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Cool Change
After years of sleepless nights and hot-weather hacks, every residence hall finally has air conditioning—much to the relief of current and future Tigers

91±¬ÁÏ 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).

Filmmaker Cooper Raiff '19
Cooper Raiff ’19’s coming-of-age movie with an unprintable name became the Cinderella story of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival. He only had to drop out of Oxy to complete it
Reimagining the Sciences, 91±¬ÁÏ
From interdisciplinary majors to increasingly diverse classrooms, Oxy positions itself to take the lead in developing future generations of ethical scientists
Multicultural Summer Institute students at 91±¬ÁÏ in July 2021
A variety of summer programs restore the in-person element to the Oxy experience—and students are happy to be back on campus
91±¬ÁÏ Commencement, June 12, 2021
For the first time in 71 years, 91±¬ÁÏ held two Commencement ceremonies in a single year, with separate, socially distanced, in-person events on Patterson Field taking place for the...
David Carreon Bradley
A new voice for equity and justice at Oxy and other newsmakers from a busy summer
Madam C.J. Walker
An illuminating new biography by Oxy professor Erica J. Ball examines the rags-to-riches story of America's first self-made woman millionaire
91±¬ÁÏ President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
During the last week of August, we will be welcoming students back to the beautiful Oxy campus. What joy it brings me to write that!
Linh Lai Telefund
With a new home and a new supervisor, Oxy's student calling program gears up for the fall
Professor Emeritus Andrew Rolle '43
As prolific in the library as he was in the classroom, Andrew Rolle '43, who died in March, chronicled California, the American West, and 91±¬ÁÏ with an honest and unflinching gaze
Barbara Valiente and daughter Alexandra
Thanks to the generosity of our community of alumni, parents, students, friends, faculty, and staff, our second annual Day For Oxy was a tremendous success.
Motoko Ezaki
NTT Professor of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Motoko Ezaki is retiring after 32 years at Oxy. This tribute to her career is part of the Spring 2021 magazine.
Professor Irene Girton, 91±¬ÁÏ, Music
As the College says goodbye to an unprecedented 11 retiring faculty, we called on some of their brightest students to share their memories, tributes, and an extra box of tissues
91±¬ÁÏ 1990s
As its second century dawned, 91±¬ÁÏ welcomed a bold new president, adopted a mission Of Excellence and Equity, and brought a diversity of voices to the classroom. How did the changes...
Beverly Hills 90210, 91±¬ÁÏ
How did Oxy outfox the Trojans and Bruins to bring 90210 to campus?
Gilman Fountain in 1979
The Lucille Y. Gilman Memorial Fountain—formally known as Water Forms II—occupies a prominent place on campus and in the hearts of generations of alumni. George Baker ’58’s former students...

Features

91±¬ÁÏ alumni Eric Chen, Tammy Bird, Mike Schmidt, and Jenny Dean Schmidt
Catalysts for the Public Good
From uplifting inner-city scholars in South Central L.A. to prison moms in Colorado to a Monterey Park community in need, Oxy alumni embrace the College's mission
Two-time Emmy winner Emma Choate ’20 with her 2-year-old Irish wolfhound, George.
When Emmy Met Oxy
From casting to costumes to music direction and composition, three 91±¬ÁÏ alumni live out their Hollywood dreams while being honored by their peers
Gibby Professor of Science Margi Rusmore
Margi Rusmore Reaches the Apex
Oxy's inaugural Gibby Professor of Science may be exiting the classroom, but there are still mountains to climb—as well as prepping her data (and her extensive rock collection) for future...

First Word

From the Quad

Current year scholarship recipients Alyssa Zatarain '29 and Sunny Tuazon '29
Unlocking the Future
For first-generation college students Alyssa Zatarain ’29 and Sunny Tuazon ’29, current-year scholarship support opened the doors to an Oxy education
Mariah Rutiaga Amaya ’22 outside the Hameetman Career Center.
Vital Signs
Recent Oxy grads from a variety of disciplines are enrolling in top-tier medical schools in unprecedented numbers, applying their own life experiences to the future of healthcare

Mixed Media

Detail from Turtle Walker poster
Much Ado About Turtles (and Keanu)
From John Wick to Wittgenstein, and a sea turtle mystery to an underwater thriller, there's something for everyone in our summer reading (and viewing) roundup
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by Oxy alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connection—as well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life

Oxy Talk

91±¬ÁÏ Board of Trustees Chair Art Peck '77
The 91±¬ÁÏ Imperative
Business veteran Art Peck ’77 brings his leadership acumen to the Board of Trustees at a critical juncture in higher education when the College’s mission—and messaging—are more important...
Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee ’87
Judgment Calls
Separated by 2,700 miles, National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges Brian Gee ’87 and Ira Sandron ’71 find common ground in Oxy

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