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Grant Will Fund Visiting Artists
A $91,225 grant from the Kathryn Caine Wanlass Charitable Foundation will fund visiting artists and provide important studio equipment at Occidental College over the next two years...
Ravitch Reassesses
Leading education reform critic Diane Ravitch will speak about her new book, Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, at...
Greener Postures
With an eye toward enhancing environmental initiatives on campus, Occidental has hired its first sustainability coordinator.
New Recruits
Five new tenure-track scholars have joined the Occidental faculty, from a volcanologist to a specialist in modern China.
Equation for Success
Occidental has been identified as an institution with a high rate of female physics majors by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL). Out of 95 U.S. colleges and...
Behind the Mask
The secret to Diana Nyad's historic Cuba-to-Florida swim may have been the custom silicone mask to protect her face from jellyfish stings created just for her by Stefan Knauss ’88...
Civic Engagement Efforts Recognized
Occidental joins a national initiative to support civic learning and democratic engagement.
Front and Center
Occidental’s newly renovated Rose Hills Student Activity Center celebrated its grand opening August 30 with snow cones, popcorn, lemonade and balloons.
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