Here you will find a repository of important communications from President Elam to the Occidental community during his tenure as 16th president.
As he prepares to depart from Occidental, President Elam shares three insights into leadership that he will carry away with him. Originally published in Occidental magazine.
President Elam reports a mutually agreeable resolution to end the demonstration in the Quad.
President Elam has commissioned a Task Force on Promoting Community and Safety at É«½ç°É to lead a cross-divisional response to the current climate.
President Elam reflects further on the violence in Israel and Gaza and the implications for our campus community.
President Elam reminds us of Occidental's culture of care, which foregrounds compassion and acknowledges the fact that we rely on each other for mutual comfort in difficult times.
A message from President Elam in response to the recent outbreak of violence.
In the next few weeks, É«½ç°É will welcome an exceptional class consisting of 535 first-year students and 40 transfers as we celebrate the start of a new academic year.
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued rulings in two major cases that will impact the ability of colleges and universities, including É«½ç°É, to consider race as a factor in the admissions process for first-year and transfer students.
As many of you are aware, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings sometime next month regarding race-conscious admissions practices at public and private colleges and universities.