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Jennifer Eberhardt to Deliver 2021 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture
A social psychologist at Stanford University and recipient of the 2014 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant, Jennifer L. Eberhardt studies the consequences of the psychological association...
Keisha N. Blain Named 2021 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Blain—historian, author and president of the African American Intellectual History Society—has been named Occidental College’s Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in...
Virtual Black History Month at Occidental
This year’s Black History Month expands opportunities to virtually commemorate Black history and achievement, on campus and beyond.
Remote “Spanish in the U.S.” course dispels myths via infographics
Students in a remote version of the linguistics class create bilingual, publicly facing work that aims to address sociolinguistic justice.
Buckmire Named SIAM Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Ron Buckmire, Occidental’s associate dean for curricular affairs and professor of mathematics, has been named the first-ever vice president for equity, diversity, and inclusion at...
Oxy Students Gain Access to Virtual Preceptorships at Huntington Hospital
Through a new partnership between the hospital and the College’s Office of Pre-Health Advising, 25 pre-health students have taken part in a tailored preceptorship program.
Occidental Helps Launch Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance
Occidental College President Harry J. Elam, Jr. has joined with leaders from five other liberal arts colleges to organize a national coalition to address racial inequities at...
Oxy Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant To Address U.S. Shortage of STEM Graduates
A five-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will make it possible to build on the success of an Occidental College program addressing the national shortage...
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