Campus News

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Silver Lake residents discuss future of reservoir in 3rd LA event

More than 100 Silver Lake residents gathered in Occidental College’s Choi auditorium April 19 to discuss the future of their town’s water reservoir. The final...

Occidental’s Moore Lab receives $800,000 research grant

This month, Occidental’s Moore Lab of Zoology received an $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund research on the effect of human disturbance on bird...

Occidental alum awarded Anti-Defamation League award

Occidental Alum Anh Truong '95 was awarded the Anti-Defamation League's Sherwood Prize in downtown Los Angeles March 14. Truong, the deputy city attorney of...

Title IX Town Hall Reveals Results of Sexual Assault Climate Survey

Title IX Coordinator Ruth Jones and Director of Institutional Research Teresa Kaldor hosted a Town Hall April 14 in Choi Auditorium that addressed the...

CTSJ Department hires five adjunct professors for next year

Next fall, the Critical Theory and Social Justice (CTSJ) department will offer courses from four new adjunct and visiting faculty: Joseph Hankins, Andrea Rodriguez-Minkoff, Viviana MacManus...

Law Society provides resources for pre-law students

Law Society is a new club on campus this semester, founded by Ashley Leon (sophomore), Maria Salter (first year),* Hemy Yue (first year) and Felix Holmes...

Trump presidency may affect students’ financial aid

The Trump administration released “America First; A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again” March 16, outlining changes within the Department of Education (DOE),...

Oxy at the U.N. undergoes changes, adds Costa Rica trip

Oxy at the United Nations (U.N.) is adding a new component for students accepted to the program for Fall 2017: a week-long trip to...