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What union contract means for student workers
The Occidental and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 Collective Bargaining Agreement for Student Worker Units is a new union contract applying to...
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Moore Lab fights parrot poaching with wildlife forensics
Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology collaborated on a research study published June 14 2026, which located the specific geographic source of a frequently poached...
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Oxy JVP and SJP stage encampment for divestment ahead of Board of Trustees meeting
Occidental’s Jewish Voices for Peace (Oxy JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (Oxy SJP) set up an encampment on the Academic Quad around...
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Christopher Grant named new associate director of Campus Safety
Christopher Grant was selected for the position of associate director of Campus Safety, according to a school-wide email from Campus Safety sent March 20....
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Quietly bound for success: A profile on Kristina Kvien ’87
When Fresno, CA native Kristina Kvien ’87 arrived at Occidental College, Cold War tensions were at an all-time high. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...
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No plans to install AC in dorms, college cites high costs
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Occidental had contemplated installing air conditioning systems in the residence halls that lack them since at least 2009. In March 2018, the college decided to move forward with the...
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Michele Elam on art, her cats and the meaning of education
When Stanford professor Michele Elam and Occidental College President Harry J. Elam moved into the Annenberg House at Occidental in the summer of 2020, they...
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YORKonnection serves as an up-and-coming resource for life after college
YORKonnection founders and CEOs Snigdha Suvarna '20 and Micah Kirscher '20 felt the same pressure that almost every senior will come to know, leaving...
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Project SAFE hires first Weekend Advocate Téresa Mejia
The Project for a Sexual Assault-Free Environment (Project SAFE) program manager Tirzah Blanche announced in an email Feb. 11 that the program has hired...
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UN Week at Occidental: ‘Rights at Risk’ theme draws UN spokesperson as keynote speaker
Occidental College wrapped up its celebrations of United Nations (UN) Week April 7 with a suite of programming and special events sponsored by the...
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Special Collections hires Dr. Julie Tanaka as its new director
Julie Tanaka, former curator of rare books at Arizona State University and curator of special collections at the University of Notre Dame, will begin...
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College reports all time high of COVID-19 cases with 94 students testing positive
Between March 27 and April 2, 94 students tested positive at Occidental’s COVID-19 testing center — 5.8 percent of all students tested during that...
