Nine Students Selected for 2024–25 Obama Scholars Program

April 22, 2024

Occidental College has announced its 2024–25 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students committed to...

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From the Occidental: ‘Roe’ play brings the Roe v. Wade case to life

November 16, 2022

Occidental’s Theater and Performance Studies department will open their production of Roe on Nov. 17.

Prof. Jeffrey Cannon and students in the chemistry lab

Cannon Named 2022 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

November 8, 2022

Associate Professor of Chemistry Jeffrey Cannon ’07 is one of eight 2022 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars nationwide named by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The...

Foreman To Speak on the Forgotten History of 19th-Century Black Activism

November 4, 2022

Literary historian, digital humanist and 2022 MacArthur Fellow P. Gabrielle Foreman will speak on "Why Didn’t We Know?!: The Forgotten History of the Colored Conventions and 19th...

Ellie Findell '23 attended a White House meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Ellie Findell ’23 Attends White House Meeting with Vice President

November 1, 2022

Former ASOC President Ellie Findell ’23 joined other student leaders from across the country in an October 14 meeting at the White House with Vice President Kamala Harris regarding...

Kristina Kvien '87 discusses modern diplomacy as a Obama Scholars speaker at Occidental College.

Kvien Discusses Modern Diplomacy as Obama Scholars Speaker

October 29, 2022

Social media has had a huge impact on international diplomacy over the past decade--a reality that has played out most dramatically in Ukraine, career diplomat Kristina Kvien '87 P...

Oxy Employs Variety of Methods to Reduce Water Usage

October 13, 2022

Oxy reduced its water usage by more than 2.9 million gallons over the summer as it responds to California's prolonged drought with a variety of different methods, allowing some...