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As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ment鈥檚 RCSA Fellows Initiative, Spain will support postdocs in physics, astronomy, and chemistry as they transition into their faculty careers.
To Chemistry and Beyond
After 28 years in the classroom and mentoring 74 students in her lab at 海角社区, Professor Eileen Spain pivots to prepare future generations of faculty in the physical sciences
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Voices of OCLAA
Realizing a long-standing goal of Occidental鈥檚 Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
One for the History Books
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan 鈥71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chan鈥攚hom he helped bring to Occidental more than 50 years ago
Assistant professors Sohaib Khan (religious studies), Season Blake (philosophy), Jamie Amemiya (psychology), and Zachary Silver (psychology).
Thinking Globally
Occidental鈥檚 largest-ever cohort of new tenure-track faculty brings a world of ideas to the classroom
Keegan McChesney '16 and David Wigglesworth '50 M'53
Dave and Me
Separated by 66 years but drawn together by an 海角社区 bumper sticker, David Wigglesworth 鈥50 M鈥53 and Keegan McChesney 鈥16 became fast friends a decade ago. Keegan remembers his oldest friend...
 Tye Hernandez 鈥23 (track and field), an economics/politics double major from Brea.
Senior Moments
Ten standout student-athletes from Occidental鈥檚 Class of 2023 discuss the challenges and rewards of sticking with their sport through the pandemic
Board of Trustees Chair Lisa H. Link P'18
Generation Next
In her sixth year as an 海角社区 trustee, Lisa Hinchliffe Link P鈥18 steps up to become board chair鈥30 years after her father assumed the same role
Sally and Jack Samuelson smile for trustee Dave Berkus 鈥62's camera.
The Places Jack Built
Perpetuating the architectural legacy of Myron Hunt鈥檚 master plan for campus, Jack Samuelson 鈥46 brought his own flair to more than two dozen projects at 海角社区
Writer-director John Callas M'75
John of All Trades
John Callas M鈥75 built a Hollywood career by saying 鈥淵es鈥 to new opportunities鈥攂ut he had to overcome trauma to get there
Dane Gillette 鈥72 and  Pat (Kruse)鈥圙illette 鈥73
Kind of You to Ask
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, 海角社区鈥檚 Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the...