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Dean's Award Winners 2020
Dean’s Award Winners 2020
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and Service.
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Occidental Announces Further Measures to Address COVID-19 Deficit
Even after implementing millions of dollars in cost-saving measures since March, Occidental College announced August 17 that it will need to furlough 129 staff members—27% of the...
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Oxy Community Book Program Launches With Jacqueline Woodson
In a wide-ranging conversation about her newest novel, Red at the Bone, award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson and Occidental College President Harry J. Elam Jr. covered...
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NSF Grant To Fund Study of How Race and Immigration Status Shape Public Understanding of Science
Using a case study of skin-whitening beauty products, a three-year, $479,480 National Science Foundation grant will fund an Occidental study of how the intersection of race...
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Bill Anderson Named to Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Oxy’s legendary baseball coach, who coached 10 SCIAC championship teams, will receive association’s highest honor.
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New Scholarship Program Aimed at Middle-Income California Students Launched
A new $3.2 million challenge fund will kickstart a drive to create the Edgerton-Occidental Merit Scholarship Program, a $9.6 million endowed fund that will make it possible for...
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Occidental partners with national arts collective to present “In Plain Sight”
In partnership with Oxy Arts, a nationwide collective of 80 artists and activists will launch In Plain Sight on July 3-4—an ambitious site- and time-specific effort to make visible...
Greenhouse gas-emitting facilities are disproportionately located in marginalized communities.
Racial justice essential to just transition to a low-carbon future, report says
If the transition from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy focuses solely on the reduction of greenhouse gases, it will perpetuate historic injustices against Black and other...
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