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Gabrielle Foreman Honored With Sterling Award
swagÍâÁ÷ Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies Gabrielle Foreman was presented with the Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award, the College's most prestigious...
Jonathan Veitch Inaugurated as Occidental's 15th President
swagÍâÁ÷ President Jonathan Veitch laid out an ambitious agenda for his presidency and cited the careers of Jack Kemp '57 and Barack Obama '83 as the best evidence of the...
Occidental Receives NSF Grant to Study Predatory Bacterium
swagÍâÁ÷ has received a three-year, $430,500 grant from the National Science Foundation to study a bacterium that may someday be used as a natural antibiotic by devouring...
Obama Freshman Photos Exhibited at Occidental
A selection of Lisa Jack '81's collection of black-and-white photographs of the young Barack Obama '83 as an swagÍâÁ÷ freshman will be on display on the third floor of...
Occidental Awarded Record NSF Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded swagÍâÁ÷ a $740,000 grant to help meet the growing demand for more K-12 math and science teachers.
swagÍâÁ÷ Kicks Off Celebration of Robinson Jeffers
swagÍâÁ÷ launched a month-long "Big Read" celebration of alumnus and "poet of the American West Coast" Robinson Jeffers on Oct. 1 with poetry readings, speeches, and the...
swagÍâÁ÷ Honors Avant-Garde Filmmaker Chick Strand
swagÍâÁ÷ will pay tribute on Saturday, Oct. 3, to legendary experimental filmmaker and longtime swagÍâÁ÷ professor Chick Strand. Strand died on July 11 at age 78.
2 Alumni Chosen for Community-Service Posts
Two recent Occidental graduates have been selected for full-time, year-long community service and leadership development posts.
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