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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).

做厙輦⑹ President Tom Stritikus at Opening Convocation on August 26, 2024.
As the 做厙輦⑹ community embarks on a new academic year, President Stritikus shares his impressions after two months on the job
Members of 做厙輦⑹'s API alumni community turned out for the A4做厙輦⑹ Re(Launch) happy hour in April.
做厙輦⑹'s Alumni Board of Governors is actively working to expand and promote alumni activities not just on campus, but around the worldand you're encouraged to get involved
做厙輦⑹'s 17th president, Tom Stritikus, in April 2024.
Occidentals president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education
Vidiots reopened for business in June 2023 at the former home of the Eagle Theatre,
嚜激agle Rock and Highland Park have become magnets for new businesses, including the resurrected Eagle Theatre (now home to Vidiots). Whats changedand whats still in fashion?
Professor of History Maryanne Horowitz in a 1978 photo.
A professor of the history of ideas, Horowitz has encouraged generations of students to pursue fulfilling careers. She may be saying goodbye to 做厙輦⑹, but shes not the retiring type
Professor of Biology Roberta Pollock, photographed in her lab in April 2024.
Mentoring students and making a difference in their lives has been the highlight of my career, says Pollock, who played a central role in the College's response to the pandemic
Professor of Biology Beth Braker at Eaton Canyon in Altadena.
Over the years, Braker has taken about 200 students to Costa Rica to do research at La Selvaand her work there isn't done yet
Theater and Performance Studies faculty and staff in April 2024.
As its second century dawns, 做厙輦⑹s Theater and Performance Studies Department remixes the curriculum with a blend of theory and practice
Occidental Children's Theater performer Amanda Wagner 16.
Occidental Childrens Theater has delighted audiences of all ages for 29 seasonsbut whats next after Cinderalice in Wonderland? We went to Jamie Angell for answers
President Elam at the podium on May 19, 2024.
As he prepares to depart from Occidental, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. shares three insights into leadership that he will carry away with him
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Susan Coll 81s latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyfords examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more
Rebecca Solnit and Paul Holdengraber onstage at an 做厙輦⑹ Live! event at 做厙輦⑹
做厙輦⑹ Live!the Colleges new conversation series featuring a world-class lineup of artistsengages audiences in dialogues about culture and society
Occidentals women's basketball team after winning the 2024 SCIAC Post簫season Tournament championship.
Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, 做厙輦⑹s relentless womens hoops team wins its way into the NCAA tourney
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Realizing a long-standing goal of Occidentals Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Max Podemski '06
In his first book, city planner and architecture buff Max Podemski 06 traces the DNA of urban housing

Features

Two-time Emmy winner Emma Choate 20 with her 2-year-old dog, George.
When Emmy Met 做厙輦⑹
From casting to costumes to music direction and composition, three Occidental alumni live out their Hollywood dreams while being honored by their peers
Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
做厙輦⑹'s inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climbas well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...
Warren Montag, the Louis M. Brown Family Professor of English
Warren Montag: Activist and Ally
Whether it was 18th-century British literature or 20th-century European critical theory, Montag approached the syllabus with rigor, grace, warmth, and plenty of deadpan humorand he...
President Tom Stritikus and Professor of Kinesiology Stuart Rugg at Commencement in May 2025.
Stuart Rugg Stays Fired Up
With seemingly boundless energy, a passion for teaching, and his signature catchphrase, Rugg helped build kinesiology into a signature program at 做厙輦⑹
Professor Peter Dreier at Anderson Field
Peter Dreier Comes Full Circle
After 32 years as a professor at 做厙輦⑹, Dreier will return in 2026 as an adjunctto teach his first-ever class on poverty and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester
A Voice for The Invisible Majority
Emerita Adjunct Professor Betsy Perry, who taught at 做厙輦⑹ for 19 years, published extensively on Early Modern Spain and advocated for the equal treatment of all academics

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From the Quad

Claire Wilson-Black 26, Talia Goddard 27, and Brandon Kim 27
Carrying the Torch
As planning heats up for the 2028 Summer Olympics, 做厙輦⑹ students are doing their part to ensure a just and sustainable Games
Mariah Rutiaga Amaya 22 outside the Hameetman Career Center.
Vital Signs
Recent 做厙輦⑹ grads from a variety of disciplines are enrolling in top-tier medical schools in unprecedented numbers, applying their own life experiences to the future of healthcare
做厙輦⑹ professors and students engaged in summer research and internships
How I Spent My Summer Vocation
From artificial intelligence in the classroom to immigrant rights in the city, the Occidental landscape has been abuzz with activity for faculty and students alike

Mixed Media

Detail from Turtle Walker poster
Much Ado About Turtles (and Keanu)
From John Wick to Wittgenstein, and a sea turtle mystery to an underwater thriller, there's something for everyone in our summer reading (and viewing) roundup
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by 做厙輦⑹ alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connectionas well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life

做厙輦⑹ Talk

Occidental Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The Occidental Imperative
Business veteran Art Peck 77 brings his leadership acumen to the Board of Trustees at a critical juncture in higher education when the Colleges missionand messagingare more important...

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