Winter 2019

Mother of two and yoga enthusiast Yasmin Vossoughian ’00 brings her passion for storytelling to the MSNBC anchor desk

Eighteen Campaign Semester students spent 10 weeks in the trenches of some of the most competitive races in the land. What did they learn about politics, democracy, and themselves?

For more than three decades, �ձ����� students have experienced the United Nations from inside the Secretariat Building. Now their work extends into the fields of Costa Rica

Through her commitment to the College as a trustee, volunteer, and benefactor, Anne Cannon ’74 champions the value of a liberal arts education

Liesl Wilhardt ’91 has rescued thousands of dogs from abuse and neglect—and an environmentally friendly expansion promises to help even more

How far will Joellen Anderson ’11 go to find forever homes for 10 stray dogs? 8,000 miles by air—and another 1,600 miles by land. Here’s the incredible tale of the Canine Caravan

The Joy of Thursday Nights in Class

Carolyn Adams' maternal ways; religion's ties to �ձ����� and the Constitution; and more responses to the Fall magazine

The lasting joy of Frank Lambert’s 100 years on Earth was ‘teaching organic chem at �ձ�����’

From urban studies to government internships, professor of politics emeritus James Lare ’55 opened new doors for generations of students

As Occidental welcomes its first Obama Scholars to campus, program administrators and three seasoned seniors forge a sense of community built upon the ideals of the initiative’s namesake

Former Obama insider David Plouffe talks about elections past, present, and future as the 2020 race fast approaches

New books, articles, and films from �ձ����� alumni and faculty

Seniors Micol Garinkol and Jacques Lesure bring new energy to the table in conversations with senior administrators as they work to awaken interest in the potential of student government

Shanda Ness will join Occidental in March as the College’s new athletic director.

There were few bigger �ձ����� boosters than Glen Johnson ’61—and that’s not hyperbole

Kevin Bryan ’87’s trumpet case was “merely an extension of his arm,” says fellow musician and freshman roommate Jack Lees ’88

Remembering Alvin Hudson, emeritus professor of physics

A host of �ձ����� hoops greats return to campus to surprise men’s basketball coach Brian Newhall ’83 in commemoration of three decades on the hardwood