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Prof. Erica L. Ball Elected to Membership in American Antiquarian Society
The Occidental College professor of Black Studies joins a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper...
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Occidental College Receives Research Activity Designation
Occidental College’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with...
Professor Sabrina Stierwalt
Prof. Sabrina Stierwalt Receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt, assistant professor of physics at Occidental College, has been awarded a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award for her ongoing study of small...
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Prof. Janna Ireland Opens Two New Solo Photography Exhibitions
Twenty-one photographs by Janna Ireland, assistant professor of art and art history at Occidental College, celebrate the Hollyhock House’s centennial anniversary in a solo...
A smiling Deirdre Cooper Owens sitting at a desk with a green jacket
Deirdre Cooper Owens Named 2025 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence
Cooper Owens, a historian, teacher, and reproductive justice advocate, is an associate professor of history and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut.
Occidental College alumnus Ethan Glass '19
Occidental College Alumnus Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Ethan Glass ’19 was recently recognized for the company he co-founded, Ocra, a centralized management platform that simplifies parking operations.
A panorama view of Remsen Bird Hillside Theater at Occidental College full of people on Commencement Day 2024
Year in Review: Top Instagram Posts of 2024
From reaching a 15-year high in the US News & World Report’s 2025 Best College Rankings to saying farewell to President Elam, here are the most-liked Instagram posts from 2024.
Occidental College's 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Year in Review: Top News Highlights and Feature Stories of 2024
At year’s end, we’re celebrating the top 2024 news highlights at Occidental College as well as the most-viewed feature stories from Occidental magazine.
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