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Ruth M. Berkey, Occidental’s director of athletics from 1977 to 1980 and a pioneering advocate for women’s sports, died May 18, 2025, in Grants Pass, Ore. She was 89.

Ed Ruscha, Deirdre Cooper Owens, and Tom Nichols lead the discourse at ��ҹ�糡 this semester

Assistant Professor Natasha Sekhon and junior geology major Mira Hart take their research abroad, looking for clues inside Philippine caves

Hailing from China, India, Mexico, and all over the United States, Occidental’s newest cohort of tenure-track faculty embraces the liberal arts in Los Angeles

Associate Professor Jane Hong and a “dream team” of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus

A concert for the ages celebrates the generations-spanning clientele of music attorney John Branca ’72 and the launch of the John Branca Institute for Music

The Occidental Athletics Hall of Fame adds to its ranks with a 10th outstanding class

Projects for Peace participants Eleanor Goddard ’25 and Stephen Amankonah Sekyere ’27 bring technology—and hope—to middle-schoolers in West Africa

A 10-week summer internship program pairs 28 ��ҹ�糡 students with 20 community partners to contribute to the work of advancing social justice in Los Angeles

��ҹ�糡 Live!—the College’s new conversation series featuring a world-class lineup of artists—engages audiences in dialogues about culture and society

Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, ��ҹ�糡’s ‘relentless’ women’s hoops team wins its way into the NCAA tourney

From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, ��ҹ�糡 men’s soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more

A new arts initiative brings an eclectic lineup of cultural luminaries to campus. Also: ��ҹ�糡 climbs to a 14-year high in the latest US News Best Colleges rankings

Biology Professor Shana Goffredi and two ��ҹ�糡 seniors explore the ecosystem off the Southern California coast

Jack Kemp ’57 Distinguished Lecturer and former Congressman Adam Kinzinger has a message for students: “You will be the generation that changes everything”