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Occidental faculty discuss AI usage in college setting
Occidental has a newly formed artificial intelligence (AI) council to address the impact that AI has on the college, Vice President of Information Technology...
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Occidental and PCC sign first transfer agreement
Occidental and Pasadena City College (PCC) signed the first transfer agreement between the colleges, which is in effect as of Fall 2026. The agreement...
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Accessibility Van drives accommodation
Elena Newton-Day (junior), president of the Disabled Student Union (DSU), said she was one of many students involved in Occidental’s newest accommodation for making...
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New CWP professors carry on Bob Sipchen’s legacy
After 28 years of teaching in Occidental’s College Writing Program, professor Bob Sipchen has retired and turned over his classes to two new hires,...
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Occidental Title IX office looks to fight proposed Department of Education changes
Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Betsy DeVos revealed her proposal for an overhaul of the current rules governing campus sexual assault under Title IX...
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ASOC Senate hosts multi-school shared governance symposium
Members from the student governments of the University of Southern California (USC), Pitzer College and Occidental College met to discuss shared governance during an all-day...
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A look into the creation of new academic majors
In successive years, Occidental has added new majors to its catalog. Occidental's most recent additions include computer science in 2016 and Black studies in 2017, both of which...
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BSAC brings student concerns to budget process
President Jonathan Veitch formed the Budget Strategic Advisory Committee (BSAC) in 2012 to help create Occidental’s current strategic financial plan, according to Amos Himmelstein,...
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ASOC and DEB seek student input for Financial Aid transparency town hall
Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) Senate and Diversity & Equity Board (DEB) will be hosting a Financial Aid transparency town hall next semester....
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OSL and OCE set to merge following recent staff changes
In a Nov. 13 campus-wide email, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rob Flot announced that the Office of Student Life...
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Shop Small event highlights local Eagle Rock businesses
Nov. 24 marked the 8th annual We Heart Eagle Rock Shop Small event, during which local business owners and shoppers alike celebrated the small businesses that...
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A year after lab closures, renovations ongoing in Norris Chemistry Building
In November 2017, Chemistry Department Chair and professor Michael Hill made the decision to cancel wet labs and research in Norris Chemistry Building after the expulsion...
