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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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Student delegates to represent US in Japan
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 study...
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COSMOS program to provide scholarships for students interested in STEM majors
First-year and sophomore students interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors will have the opportunity to apply for a new scholarship...
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Economics department selects new tenure-track professor
The economics department hired Jesse Mora as a tenure-track professor following a comprehensive search and selection process in late January. Mora, currently a doctoral...
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Faculty host teach-in, discussion to address NTT inequities
Students and faculty gathered in Mosher 1 Wednesday for a screening of the film "Con Job: Stories of Adjunct & Contingent Labor" and a...
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New major proposed to teach language alongside cultural and literary tradition
The German, Russian and Classical Studies department submitted a proposal to the Academic Planning Committee (APC) this month for a new Literature, Language and...
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Retiring professors leave their marks
Seven distinguished professors from seven separate departments will retire at the end of this semester. The group includes a finalist for the 2013 National...
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ECLS faculty revise major requirements, rename as English
Faculty in the English and Comparative Literary Studies (ECLS) department are revamping the ECLS major to bring new academic life into a department that...
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Africana studies minor gains administrative support
Dean of the College Jorge Gonzalez announced the drafting of a proposal for a new minor in Africana Studies following a yearlong campaign by...
