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ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë Commencement, June 12, 2021
Capped, Gowned, and Reunited
For the first time in 71 years, Occidental held two Commencement ceremonies in a single year, with separate, socially distanced, in-person events on Patterson Field taking place for the...
Emmons Health Center, COVID-19 vaccine
A Shot in the Arm
As California takes major strides in the fight against the pandemic, the College makes plans to bring students, faculty, and staff back to campus this fall
Belonging at ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë, Daniella Michelin '94
Coming Together: Snapshots From Spring
When artist Jocelyn Pedersen, who teaches a class in Book Arts, learned that students would not be returning to campus in the spring, she wanted to give members of the ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë community a chance...
Arts in a Pandemic
Creating Art in a Pandemic
ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë faculty and students embrace, explore, and experiment with technology to keep arts classes, exhibits, and performances humming
Occidental Core Writing Program
Get Me Rewrite!
Regardless of one’s major or career path, ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë’s writing proficiency requirement has proved essential to professional success. But don’t just take our word for it
ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë Athletics
One Tiger, Many Stripes
A new multi-constituent commission examines ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë's athletic programs with a focus on issues of competitiveness and diversity
Fall Semester, Remote Learning, Occidental
Fall Speed Ahead
Introducing new courses, embracing technology, and challenging traditional approaches to classroom pedagogy, ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë faculty reimagine the remote learning experience
1971 Sylmar Earthquake
Waking and Quaking
A Class Notes extra: As the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar earthquake rumbles near, members of the Class of ’74 remember the moment that shook ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë
COVID-19
From a Distance
In a race against two calendars—academic and pandemic—how did ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë transform in less than two weeks from a high-touch curriculum to a remote learning model?
Emily Jo Wharry '20
Class Disrupted
Many special senior moments have been upended by COVID-19—and a traditional Commencement will have to wait. But the Class of 2020 has made memories that no virus can destroy