Bill Nye to Give Phi Beta Kappa Lecture on April 10
Bill Nye "the Science Guy" will be this year's featured speaker for the Occidental College Phi Beta Kappa Speakers Series, underwritten by the Ruenitz Trust Endowment.
Occidental Student Awarded Prestigious Foreign Service Fellowship
Occidental College senior Alexis Huff has been awarded a $35,000 international relations fellowship that will take her to Capitol Hill, graduate school, and ultimately abroad to...
Sadik-Khan Urges Transportation Experimentation in Dungan Lecture
A clear plan, political will, and a willingness to experiment are among the keys to reclaiming city streets for pedestrians, bicyclists, and more effective rapid transit, New York...
Occidental Receives President's Honor Roll Award for Service
Occidental College has been named to the President's Higher Education and Community Service Honor Roll with distinction for exemplary service efforts for the fifth consecutive year...
Opera Star Frederica von Stade Teaches Master Class
World-renowned mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade held a master class in Occidental's Booth Hall on Friday, March 5, following her performance the prior evening in the College’s...
Alumna Named Luce Scholar
Claire Markgraf '06 has been named one of 18 winners of the Luce Scholars Program for 2010-2011. A politics major, she is the 13th Luce Scholar from Occidental College since this...
Jorge G. Gonzalez Appointed Occidental College Dean
Jorge G. Gonzalez, an economics professor and special assistant to the president at Trinity University of San Antonio, Texas, has been named dean and vice president of academic...
New York Times Columnist David Brooks to Speak at Commencement
New York Times columnist, author, and cultural and political commentator David Brooks will be the featured speaker at Occidental College's 128th Commencement ceremony on May 16.