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Veterans housing
Coming Home
A renewed commitment to military veterans—complete with a dedicated housing unit—provides a sense of community to servicemembers making the transition to college life
Jaden Burris
Two Students, Too Soon
Ilah Richardson ’23 and Jaden Burris ’22 were deeply immersed in the Â鶹ƵµÀcommunity—and their deaths three weeks apart left a hole in our hearts
Admission, Â鶹ƵµÀ
The Path to Enrollment
With a nationwide scandal putting the college admission process under scrutiny, how does Oxy’s team piece together each incoming class? Simple answer: There are no short cuts
Jackie Provost
Eye of the Tiger
From Summer 2001: With physical prowess, fierce defense, and a killer glare, Â鶹ƵµÀwater polo sensation Jackie Provost ’02 turns goaltending into an art form
Media Arts & Culture
MAC to Reality
Â鶹ƵµÀhas prepared half a century of students for careers in every facet of media arts and culture. With more creative options than ever, how will future generations of graduates respond to...
Campaign Semester Minnesota
Getting Out the Vote
Eighteen Campaign Semester students spent 10 weeks in the trenches of some of the most competitive races in the land. What did they learn about politics, democracy, and themselves?
Kahane Oxy-at-the-UN Program
On a Mission
For more than three decades, Â鶹ƵµÀstudents have experienced the United Nations from inside the Secretariat Building. Now their work extends into the fields of Costa Rica
Obama Scholars
In Obama’s Footsteps
As Occidental welcomes its first Obama Scholars to campus, program administrators and three seasoned seniors forge a sense of community built upon the ideals of the initiative’s namesake