Berkus Family Endows Technology Fund
A $5 million gift from David and Kathleen Berkus and their family will create a new endowment that will enhance Occidental College’s ability to stay current with the latest...
Props for Profs
Three Occidental professors were honored with the College’s top teaching awards at the Convocation ceremony August 28.
Water for Thought
Charles Fishman, author of the bestselling The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water , kicked off a year-long, campuswide focus on the relationship between...
Talking Water, Power
Charles Fishman, author of the bestselling The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water , will kick off a year-long, campuswide focus on the relationship between...
Belgium for Bauer
President Barack Obama ’83 has named Denise Campbell Bauer '86 as ambassador to Belgium. The Senate confirmed her nomination August 1.
Beyond the Comfort Zone
It’s difficult to imagine an upside to experiencing illness in one of the world’s least developed countries, but for Collrane Frivold ’15, suffering from food poisoning in...
Summer Sleuths
Seeking to uncover the secrets of everything from electrochemical cartilage reshaping to postcolonial public health to Aimee Semple McPherson, 112 Occidental students spent 10...
Little League, Big Results
A love of the game inspires a kinesiolog y major to study the effect of bilateral bunt training on baseball bunting skills and bimanual motor coordination.