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Oxy-at-the-UN keynote speaker discusses the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights

March 25-29 marked Occidental’s annual United Nations (UN) Week. This year’s theme, “Human Rights Defenders,” consisted of nine events connected to the field of...

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)...

Faculty perspectives on return to campus and in-person instruction

President Harry J. Elam announced Jan. 6 that classes would take place remotely for the first week of the spring semester and the start...

Juvenal Cortes, professor named in LA Times Qatari Sheikh reporting, resigned at end of fall semester

Occidental Diplomacy & World Affairs (DWA) professor Juvenal Cortes resigned from his teaching position at the end of Fall 2020, according to Jim Tranquada,...

Oxy-at-the-UN shapes college experiences for current students and graduates

With a month remaining in the fall semester, students participating in the Kahane United Nations Program (Oxy-at-the-U.N.) discussed their experiences spending a semester in New York City....

Mayor Eric Garcetti to speak at 2019 commencement

Occidental College announced April 7 that Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles and former Occidental professor, will be the commencement speaker for the Class of 2019 May...