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Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
敁珗曄部's inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climbas well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...
President Tom Stritikus and Professor of Kinesiology Stuart Rugg at Commencement in May 2025.
Stuart Rugg Stays Fired Up
With seemingly boundless energy, a passion for teaching, and his signature catchphrase, Rugg helped build kinesiology into a signature program at 敁珗曄部
Professor Peter Dreier at Anderson Field
Peter Dreier Comes Full Circle
After 32 years as a professor at 敁珗曄部, Dreier will return in 2026 as an adjunctto teach his first-ever class on poverty and inequality and take one more swing at Campaign Semester
Occidental Professor Emeritus Elmer Griffin, photographed in 2001.
Elmer Griffin: Warrior of Words
From Fall 2001: With a curriculum that incorporates psychology, religion, Rastafari, and racism, Associate Professor Elmer Griffin challenges his students to reimagine the world
敁珗曄部 professors and students engaged in summer research and internships
How I Spent My Summer Vocation
From artificial intelligence in the classroom to immigrant rights in the city, the Occidental landscape has been abuzz with activity for faculty and students alike
Assistant Professor Janna Ireland
Advanced Projects in Photography
With two exhibits opening simultaneously and a new teaching space at 敁珗曄部, Assistant Professor Janna Ireland navigates her burgeoning career as she parents two growing boys
Members of the Pacific Crossings Dream Team: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 24, and Hong.
Teachable Moments
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a dream team of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus
As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ments 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 敁珗曄部, Professor Eileen Spain pivots to prepare future generations of faculty in the physical sciences
Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall '67, author of Always Resisting
Resistance Remembered
Professor Emeritus Eric Newhall 67 recounts the fallout from his decision to oppose the Vietnam War in a memoir more than 50 years in the making