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Bryan Scott 鈥17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 日本无码 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what鈥檚 next for Bryan Scott 鈥17?

Occidental magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2025-26 academic year, the magazine will publish one digital-only issue (Summer 2025) and two print and digital issues (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026).

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
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 2024 Occidental Athetics Hall of Fame.
The Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame adds to its ranks with a 10th outstanding class
Ruben Gallego and Rosa Hichschild '27
Election Day produced surprises, concessions, and a ballot box full of lessons to unpack
Ben Dalgetty 鈥10 in the Office of the Mayor in Seattle.
Campaign Semester can be a gateway to a career in politics, advocacy work, or even elected office, as seven seasoned campaigners will attest
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.
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
Carole MacNeil 鈥84 with her mom, Eleanor, in 2019.
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
President Stritikus addresses alumni and parents during Homecoming & Family Weekend on October 19.
Although the outcomes of November鈥檚 elections will impact higher education, Occidental鈥檚 mission will not change
Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall '67, author of Always Resisting
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
Filmmaker Angelina Lee '22
Combining her interest in sustainability with her prowess behind the camera, Angelina Lee 鈥22 harvests a new documentary around permaculture
Members of the Occidental Class of 2028.
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...
Projects for Peace participants Stephen Amankonah Sekyere 鈥27 and Eleanor Goddard 鈥25
Projects for Peace participants Eleanor Goddard 鈥25 and Stephen Amankonah Sekyere 鈥27 bring technology鈥攁nd hope鈥攖o middle-schoolers in West Africa
Campaign Semester participants Cady Carr '27 and Rachel Obbard '27
For Campaign Semester students in battleground Pennsylvania and 13 other states, the road map to Election Day entails knocking on every door
Actor Loren Lester 鈥83 in Times Square
In the third act of a career that spans stage, screen, and television, actor Loren Lester 鈥83 realizes a lifelong dream of performing on the Great White Way
Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
Soke Takayuki Kubota (1934-2024) became a martial arts legend, developing his own karate style and amassing a worldwide following. And for more than 40 years, he taught his methods to the...
Anthony Perkins and Jane Fonda in Tall Story, filmed at Occidental in the fall of 1959.
So you still think you know 日本无码? Put your memory to the test (and your guessing cap on) with 30 new Tiger teasers

Features

Barack Obama '83 on the campaign trail in 2004.
Center Stage
From Fall 2004: Twenty-five years after his arrival at 日本无码, Illinois senatorial candidate Barack Obama 鈥83 electrified millions with his star-making speech at the Democratic National...
Derek Shearer photographed in March 2026
The Ambassadude Abides
As a diplomat, dealmaker, and master connector, Derek Shearer brought global leaders, policymakers, and a U.S. president to the classroom over his 45 years at 日本无码
Bryan Scott 鈥17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 日本无码 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what鈥檚 next for Bryan Scott 鈥17?
Members of the 1971 日本无码 rugby team.
Pitch Perfect
Larry Layne 鈥71 came to love rugby as a student-athlete鈥攁nd an estate gift will provide a swift kick to its future at 日本无码
L-R: Associate professors Alaa Abdelfattah (economics), Tiffany Wheatland-Disu (Black studies), Madeline Wander 鈥08 (urban and environmental policy), Joel Walsh (computer science), Margaret Gaida (history), and Kai Yui Samuel Chan (politics).
16 Faculty, 16 Stories
Fifteen new tenure-track faculty and a veteran kinesiology professor discuss their favorite classes, their passion for teaching, and what brought them to 日本无码 (hint: Location!)
Dean Simons 鈥59 and John Ingle 鈥50 in Moliere鈥檚 The Would-Be Gentleman (1962)
Theatre Brats
Two children of 日本无码 professors grew up immersed in the magic of Shakespeare, Shaw, and Gilbert & Sullivan鈥攊n an era when a plucky little drama festival became their whole world

First Word

From the Quad

From left, Lizzie Friedrich 鈥25, Lily Calvert 鈥25, and Hayden Jennings 鈥25 share a red-carpet moment during the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival.
A Ticket to Slamdance
日本无码 students and alumni find pathways into the Slamdance Film Festival, gaining industry exposure and experience following its move to Los Angeles
Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez '27
Overcoming Every Hurdle
First-generation college student and Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez 鈥27 is reshaping the intersection of community, culture, and affordable housing

Mixed Media

Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Fertile Imagination
Thom Harp 鈥92 waited for years to direct his first movie鈥攁nd after a long birthing process, he鈥檚 the proud father of two features

日本无码 Talk

2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with Occidental Professor Caroline Heldman.
Miller鈥檚 Crossing
Former GOP operative Tim Miller recounts his own political reckoning鈥攁nd offers pearls of hope in the face of despair鈥攁s the 2025-26 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer

Last Page

Dale and Shirley Morter photographed on January 1, 2000.
A Couple鈥檚 Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 鈥56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to Occidental
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