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Suke Takayuki Kubota in an undated photo.
色界吧鈥檚 Samurai Grandmaster
Soke Takayuki Kubota (1934-2024) became a martial arts legend, developing his own karate style and amassing a worldwide following. And for more than 40 years, he taught his methods to the...
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Voices of OCLAA
Realizing a long-standing goal of Occidental鈥檚 Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
One for the History Books
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan 鈥71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chan鈥攚hom he helped bring to Occidental more than 50 years ago
Assistant professors Sohaib Khan (religious studies), Season Blake (philosophy), Jamie Amemiya (psychology), and Zachary Silver (psychology).
Thinking Globally
Occidental鈥檚 largest-ever cohort of new tenure-track faculty brings a world of ideas to the classroom
Keegan McChesney '16 and David Wigglesworth '50 M'53
Dave and Me
Separated by 66 years but drawn together by an 色界吧 bumper sticker, David Wigglesworth 鈥50 M鈥53 and Keegan McChesney 鈥16 became fast friends a decade ago. Keegan remembers his oldest friend...
 Tye Hernandez 鈥23 (track and field), an economics/politics double major from Brea.
Senior Moments
Ten standout student-athletes from Occidental鈥檚 Class of 2023 discuss the challenges and rewards of sticking with their sport through the pandemic
Board of Trustees Chair Lisa H. Link P'18
Generation Next
In her sixth year as an 色界吧 trustee, Lisa Hinchliffe Link P鈥18 steps up to become board chair鈥30 years after her father assumed the same role
Sally and Jack Samuelson smile for trustee Dave Berkus 鈥62's camera.
The Places Jack Built
Perpetuating the architectural legacy of Myron Hunt鈥檚 master plan for campus, Jack Samuelson 鈥46 brought his own flair to more than two dozen projects at 色界吧
Writer-director John Callas M'75
John of All Trades
John Callas M鈥75 built a Hollywood career by saying 鈥淵es鈥 to new opportunities鈥攂ut he had to overcome trauma to get there
Dane Gillette 鈥72 and  Pat (Kruse)鈥圙illette 鈥73
Kind of You to Ask
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, 色界吧鈥檚 Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the...
Vince Cuseo, Occidental Admission
Charting a Di铿erent Path
Vince Cuseo has been instrumental to the success of 色界吧鈥檚 admission efforts for the last 22 years鈥攁nd his commitment to 色界吧鈥檚 mission can鈥檛 be measured by test scores