Campus News

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)....

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...

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...

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...

Occidental’s Child Development Center provides service to faculty and staff

Just a stroll up from The Wallis Annenberg President's House on Gilman Road, The Occidental College Child Development Center (CDC) is a preschool that serves families...

SLICE hosts presidential debate livestream, huge student turnout overwhelmingly supports Harris

Students gathered to watch the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris hosted by ABC News in Morrison Lounge Sept. 10,...

Professor John McCormack named as Occidental’s first American Association for Advancement of Science fellow since 1980

Biology professor John McCormack — who serves as faculty council president, as well as director and curator of the Occidental Moore Lab of Zoology — recently became a fellow for...

Boba, fridges and ice cream: the Tiger Cooler gets a makeover

This fall, Occidental’s Tiger Cooler, one of the campus’s two dining facilities, underwent changes in their food and beverage options, as well as hours...

Students get Narcan in welcome bags, new policy from college to reduce harm

At the beginning of the school year, Occidental students returning to their dorms on campus were greeted by a tote bag containing various supplies, such...

Two-time Academy Award winner and lifelong activist Jane Fonda and radio journalist Greg Dalton ’86 hold climate conversation at Occidental

Jane Fonda, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and life-long activist, and Greg Dalton '86, founder of the radio program Climate One, will be in conversation...

Students get Narcan in welcome bags, new policy from college to reduce harm

At the beginning of the school year, Occidental students returning to their dorms on campus were greeted by a tote bag containing various supplies,...

Boba, fridges and ice cream: the Tiger Cooler gets a makeover

This fall, Occidental’s Tiger Cooler, one of the campus’s two dining facilities, underwent changes in their food and beverage options, as well as hours...