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Annual Student Leadership Awards Honor Exemplary Undergraduates
Students, staff and faculty gathered for the Student Leadership Awards ceremony on April 30, which celebrates outstanding student leaders and organizations across campus.
Geologist Margi Rusmore Named First Gibby Professor of Science
Geology Professor Margi Rusmore, an internationally known scholar in structural geology and tectonics, has been named the inaugural Michael G. Gibby ’68 and Barbara J. Gibby ’68...
Oxy Students, Alumni Win Eight Fulbrights
Seven graduating Occidental College seniors and one recent alumna will be headed abroad next year to teach and conduct research as winners of prestigious Fulbright scholarships.
Oxy Students Win Davis Project for Peace Grants, Other National Awards
Two Oxy seniors with an innovative digital approach to preserving language and history and a recent alumna working with migrants in Morocco have been awarded Davis Projects for...
Former Obama Adviser Ben Rhodes Assesses Threats to U.S. Security
The top threat to American national security is American politics, former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told an Occidental audience April 18 as part of the...
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to Speak at 2019 Commencement
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be the featured speaker at Occidental College’s 137 th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19.
The Barack Obama Scholars Program Speakers Series Presents Ben Rhodes
Ben Rhodes, former deputy national security advisor to President Barack Obama ’83 and author of a best-selling White House memoir, will speak at Occidental College on April 18 as...
Greening Schoolyards Means More Student Exercise, Less Conflict
Replacing playground asphalt with grass, trees and other natural features increases physical activity and creative play among students while reducing physical and verbal conflict...
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