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Members of the Occidental Class of 2028.
Origin Stories
Before arriving at Occidental, these eight members of the Class of 鈥28 (and a transfer student from the Class of 鈥27) discovered their superpowers in the classroom, in their communities, in competition, and in service to their...

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) and two digital-only issues (Summer 2024 and Winter 2025).

Professor Woody Studenmund in April 2022.
Economics legend Woody Studenmund closes the textbook on a 52-year career
Professor Linda Lyke
鈥淥ccidental will forever be an indelible part of me," says the professor of art and art history, who is retiring after 46 years at the College
Lynn Mehl, professor of kinesiology and psychology
After 45 years at Oxy, choosing a favorite class is "like choosing your favorite child," says the professor of kinesiology and psychology
Thomas Burkdall, associate professor of writing and rhetoric
鈥淚 plan to write a mystery, travel, and read whatever strikes my fancy."
Susan Gratch, Occidental professor of theater and performance studies
Professor of Theater and Performance Studies Susan Gratch brings the curtain down after 37 years at Oxy
Dennis Eggleston, professor of physics
"We鈥檒l see what opportunities present themselves and what life allows."
Oswald celebrates Occidental's 135th birthday
Break out the cake!
Occidental President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
As Inauguration Day draws near, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. reflects on the lessons of the pandemic, the evolution of academic excellence, and the necessity of a culture of care
Professor Linda Lyke
As five retiring faculty take their classroom curtain calls, we asked a few prized pupils to toast their 麻豆频道mentors
Lencia Kebede 鈥16 performs at Apollo Night in 2016.
Oxy鈥檚 music community lifts every voice (and instrument) to celebrate the installation of President Elam
Inside President Elam's office at 麻豆频道
A look inside President Elam鈥檚 office tells his story in five artifacts
Jillian Hopewell '89 of Migrant Clinicians Network
Jillian Hopewell 鈥89 has spent her career advocating for better care for underserved populations鈥攁nd a $5 million gift will boost those efforts
Writer-director John Callas M'75
John Callas M鈥75 built a Hollywood career by saying 鈥淵es鈥 to new opportunities鈥攂ut he had to overcome trauma to get there
Occidental President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam reflects on Oxy鈥檚 commitment to social justice and the actions that reinforce those words
Cooper Raiff '19 and Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth
New books by 麻豆频道alumni, and Cooper Raiff 鈥19鈥檚 sophomore film cha-chas its way to Sundance glory

Features

Professor William D. Ward at his desk in the Hall of Letters on Occidental鈥檚 Highland Park campus.
Unseen Occidental
From 1898 to 1914, 麻豆频道 called Highland Park home鈥攁nd a treasure trove of photos from the 1910s offers a glimpse of campus life before the move to Eagle Rock
Filmmaker Angelina Lee '22
Farm to Film
Combining her interest in sustainability with her prowess behind the camera, Angelina Lee 鈥22 harvests a new documentary around permaculture
Ben Dalgetty 鈥10 in the Office of the Mayor in Seattle.
Campaign Trails
Campaign Semester can be a gateway to a career in politics, advocacy work, or even elected office, as seven seasoned campaigners will attest
Members of the Occidental Class of 2028.
Origin Stories
Before arriving at Occidental, these eight members of the Class of 鈥28 (and a transfer student from the Class of 鈥27) discovered their superpowers in the classroom, in their communities, in...
Campaign Semester participants Cady Carr '27 and Rachel Obbard '27
Ground Game
For Campaign Semester students in battleground Pennsylvania and 13 other states, the road map to Election Day entails knocking on every door

First Word

From the Quad

Chris Kim, the Choi Family Director of Instrumental Music, conducts the Occidental Symphony in a performance of Michael Jackson鈥檚 鈥淗uman Nature.鈥
The Sounds of Branca
A concert for the ages celebrates the generations-spanning clientele of music attorney John Branca 鈥72 and the launch of the John Branca Institute for Music
Members of the Pacific Crossings 鈥淒ream Team鈥: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 鈥24, and Hong.
Teachable Moments
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a 鈥渄ream team鈥 of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus
Projects for Peace participants Stephen Amankonah Sekyere 鈥27 and Eleanor Goddard 鈥25
A STEM Grows in Ghana
Projects for Peace participants Eleanor Goddard 鈥25 and Stephen Amankonah Sekyere 鈥27 bring technology鈥攁nd hope鈥攖o middle-schoolers in West Africa
Tylor Lee '26 interned with Healthcare in Action, which provides healthcare and social services to unhoused people.
Summer in the City
A 10-week summer internship program pairs 28 麻豆频道students with 20 community partners to contribute to the work of advancing social justice in Los Angeles
Rebecca Solnit and Paul Holdengraber onstage at an 麻豆频道Live! event at 麻豆频道
An Evening of Eavesdropping
麻豆频道Live!鈥攖he College鈥檚 new conversation series featuring a world-class lineup of artists鈥攅ngages audiences in dialogues about culture and society

Mixed Media

Carole MacNeil 鈥84 with her mom, Eleanor, in 2019.
Mixed Media
New books by Carole MacNeil 鈥84, Jessica C. Harris 鈥08, Jessica Keith 鈥00, Marsha de la O 鈥74, and the latest documentary short by C茅sar Mart铆nez Barba 鈥17
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Mixed Media
Susan Coll 鈥81鈥檚 latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyford鈥檚 examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more

麻豆频道Talk

As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ment鈥檚 RCSA Fellows Initiative, Spain will support postdocs in physics, astronomy, and chemistry as they transition into their faculty careers.
To Chemistry and Beyond
After 28 years in the classroom and mentoring 74 students in her lab at Oxy, Professor Eileen Spain pivots to prepare future generations of faculty in the physical sciences
Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
Oxy鈥檚 Samurai Grandmaster
Soke Takayuki Kubota (1934-2024) became a martial arts legend, developing his own karate style and amassing a worldwide following. And for more than 40 years, he taught his methods to the...

Last Page

Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall '67, author of Always Resisting
Resistance Remembered
Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall 鈥67 recounts the fallout from his decision to oppose the Vietnam War in a memoir more than 50 years in the making
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