama, Japan over the summer of 2025. Okayama is a medium-sized city in the central … or touristy city. When I told my friends from Tokyo that I was going there beforehand, they all asked me why I would …