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Dean’s Award Winners 2026
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes graduating seniors who, through their involvement on- and off-campus, embody ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and...
A group of 8 ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë student award winners, a composite image

Keep up to date on ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë’s latest news and events. For more information, contact the College’s Office of Marketing and Communications.

2020 Student Leadership Awards Honor Exemplary Undergraduates
Despite the social distancing guidelines that prevented the annual in-person celebration, students, staff and faculty marked the occasion of the Student Leadership Awards on April...
Billboard Names ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë One of Top Music Programs—Again
For the second consecutive year, ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë’s Music Department has been named as one of the country’s top music business programs by Billboard magazine.
Joshua Medina ’19 Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Joshua Medina ’19, whose chance encounters at Occidental with Greek statuary videos and a dog named Fred led to a new 3-D technique for documenting the colors of bird plumage, has...
Photo Project Builds Connections Between Patients, Doctors in Pandemic
Five years ago, Mary Beth Heffernan of Occidental’s art department flew to Liberia with a simple idea: Would portraits worn on the outside of their frightening personal protection...
2020-21 Science Scholars Named
Three ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë students collaborating with faculty in the fields of geology and physics have been named 2020-21 Science Scholars and presented with research grants funded...
Digital Divide Impacts COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Compliance, New Study Finds
Regions with low-income populations and low Internet penetration are less likely to follow safe-at-home orders and are thus more vulnerable to the COVID-19 coronavirus, a new study...
Commencement 2020 at ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë Postponed
President Jonathan Veitch announced this morning that Occidental’s 138th Commencement ceremony will be postponed to a date to be decided.
Jackie Dall ’21 Named Goldwater Scholar
Continuing a 30-year ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë tradition, Jackie Dall ’21 has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. Dall is the 40 th ÈÕ±¾ÎÞÂë student to win the country’s most prestigious...
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