Clifford Clinton was more than a restaurateur—he was a crusader in the face of dirty politics and a pioneer in developing affordable nutrition for those in need, as grandson Edmond Clinton...
Veteran film editor Eric Bruggemann '93 leaps into the producer's chair with an acclaimed documentary on BASE-jumping pioneer Carl Boenish '63
Oxy's new class of assistant professors pushes the number of tenured and tenure-track faculty to an all-time high. Let's get to know them
"The advantage of having rich kids around is that they have this thing called privilege … And practical jokes were in their expertise." —Terry Gilliam '62, recalling his undergraduate days...
Across-the-board gains in capital projects, scholarship and endowment support, the arts, athletics, and estate gifts add up to a record $30.4 million
Urban enthusiast, quantitative analyst, and avowed bicyclist Virginia Parks trains her attention on Los Angeles as Oxy's newest endowed professor
What's the story behind Oxy's new department of comparative studies in literature and culture?
Orphaned before World War I and befriended by an American regiment, Dostert engineered the simultaneous translation system used at Nuremberg and the United Nations—and even sparked the...
Roger Guenveur Smith '77 reflects on the characters that have stayed with him the most
Whether it's Christopher Columbus, Frederick Douglass, Huey Newton, or Rodney King, writer-performer Roger Guenveur Smith '77 brings his subjects to life with reams of research and a touch...
After more than 2,300 days into the job, President Jonathan Veitch shares some of the lessons he's learned
There's no one path to becoming a college or university president, but a handful of Oxy alumni have found the way. It's a job with infinite challenges—and innumerable rewards
Data from Oxy's first-ever Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey, conducted last spring in conjunction with the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, show that:
By getting out the message early and often, turning bystanders into Upstanders, and facilitating conversations across various constituencies, Oxy takes a proactive approach to preventing...
From beehives and hybrids to shower heads and deep-fryers, sustainability is a buzzword on campus
From gardens and galleries to glaciers and green funds, "sustainability" means change across the Oxy landscape