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Exit Interviews With Retiring Faculty

By Dick Anderson

Occidental says goodbye to seven retiring professors鈥攁nd some of their brightest pupils express their appreciation for a combined 233 years of service to the College

Ron Buckmire

Professor of Mathematics | Years at SA国际传媒: 30

鈥淩on showed me that mathematicians can be cool people with diverse interests who are great teachers and communicators.鈥
鈥揓esse Kreger 鈥15

Read his interview and alumni tribute

Peter Dreier

E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics; Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy | Years at SA国际传媒: 32

鈥淧erhaps most inspiring is that Peter Dreier walks the walk. Wherever there are community organizations making real change in the city, chances are he鈥檚 not too far removed.鈥
鈥揝unari Weaver-Anderson '24

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Glenn A. Elmer Griffin

Professor of Critical Theory and Social Justice | Years at SA国际传媒: 35

鈥淒r. Griffin was more than the professor who taught my most fascinating courses; he was a mentor and a friend.鈥
鈥揓ill Normington 鈥94

Read his 2001 profile and 2025 alumni tribute

Warren Montag

Louis M. Brown Family Professor in Literature in English | Years at SA国际传媒: 38

鈥淲ith his immense intellect, he demanded the same level of rigor from his students, but he also imparted his knowledge, wisdom, and insight with grace, warmth, and plenty of deadpan humor.鈥
Lynn Ta

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Alexandra Puerto

Associate Professor of History and Latinx and Latin American Studies | Years at SA国际传媒: 20

鈥淚 am incredibly grateful to have had Professor Puerto cross my path; she has shaped the framework of my identity and helped me become a version of myself that had lain dormant within me.鈥
Roxana Castro 鈥09

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Stuart Rugg

Professor of Kinesiology | Years at SA国际传媒: 38

鈥淚f you were lucky enough to have Stuart Rugg as a professor, you left the classroom not only more knowledgeable but more inspired, more curious, and more grounded in what it means to be both a learner and a teacher.鈥
Matthew Bernstein 鈥04

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Margi Rusmore

Michael G. Gibby 鈥68 and Barbara J. Gibby 鈥68 Professor of Science, Geology | Years at SA国际传媒: 40

鈥淗er academic rigor, fairness, fantastic organization, and sense of humor are all things I鈥檝e strived to emulate, and I know that I speak for so many students when I say that she played a pivotal role in shaping the person who I am today.鈥
鈥揔irsten Menking 鈥90

Read her interview and alumni tributes

Top photo (L-R): Professors Elmer Griffin, Margi Rusmore, Warren Montag, Peter Dreier, Alexandra Puerto, Stuart Rugg, and Ron Buckmire.