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Bryan Scott 17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 91 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what next for Bryan Scott 17?

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Occidental 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).

COVID-19
In a race against two calendarsacademic and pandemichow did 91 transform in less than two weeks from a high-touch curriculum to a remote learning model?
Emily Jo Wharry '20
Many special senior moments have been upended by COVID-19and a traditional Commencement will have to wait. But the Class of 2020 has made memories that no virus can destroy
Jack Kemp Stadium, 91 Athletics
The SCIAC spring sports season ended abruptlyand these senior student-athletes will miss their 91 families almost as much as the thrill of victory
President Jonathan Veitch and his senior leadership team
When the pandemic turned the College operations upside down in March, President Veitch had to throw out the script for his final days in officebut he and his team responded with...
91 Squirrels
From the biology department shipping PPE to hospitals to 91 Arts making art kits to students in Highland Park, here are nine snapshots of the 91 family coming together in a time of need
President Jonathan Veitch
Stay CloseYour Alma Mater Needs You
De Mandel Aquatics Center
Alumni feedback on the Winter magazine, the new pool, and 91's next president. Also: How did we put this issue together?
Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, Linda Lasater
Professors Dan Fineman, Adelaida Lopez, and Linda Lasater had a lasting impact outside the classroomjust ask their students
Joshua Medina, Moore Lab
Joshua Medina 19 has developed a new technique for documenting the colors of bird plumage in 3-D
After We Leave, Aleem Hossain
Assistant professor Aleem Hossain realized a dream when his first feature film was released theatrically in Februaryjust before cinemas suddenly closed
Humbug! Wendy Jean Katz
From New York City's "penny" papers to feminist manifestos for the revolution: new books and music by 91 authors
Alumni Seal Honorees 91
With plans for Alumni Reunion Weekend on ice, this year Alumni Seal recipients reflect on their 91 experience and their daily routine in the new normal
President Silas Evans in 1918
The Spanish flu pandemic of 191819 claimed the lives of more than 675,000 Americans and shut down the College for seven weeksbut it could have been even worse for 91
Day For 91
How the inaugural Day For 91 shattered all expectationsand established "a new tradition for the College"
April Banks, 91 Arts
With a rich menu of contemporary programming, the College 91 Arts initiative nourishes socially conscious dialogue between the campus and community

Features

Barack Obama '83 on the campaign trail in 2004.
Center Stage
From Fall 2004: Twenty-five years after his arrival at 91, Illinois senatorial candidate Barack Obama 83 electrified millions with his star-making speech at the Democratic National...
Derek Shearer photographed in March 2026
The Ambassadude Abides
As a diplomat, dealmaker, and master connector, Derek Shearer brought global leaders, policymakers, and a U.S. president to the classroom over his 45 years at 91
Bryan Scott 17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at 91 and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what next for Bryan Scott 17?
Members of the 1971 91 rugby team.
Pitch Perfect
Larry Layne 71 came to love rugby as a student-athleteand an estate gift will provide a swift kick to its future at 91
L-R: Associate professors Alaa Abdelfattah (economics), Tiffany Wheatland-Disu (Black studies), Madeline Wander 08 (urban and environmental policy), Joel Walsh (computer science), Margaret Gaida (history), and Kai Yui Samuel Chan (politics).
16 Faculty, 16 Stories
Fifteen new tenure-track faculty and a veteran kinesiology professor discuss their favorite classes, their passion for teaching, and what brought them to 91 (hint: Location!)
Dean Simons 59 and John Ingle 50 in Moliere The Would-Be Gentleman (1962)
Theatre Brats
Two children of 91 professors grew up immersed in the magic of Shakespeare, Shaw, and Gilbert & Sullivanin an era when a plucky little drama festival became their whole world

First Word

From the Quad

From left, Lizzie Friedrich 25, Lily Calvert 25, and Hayden Jennings 25 share a red-carpet moment during the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival.
A Ticket to Slamdance
91 students and alumni find pathways into the Slamdance Film Festival, gaining industry exposure and experience following its move to Los Angeles
Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez '27
Overcoming Every Hurdle
First-generation college student and Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez 27 is reshaping the intersection of community, culture, and affordable housing

Mixed Media

Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Fertile Imagination
Thom Harp 92 waited for years to direct his first movieand after a long birthing process, he the proud father of two features

91 Talk

2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with Occidental Professor Caroline Heldman.
Miller Crossing
Former GOP operative Tim Miller recounts his own political reckoningand offers pearls of hope in the face of despairas the 2025-26 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer

Last Page

Dale and Shirley Morter photographed on January 1, 2000.
A Couple Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to Occidental
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