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12/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/13/2024 12:33
Year in Review: Top News Highlights and Feature Stories of 2024
Top Five News Highlights
Occidental Magazine Features
Top Five News Highlights
March 26: The Occidental College Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Tom Stritikus as the College's 17th president. Stritikus comes to Occidental from his position as president of Fort Lewis College, a public liberal arts college located in Durango, Colorado.
September 24: Occidental rose one place in US News & World Report's 2025 Best College Rankings, landing at No. 34 nationally among liberal arts colleges, a 15-year high.
June 4: Legendary attorney John G. Branca '72, partner and head of the music department at Ziffren Brittenham, one of the most respected entertainment law firms in the world, and Occidental College have announced a $5 million gift from Branca that will establish the John Branca Institute for Music, a music teaching and learning facility at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
April 22: Occidental College has announced its 2024-25 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students committed to the public good.
July 24: For a small liberal arts college, Occidental's numbers are impressive: 21 Olympic athletes in eight sports, seven of whom won a total of nine medals.
Occidental Magazine Features
These are the five most-viewed feature stories published by Occidental magazine in 2024.
Occidental's president-elect is a first-generation college graduate and a firm believer in the transformative power of a liberal arts education.
Eagle Rock and Highland Park have become magnets for new businesses, including the resurrected Eagle Theatre (now home to Vidiots). What's changed-and what's still in fashion?
From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, Oxy men's soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more.
Emboldened by a proactive student body, Oxy doubles down on its commitment to a more sustainable campus.
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