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.
An Occidental College lacrosse player jumps into the air joyfully after a team victory

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InternLA Program Sends Oxy Students into Los Angeles
InternLA, Oxy’s annual paid internship program, allows talented Oxy students to gain real-world work experience over the summer with Los Angeles-based nonprofit organizations.
Michael Gonzales ’96 Named U.S. Ambassador to Zambia
A career Foreign Service officer, Gonzales was nominated by President Joe Biden. He most recently served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of African Affairs.
Move-in Day 2022
Occidental extended a warm welcome to members of the Class of 2026 as they arrived on campus, an important milestone for students and their families.
Eight Join the Board of Trustees
The Occidental College Board of Trustees has elected seven new members and recognized the valued service of two members who have stepped down from the board. An eighth member...
Occidental Children’s Theater Runs Through August 20
The critically acclaimed Occidental Children’s Theater is celebrating more than​25 years with an original story, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Duckling, plus three adventurous...
Namandjé Bumpus ’03 Named FDA Chief Scientist
Occidental College trustee and Johns Hopkins Professor Namandjé Bumpus ’03 has been named as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new chief scientist . Bumpus succeeds Rear...
2022-23 Barack Obama Scholars Selected for Re-Imagined Program
Occidental College has announced its 2022-23 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that has been re-imagined to make it available to more...
Upward Bound Program Renewed with Five-Year, $3 Million Grant
Occidental College's Upward Bound program has been awarded a five-year, $3-million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to continue motivating low-income and first-generation...
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