Occidental College's 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Introducing Tom Stritikus
Occidental’s president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education
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Occidental Magazine

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2023-24 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2023 and Winter 2024). 

Admission, Occidental College
Admission
With a nationwide scandal putting the college admission process under scrutiny, how does Oxy’s team piece together each incoming class? Simple answer: There are no short cuts
Bryan McQueeney, Ride On
Profiles
Bryan McQueeney ’80 harnesses the healing power of therapeutic horseback riding to enhance the quality of life for the disabled
Michael Angelo Covino, The Climb
Arts
How did actor-producer-director Michael Angelo Covino ’08 become the sweetheart of the festival circuit with his feature film directorial debut, The Climb ? It’s not as easy as riding a...
President Jonathan Veitch, The Oxy Campaign for Good
Campaign
Inspiration, Transformation, and Giving
Joseph Zacek, James McKelvy, James Ferguson, Robert Knox, Joseph Stenek
Alumni Engagement
Alumni notes on Professor Mabel Barnes and educated guesses for our headshot gallery
Celia Chen, Madeline Baer, Michael Amoruso, Sabrina Stierwalt, Meimei Zhang, Seva Rodnyansky, Mariška Bolyanatz Brown, Jorgen Harris, Timothy Rainone
Faculty
Oxy’s new class of tenure-track faculty discuss the liberal arts, classroom life, papers, and podcasting
Richter Research, Hannah Hoefs
Undergraduate Research
Oxy’s Richter Research Program takes faculty and students on an international field trip
Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame, Shanda Ness, Ron Whitney, Bob Risley, Murray Via, Jackie Provost
Athletics
Oxy’s seventh class of inductees into the Athletics Hall of Fame taps into a deep pool of Tiger greats
President Jonathan Veitch, The Oxy Campaign for Good
President Elam
Presidential Search Committee narrows field to five, with an announcement expected in mid-February
The North Pole
Arts
New books—and a web series—by Oxy alumni
Campaign
From career advice to volunteerism to conversation, Oxy takes a closer measure of alumni engagement
Christy Leavitt, Oceana
Sustainability
Christy Leavitt ’95 is working to secure meaningful corporate commitments to curb plastic pollution—and single-use items are at the top of her to-go list
Jackie Provost
Athletics
From Summer 2001: With physical prowess, fierce defense, and a killer glare, Oxy water polo sensation Jackie Provost ’02 turns goaltending into an art form
Olin Browne
Profiles
From Spring 2005: Golfer Olin Browne ’81 didn’t take his game seriously until his sophomore year at Oxy. Now the onetime anthropology major has won more than $5 million on the PGA tour
President Veitch The Oxy Campaign For Good
Campaign
A Vision of Tomorrow, and a Call to Arms

Features

Theater and Performance Studies faculty and staff in April 2024.
Academics
Resetting the Stage
As its second century dawns, Oxy’s Theater and Performance Studies Department remixes the curriculum with a blend of theory and practice
Occidental College's 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Profiles
Introducing Tom Stritikus
Occidental’s president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education
Vidiots reopened for business in June 2023 at the former home of the Eagle Theatre,
Los Angeles
Neighborhood Watch
Eagle Rock and Highland Park have become magnets for new businesses, including the resurrected Eagle Theatre (now home to Vidiots). What’s changed—and what’s still in fashion?
Los Angeles
Hats Off to Patt!
Patt Morrison ’74 shares a curated collection of books with Special Collections—and 50 years of words and wisdom in conversation with Larry Mantle

First Word

From the Quad

Occidental’s women's basketball team after winning the 2024 SCIAC Post­season Tournament championship.
Athletics
Bringing the Heat
Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, Oxy’s ‘relentless’ women’s hoops team wins its way into the NCAA tourney
Coach Rod Lafaurie and members of the 2023 men's soccer team
Athletics
Kicking and Dreaming
From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, Oxy men’s soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more

Mixed Media

More Mixed Media
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Arts
Mixed Media
Susan Coll ’81’s latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyford’s examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more

Oxy Talk

More Oxy Talk
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Academics
Voices of OCLAA
Realizing a long-standing goal of Occidental’s Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
Academics
One for the History Books
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan ’71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chan—whom he helped bring to Occidental more than 50 years ago

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