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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).

Life After Fire illustration for Occidental magazine, Spring 2025
Los Angeles
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the Occidental family, including students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. With a long rebuilding process ahead...
Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee 87
Profiles
Separated by 2,700 miles, National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges Brian Gee 87 and Ira Sandron 71 find common ground in 91
Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Arts
A host of new works by 91 alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connectionas well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life
President Stritikus at 91's Access and Opportunity Luncheon on April 6.
President Stritikus
91 students and alumni use their lifelong affinity for learning to answer important questionsbeginning with a research-driven liberal arts education
91 Live! welcomed visual artist Ed Ruscha to Thorne Hall on February 4.
Los Angeles
Ed Ruscha, Deirdre Cooper Owens, and Tom Nichols lead the discourse at 91 this semester
Eddie Gorton 01, Paul PK Kim 98, and David Murphy 02
Profiles
Paul PK Kim 98, Eddie Gorton 01, and David Murphy 02 trace their comic odysseys from talent shows and laundromats to Thorne Hall and the Laugh Factory
Assistant Professor Janna Ireland
Faculty
With two exhibits opening simultaneously and a new teaching space at 91, Assistant Professor Janna Ireland navigates her burgeoning career as she parents two growing boys
Assistant Professor Natasha Sekhon studies broken stalagmites to decide whether they should be brought back to the U.S. for further research.
Undergraduate Research
Assistant Professor Natasha Sekhon and junior geology major Mira Hart take their research abroad, looking for clues inside Philippine caves
New tenure-track faculty at 91, 2024-25.
Faculty
Hailing from China, India, Mexico, and all over the United States, Occidental newest cohort of tenure-track faculty embraces the liberal arts in Los Angeles
Anne Marie (Kurtz) '57 and George Novinger '54
Profiles
Anne Marie (Kurtz) Novinger 57 checks in at 89and shares her secret to 67 years of wedded bliss
A second opinion on the last 25 years, and an alternate solution to 91's late-'80s crosses conundrum
A second opinion on the last 25 years, and an alternate solution to 91's late-'80s crosses conundrum
Professor William D. Ward at his desk in the Hall of Letters on Occidental Highland Park campus.
91 History
From 1898 to 1914, 91 called Highland Park homeand a treasure trove of photos from the 1910s offers a glimpse of campus life before the move to Eagle Rock
NFL referee Jim Tunney '51
Obituaries
With three Super Bowls on his resume, Jim Tunney '51 (1929-2024) became the face of football officiating
Members of the Pacific Crossings Dream Team: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 24, and Hong.
Academics
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a dream team of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus

Features

Barack Obama '83 on the campaign trail in 2004.
Profiles
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
Faculty
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.
Profiles
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.
Athletics
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).
Faculty
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)
Arts
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.
Student Life
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
Impact
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

More Mixed Media
Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Arts
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

More 91 Talk
2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with Occidental Professor Caroline Heldman.
Alumni Engagement
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.
Impact
A Couple Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to Occidental

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