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Alex Murillo and Robert De La Barcena pave the way for non-traditional students
In the 2026—2027 academic year, Occidental has welcomed a number of non-traditional students, according to Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright, director of the Intercultural Community Center (ICC)....
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Artemis II geologist talks historic lunar science mission
Megan Borel, a geologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Artemis II lunar science team, delivered a talk titled “The Moon Joy...
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Campus braces for El Niño
California has begun experiencing the effects of El Niño, a naturally occurring climate pattern in which massive storm clouds cause heavy rain and severe...
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Steve Gibbs, ORSL coordinator, dies at 62
Stephen Edmund Gibbs, programs and services coordinator for the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life (ORSL), died on campus Oct. 7. A memorial service...
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Commencement speaker draws criticism
Director of Communications Jim Tranquada announced via a campuswide email April 14 that Randall Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard...
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Gender, women, sexuality minor up for faculty vote
A new interdisciplinary minor — gender, women and sexuality studies (GWSS) — currently spearheaded by Diplomacy and World Affairs (DWA) Professor Laura Hebert could...
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Stone lands fellowship for spring in Italy
Professor Marla Stone, the history department chair, will spend February to June of 2017 in Florence, Italy, at the European University Institute (EUI) as...
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Multicultural Summer Institute co-directors discuss program, student concerns at town hall
Occidental students, faculty and staff came together April 19 for a town hall meeting about the Multicultural Summer Institute (MSI). The informational presentation and...
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Project SAFE educates community during Take Back the Week
Project S.A.F.E.'s Take Back the Week (TBTW) featured events April 11–15 ranging from a film screening to a speak out. Throughout last week, Project...
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Former secretary Condoleezza Rice speaks in Thorne, students protest
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came to campus Monday afternoon to discuss her views on the state of international politics and domestic policy,...
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DHR policy updated
Occidental students, faculty and administration gathered April 12 for a town hall regarding the revised discrimination, harassment and retaliation (DHR) policy. The town hall...
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HCC VP to focus on community outreach
In May, Cherena Walker will begin work as Occidental’s first associate vice president and executive director for Career Services, Dean of the College Jorge...
