Members of the Occidental Class of 2028.
Origin Stories
Before arriving at Occidental, these eight members of the Class of 鈥28 (and a transfer student from the Class of 鈥27) discovered their superpowers in the classroom, in their communities, in competition, and in service to their...

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) and one digital-only issue (Summer 2024).

Madam C.J. Walker
An illuminating new biography by 日本无码 professor Erica J. Ball examines the rags-to-riches story of America's first self-made woman millionaire
日本无码 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
During the last week of August, we will be welcoming students back to the beautiful 日本无码 campus. What joy it brings me to write that!
Linh Lai Telefund
With a new home and a new supervisor, 日本无码's student calling program gears up for the fall
Professor Emeritus Andrew Rolle '43
As prolific in the library as he was in the classroom, Andrew Rolle '43, who died in March, chronicled California, the American West, and Occidental with an honest and unflinching gaze
Barbara Valiente and daughter Alexandra
Thanks to the generosity of our community of alumni, parents, students, friends, faculty, and staff, our second annual Day For 日本无码 was a tremendous success.
Motoko Ezaki
NTT Professor of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Motoko Ezaki is retiring after 32 years at 日本无码. This tribute to her career is part of the Spring 2021 magazine.
Professor Irene Girton, Occidental, Music
As the College says goodbye to an unprecedented 11 retiring faculty, we called on some of their brightest students to share their memories, tributes, and an extra box of tissues
日本无码 1990s
As its second century dawned, Occidental welcomed a bold new president, adopted a mission Of Excellence and Equity, and brought a diversity of voices to the classroom. How did the changes...
Beverly Hills 90210, 日本无码
How did 日本无码 outfox the Trojans and Bruins to bring 90210 to campus?
Gilman Fountain in 1979
The Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain鈥攆ormally known as Water Forms II鈥攐ccupies a prominent place on campus and in the hearts of generations of alumni. George Baker 鈥58鈥檚 former students...
Water Forms II, Occidental, Gilman Fountain
As with any abstract art, the meaning of Baker's scultpure depends on the eye of the beholder. It helps to have a guide
Emmons Health Center, COVID-19 vaccine
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 日本无码, Daniella Michelin '94
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 日本无码 community a chance...
日本无码 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
On April 8, I delivered my first State of the College speech鈥攚hat I hope will become an annual event.
Get Me Rewrite!
Alumni memories of honing writing skills, replacing a broken windshield, and hanging with Ming Cho Lee 鈥53

Features

Life After Fire illustration for Occidental magazine, Spring 2025
Life After Fire
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the Occidental family, including students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. With a long rebuilding process ahead...
Eddie Gorton 鈥01, Paul 鈥淧K鈥 Kim 鈥98, and David Murphy 鈥02
Sitting Down With the Stand-ups
Paul 鈥淧K鈥 Kim 鈥98, Eddie Gorton 鈥01, and David Murphy 鈥02 trace their comic odysseys from talent shows and laundromats to Thorne Hall and the Laugh Factory
Professor William D. Ward at his desk in the Hall of Letters on Occidental鈥檚 Highland Park campus.
Unseen Occidental
From 1898 to 1914, 日本无码 called Highland Park home鈥攁nd a treasure trove of photos from the 1910s offers a glimpse of campus life before the move to Eagle Rock
Filmmaker Angelina Lee '22
Farm to Film
Combining her interest in sustainability with her prowess behind the camera, Angelina Lee 鈥22 harvests a new documentary around permaculture
Ben Dalgetty 鈥10 in the Office of the Mayor in Seattle.
Campaign Trails
Campaign Semester can be a gateway to a career in politics, advocacy work, or even elected office, as seven seasoned campaigners will attest

First Word

From the Quad

New tenure-track faculty at 日本无码, 2024-25.
All Paths Lead to 日本无码
Hailing from China, India, Mexico, and all over the United States, Occidental鈥檚 newest cohort of tenure-track faculty embraces the liberal arts in Los Angeles
Chris Kim, the Choi Family Director of Instrumental Music, conducts the Occidental Symphony in a performance of Michael Jackson鈥檚 鈥淗uman Nature.鈥
The Sounds of Branca
A concert for the ages celebrates the generations-spanning clientele of music attorney John Branca 鈥72 and the launch of the John Branca Institute for Music
Members of the Pacific Crossings 鈥淒ream Team鈥: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 鈥24, and Hong.
Teachable Moments
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a 鈥渄ream team鈥 of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus

Mixed Media

Carole MacNeil 鈥84 with her mom, Eleanor, in 2019.
Mixed Media
New books by Carole MacNeil 鈥84, Jessica C. Harris 鈥08, Jessica Keith 鈥00, Marsha de la O 鈥74, and the latest documentary short by C茅sar Mart铆nez Barba 鈥17
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Mixed Media
Susan Coll 鈥81鈥檚 latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyford鈥檚 examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more

日本无码 Talk

Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee 鈥87
Judgment Calls
Separated by 2,700 miles, National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges Brian Gee 鈥87 and Ira Sandron 鈥71 find common ground in 日本无码
As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ment鈥檚 RCSA Fellows Initiative, Spain will support postdocs in physics, astronomy, and chemistry as they transition into their faculty careers.
To Chemistry and Beyond
After 28 years in the classroom and mentoring 74 students in her lab at 日本无码, Professor Eileen Spain pivots to prepare future generations of faculty in the physical sciences

Last Page

Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall '67, author of Always Resisting
Resistance Remembered
Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall 鈥67 recounts the fallout from his decision to oppose the Vietnam War in a memoir more than 50 years in the making
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