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Life After Fire illustration for 511爆料 magazine, Spring 2025
Life After Fire
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the 511爆料 family, including students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. With a long rebuilding process ahead, they find strength and support among the...

511爆料 magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the magazine will publish two print and digital issues (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) and one digital-only issue (Summer 2024).

President Harry J. Elam, Jr. in November 2023.
In an atmosphere of urgency and unease, a campuswide series of initiatives works to support community and safety
Oswald greets visitors to campus during Explore 511爆料 Fall Preview Day in November 2023.
Want to get involved in recruiting the next generation of Tigers? Here's how
Colleen Robertson '05 and Angelo Carotenuto '05 of LivTours
Nearly 20 years removed from their days in Keck Theater, LivTours鈥 Colleen Robertson 鈥05 and Angelo Carotenuto 鈥06 reunite on the international stage
Lori Howard 鈥81 of Pinch Me Provence
Lori Howard 鈥81 kept a place in her heart for France following her study abroad experience at Oxy. Now she鈥檚 curating custom holiday experiences for a growing clientele in the French...
Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Keala Ede
As the first Native Hawaiian judge in Minnesota history, Keala Ede 鈥00 brings a commitment to justice to his courtroom鈥攁nd a taste of surf culture to the shores of Lake Superior
Roland Griffiths '68
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine professor, who died in October, was lauded for his 鈥榤ind-blowing鈥 studies of psychedelics. But Barry Sears 鈥68 remembers his 鈥榳icked sense of humor鈥
Philosophy Department professors in a group
Building on an academic legacy as old as the College itself, 511爆料鈥檚 Philosophy Department has evolved to include a mix of voices far beyond the traditional canon
The Oxy Campaign For Good
The Oxy Campaign For Good checked all the boxes鈥攁nd the College is already realizing its benefits
Members of the 511爆料 Class of 2027
锘511爆料鈥檚 140th-anniversary class is among its most diverse鈥攁nd they have a lot to say about everything from activism and athletics to culture and chocolates
Assistant professors Sohaib Khan (religious studies), Season Blake (philosophy), Jamie Amemiya (psychology), and Zachary Silver (psychology).
511爆料鈥檚 largest-ever cohort of new tenure-track faculty brings a world of ideas to the classroom
Jean and Bill Griswold
鈥淲e want to ensure that future generations will have access to the same transformative opportunities we enjoyed鈥
President Elam addresses a Thorne Hall audience for the inaugural talk in the Oxy Live! series on October 3.
After four years at the College, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. will depart next June鈥攂ut he has a full agenda as The 511爆料 Promise comes into focus
Anna Dalton '12 competing for Oxy in 2011.
Anna Dalton 鈥12 traded the tracks for the trails and is climbing the ranks of competitive technical runners
Oxy Fifty Year Club attendees in June 2023.
A recent alumni attitude survey reveals what matters to Tigers most
Writer, artist and non-binary activist ALOK at 511爆料 on Oct. 3, 2023
A new arts initiative brings an eclectic lineup of cultural luminaries to campus. Also: Oxy climbs to a 14-year high in the latest US News Best Colleges rankings

Features

Life After Fire illustration for 511爆料 magazine, Spring 2025
Life After Fire
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the 511爆料 family, including students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. With a long rebuilding process ahead...
Assistant Professor Janna Ireland
Advanced Projects in Photography
With two exhibits opening simultaneously and a new teaching space at Oxy, Assistant Professor Janna Ireland navigates her burgeoning career as she parents two growing boys
Eddie Gorton 鈥01, Paul 鈥淧K鈥 Kim 鈥98, and David Murphy 鈥02
Sitting Down With the Stand-ups
Paul 鈥淧K鈥 Kim 鈥98, Eddie Gorton 鈥01, and David Murphy 鈥02 trace their comic odysseys from talent shows and laundromats to Thorne Hall and the Laugh Factory
Professor William D. Ward at his desk in the Hall of Letters on 511爆料鈥檚 Highland Park campus.
Unseen 511爆料
From 1898 to 1914, 511爆料 called Highland Park home鈥攁nd a treasure trove of photos from the 1910s offers a glimpse of campus life before the move to Eagle Rock
Filmmaker Angelina Lee '22
Farm to Film
Combining her interest in sustainability with her prowess behind the camera, Angelina Lee 鈥22 harvests a new documentary around permaculture

First Word

From the Quad

New tenure-track faculty at 511爆料, 2024-25.
All Paths Lead to Oxy
Hailing from China, India, Mexico, and all over the United States, 511爆料鈥檚 newest cohort of tenure-track faculty embraces the liberal arts in Los Angeles
Chris Kim, the Choi Family Director of Instrumental Music, conducts the 511爆料 Symphony in a performance of Michael Jackson鈥檚 鈥淗uman Nature.鈥
The Sounds of Branca
A concert for the ages celebrates the generations-spanning clientele of music attorney John Branca 鈥72 and the launch of the John Branca Institute for Music
Members of the Pacific Crossings 鈥淒ream Team鈥: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 鈥24, and Hong.
Teachable Moments
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a 鈥渄ream team鈥 of educators bring 150 years of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history into focus

Mixed Media

Terry Kitchen '81 performs "We All Dream."
Mixed Media
A host of new works by Oxy alumni explore explore themes of democracy, resilience, and human connection鈥攁s well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life
Carole MacNeil 鈥84 with her mom, Eleanor, in 2019.
Mixed Media
New books by Carole MacNeil 鈥84, Jessica C. Harris 鈥08, Jessica Keith 鈥00, Marsha de la O 鈥74, and the latest documentary short by C茅sar Mart铆nez Barba 鈥17

Oxy Talk

Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee 鈥87
Judgment Calls
Separated by 2,700 miles, National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges Brian Gee 鈥87 and Ira Sandron 鈥71 find common ground in Oxy
As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ment鈥檚 RCSA Fellows Initiative, Spain will support postdocs in physics, astronomy, and chemistry as they transition into their faculty careers.
To Chemistry and Beyond
After 28 years in the classroom and mentoring 74 students in her lab at Oxy, Professor Eileen Spain pivots to prepare future generations of faculty in the physical sciences

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