Dean’s Award Winners 2025
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes graduating seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and...
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Seven Honored with 2025 Alumni Seal Awards
An advocate for educating incarcerated individuals, a top lawyer from the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, and a sports coach with a 48-year career are among this year’s...
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From The Occidental: Connor Grant ’28 becomes first champion in ten years at SCIAC Championship
Connor Grant became Occidental’s first individual Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) race winner in the past decade on Feb. 21. New swim and dive...
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Building Leaders for the Public Good: Meet the 2025-26 Cohort of Obama Scholars
Occidental College announces the 2025–26 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students who are committed...
Author Rosalind Wiseman, the speaker at Occidental College's 2025 Commencement ceremony
Bestselling Author Rosalind Wiseman to Speak at 2025 Commencement
Bestselling author Rosalind Wiseman ’91 will be the featured speaker at Occidental College’s 143rd Commencement ceremony on May 18.
Occidental Remains Top Fulbright Producer
For the 20th consecutive year, Occidental College is one of the top producers of student and alumni Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual...
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Prof. Erica L. Ball Elected to Membership in American Antiquarian Society
The Occidental College professor of Black Studies joins a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper...
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Occidental College Receives Research Activity Designation
Occidental’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with similar...
Professor Sabrina Stierwalt
Prof. Sabrina Stierwalt Receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt, assistant professor of physics at Occidental College, has been awarded a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award for her ongoing study of small...
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