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Trustees again decide not to divest college endowment
Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck sent an email to students, faculty and staff Oct. 14 announcing the Board decided not to adopt a...
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Oxy SJP and ASOC recognize three-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023
More than 70 people gathered around the Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain Oct. 7 for a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in...
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Booth Hall renovations remix music program
Booth Hall, the home of Occidental’s music department, is undergoing a renovation process that will transform the building into state-of-the-art classroom, rehearsal and performance...
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Prof. Zachary honors great-grandfather’s founding of town turned state park
Anita Zachary, visiting assistant professor of the Occidental College Writing Program, was the keynote speaker at the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park’s 50th Rededication...
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Vivian Garay Santiago named Dean of Students
A campus-wide email sent Feb. 19 announced that Interim Dean of Students Vivian Garay Santiago accepted President Stritikus’ offer to become dean of students....
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AC to be installed in remaining dorms without it over the summer
During Summer 2025, the remaining dorms at Occidental College without air conditioning — Chilcott Hall, Haines Hall, Stearns Hall and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon...
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Pro-Palestine protesters block cars and picket amidst admitted students event
As admitted Early Decision students returned from their tours for a reception at Collins House March 21, roughly 100 protesters led by Occidental’s Students...
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Academic Planning Committee rejects education major proposal
The most recent education major proposal, which was first proposed in October 2024 and has been under review since then, was rejected by the Faculty...
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College expands immigration trainings, students petition for nearby ICE presence notifications through OxyAlert
Occidental offered employee training in Jan. on protocol for immigration enforcement action on campus in the wake of a barrage of immigration policies espoused in President...
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UCI Professor Michael Méndez speaks on environmental justice for undocumented migrants amid California wildfires
Dr. Michael Méndez, assistant professor of environmental policy and planning at the University of California, Irvine and former Pinchot Faculty Fellow at the Yale...
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ROSE organizes march as union negations continue
Around 50 students marched from the AGC steps to JSC Studenmund in support of the student workers' union demands at 11:30 a.m. March 6....
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Occidental responds to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle DEI in higher education
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As of March 1, President Donald Trump has signed three executive orders aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in higher education: “Ending...
