From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Â鶹ÊÓƵalumni embrace the College's mission
Occidental Magazine
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).
Oxy’s coaches are more than excited to return to in-person interactions with their players—to say nothing of getting back into competition
A future exhibit for the Obama Presidential Center Museum will highlight the president’s time at Oxy—and we’re looking for your memorabilia from that era
From visiting speakers to postdoctoral fellows, Â鶹ÊÓƵbrings a range of voices to the campus conversation
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, Oxy’s Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the...
Sparked by a host of grants, gifts, and innovative initiatives, The Â鶹ÊÓƵCampaign For Good forges ahead
Raul Calvo '81 adds a touch of glass to Herrick Memorial Chapel and Interfaith Center, extending the life of its signature windows
With goodwill and a dash of whimsy (Obama-branded diaper covers!), Anne Wolf made the Â鶹ÊÓƵBookstore a destination for more than textbooks
Remembering Bishop Beverly (Taylor) Shamana '61, Grant Woods '76, and Trevor Moawad '95 M'01
"Not a day has passed that I have not been rewarded in some way by my Occidental education."
How did they get here? The Class of 2005—the most selective in Â鶹ÊÓƵhistory—hit campus on the heels of a "hot" Newsweek story in August 2001
From Summer 2000: As attorney general of Arizona, Grant Woods ’76 helped bring Big Tobacco to its knees. Every day he ignites the airwaves with his popular radio gig. Is a run for governor...
From Winter 2011: Mental conditioning professional Trevor Moawad ’95 M’01 maximizes athletes’ potential by unlocking the power of the mind
From Winter 2002: The horror, the heroes, and the hole in the sky: Seven Â鶹ÊÓƵalumni share their tales of the city on 9/11
Peter Quint ’87 channels his life experiences—as an educator, athlete, and advocate for the Deaf—into his debut novel, Resilient Silence
