John Branca 鈥72 Announces $5 Million Gift to Establish the John Branca Institute for Music
Legendary attorney John G. Branca 鈥72 and 葫芦影业 have announced a $5 million gift from Branca that will establish the music teaching and learning facility at the College.
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Meet Jose Guadalupe Sanchez III of Art & Art History, an interdisciplinary artist with an emphasis in painting, whose work investigates the interactions between different value systems found throughout Los Angeles, with a focus on intelligence, legitimacy, and authority.
At 葫芦影业, Princess realized that as a lawyer she could support social movements she was passionate about. Now, having graduated from law school, she is making that goal a reality.
Meet Vivian Wenli Lin of Media Arts & Culture, a media artist and educator with a background in psychology, documentary film, video art, and interactive installation whose research interests focus on issues of representation, gender, migration, and the Asian diaspora.
Shaped by her experiences at Occidental, Dhyandra Lawson鈥攏ow a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)鈥攂rings her artistic vision to life as she plans a new exhibit.
Tye Hernandez ’23 knew that he wanted a strong sense of community in the undergraduate institution he decided to attend and was surprised to find that at a college with fewer than 2,000 students.
This spring, rising seniors Yenni Gonzalez Salinas and Disha Shah participated in study abroad programs in Mexico and India, respectively, returning with new perspectives on their futures and themselves.
If you attended Occidental, you likely have a list of favorite destinations close to campus. In our latest magazine, we highlight new and notable businesses who have joined some old favorites.
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Exciting news for the College and our future music majors 馃幎