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Occidental Remains Top Fulbright Producer
For the 20th consecutive year, Occidental College is one of the top producers of student and alumni Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual...
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Prof. Erica L. Ball Elected to Membership in American Antiquarian Society
The Occidental College professor of Black Studies joins a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper...
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Occidental College Receives Research Activity Designation
Occidental’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with similar...
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Prof. Sabrina Stierwalt Receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt, assistant professor of physics at Occidental College, has been awarded a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award for her ongoing study of small...
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Prof. Janna Ireland Opens Two New Solo Photography Exhibitions
Twenty-one photographs by Janna Ireland, assistant professor of art and art history at Occidental College, celebrate the Hollyhock House’s centennial anniversary in a solo...
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Deirdre Cooper Owens Named 2025 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Cooper Owens, a historian, teacher, and reproductive justice advocate, is an associate professor of history and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut.
Occidental College alumnus Ethan Glass '19
Occidental College Alumnus Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Ethan Glass ’19 was recently recognized for the company he co-founded, Ocra, a centralized management platform that simplifies parking operations.
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2024: The Year in Photos
Look back on the past year through the lens of Occidental College photographer and videographer Marc Campos, as well as freelance photographers John Valenzuela and Sam Leigh.
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