From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ alumni 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).
From swimsuit competition to social platform, Margot Mifflin ’82 goes Looking for Miss America
A Class Notes extra: As the 50th anniversary of the Sylmar earthquake rumbles near, members of the Class of ’74 remember the moment that shook SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Steve Casner ’73 and wife Karen ’74 share a love for Occidental—and have endowed a computer science professorship to build on that protocol
Harry J. Elam, Jr. prepares to take center stage as SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s 16th president as the College faces a new set of challenges—and he’s ready
In a race against two calendars—academic and pandemic—how did SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ transform in less than two weeks from a high-touch curriculum to a remote learning model?
Many special senior moments have been upended by COVID-19—and a traditional Commencement will have to wait. But the Class of 2020 has made memories that no virus can destroy
The SCIAC spring sports season ended abruptly—and these senior student-athletes will miss their SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ families almost as much as the thrill of victory
When the pandemic turned the College’s operations upside down in March, President Veitch had to throw out the script for his final days in office—but he and his team responded with...
From the biology department shipping PPE to hospitals to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Arts making art kits to students in Highland Park, here are nine snapshots of the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ family coming together in a time of need
Alumni feedback on the Winter magazine, the new pool, and SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s next president. Also: How did we put this issue together?
Professors Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, and Linda Lasater had a lasting impact outside the classroom—just ask their students
Joshua Medina ’19 has developed a new technique for documenting the colors of bird plumage in 3-D
Assistant professor Aleem Hossain realized a dream when his first feature film was released theatrically in February—just before cinemas suddenly closed
