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Interested in…just about anything? Learn Arabic!
Interested in calligraphy, connecting with non-Western languages or adding a facet to your Diplomacy & World Affairs (DWA) major? Arabic professor Lina Kholaki said...
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Writer in Residence Chekwube Danladi is edgy, tender and accomplished
2022–2025 Writer in Residence Chekwube Danladi teaches creative writing at Occidental with both an edge and a way with words. She currently teaches “Creative Writing: Introduction...
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Three associate deans to step down
All three associate deans of the college — Geology Professor Scott Bogue, Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA) Professor Amy Lyford and English Professor...
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MAC, AHVA split in unanimous vote
Media Arts and Culture (MAC), previously a program within Art History and Visual Arts (AHVA), is now an independent department following a unanimous faculty...
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Chemistry building closed for HVAC renovations
The Norris Hall of Chemistry will reopen Sunday following renovations, according to Chemistry Department Chair Michael Hill. The building has been closed since the end...
2013
Chemistry department faces budget deficit
Author: Donovan Dennis Increased student interest and enrollment in chemistry at Occidental necessitated additional employees this year and left the department over budget, resulting in cuts...
2015
Student delegates to represent US in Japan
Author: Claire Cancilla Twenty-three students and two faculty members will be taking an all-expense-paid trip to Japan in December — not as a vacation or a...
2013
Politics and ECLS departments hope for replacement professors after loss of Caldwell and Near
Author: Claudia Chow Both English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) Chair Michael Near and Politics Professor Larry Caldwell are retiring after this semester, taking with them...
2015
Grant funds new positions, research opportunities
Author: Margaret Su Occidental received a $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in spring 2015 to increase undergraduate research in the curriculum, particularly in...
2013
Washington D.C. Internship Revived for Spring Pilot
Author: Sarah Corsa Two students will have the opportunity to intern and study at the nation's capital during the Spring 2014 pilot of the Washington D.C....
2015
Women provide support in STEM majors
Author: Laura Scott A new club, Women in STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — plans to fill a gap that has existed for too...
2013
Occidental’s weak language component cheapens global education
Author: Haley Gray In spite of Occidental's purported commitment to global and intercultural studies, Occidental is part of the majority of complacent institutions with under-prioritized foreign...
