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Dean’s Award Winners 2025
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes graduating seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody ÌÒñ«ÉçÇøâ€™s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and...
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Jonathan Veitch Inaugurated as Occidental's 15th President
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø President Jonathan Veitch laid out an ambitious agenda for his presidency and cited the careers of Jack Kemp '57 and Barack Obama '83 as the best evidence of the...
Occidental Receives NSF Grant to Study Predatory Bacterium
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø has received a three-year, $430,500 grant from the National Science Foundation to study a bacterium that may someday be used as a natural antibiotic by devouring...
Obama Freshman Photos Exhibited at Occidental
A selection of Lisa Jack '81's collection of black-and-white photographs of the young Barack Obama '83 as an ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø freshman will be on display on the third floor of...
Occidental Awarded Record NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø a $740,000 grant to help meet the growing demand for more K-12 math and science teachers.
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Kicks Off Celebration of Robinson Jeffers
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø launched a month-long "Big Read" celebration of alumnus and "poet of the American West Coast" Robinson Jeffers on Oct. 1 with poetry readings, speeches, and the...
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Honors Avant-Garde Filmmaker Chick Strand
ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø will pay tribute on Saturday, Oct. 3, to legendary experimental filmmaker and longtime ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø professor Chick Strand. Strand died on July 11 at age 78.
2 Alumni Chosen for Community-Service Posts
Two recent Occidental graduates have been selected for full-time, year-long community service and leadership development posts.
Alumnus Honored for Environmental Activism
Seasoned litigator and "environmental warrior" Walter Benjamin Fisherow '68 has received a Service to America medal -- one of the most prestigious awards honoring America's civil...
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