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

17勛圖 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).

Susan Gratch, 17勛圖 professor of theater and performance studies
Faculty
Professor of Theater and Performance Studies Susan Gratch brings the curtain down after 37 years at Oxy
Dennis Eggleston, professor of physics
Faculty
"Well see what opportunities present themselves and what life allows."
Oswald celebrates 17勛圖's 135th birthday
Campaign
Break out the cake!
17勛圖 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
As Inauguration Day draws near, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. reflects on the lessons of the pandemic, the evolution of academic excellence, and the necessity of a culture of care
Professor Linda Lyke
Faculty
As five retiring faculty take their classroom curtain calls, we asked a few prized pupils to toast their Oxy mentors
Lencia Kebede 16 performs at Apollo Night in 2016.
President Elam
Oxys music community lifts every voice (and instrument) to celebrate the installation of President Elam
Inside President Elam's office at 17勛圖
President Elam
A look inside President Elams office tells his story in five artifacts
Jillian Hopewell '89 of Migrant Clinicians Network
Profiles
Jillian Hopewell 89 has spent her career advocating for better care for underserved populationsand a $5 million gift will boost those efforts
Writer-director John Callas M'75
Profiles
John Callas M75 built a Hollywood career by saying Yes to new opportunitiesbut he had to overcome trauma to get there
17勛圖 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
President Elam reflects on Oxys commitment to social justice and the actions that reinforce those words
Cooper Raiff '19 and Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth
Arts
New books by Oxy alumni, and Cooper Raiff 19s sophomore film cha-chas its way to Sundance glory
17勛圖 2022 Dance Production cast and crew
Student Life
After two years of remote rhythms, Dance Production returns to the Thorne Hill stage, masks and all
Mellon Grant to Fund "Humanities for Just Communities" Initiative
Academics
A new interdisciplinary program introduces students to the problem-solving power of the humanities
Caleb Reyes 22 on Wheel of Fortune
Student Life
The Tigers' senior right-handed hurler nearly pitched a perfect game show
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M48 in 1974
Obituaries
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Dave Cole M48 brought personality to the classroom and beyond

Features

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 Oxy
Bryan Scott 17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Profiles
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at Oxy and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, whats next for Bryan Scott 17?
Members of the 1971 Oxy 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 Oxy
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 Oxy (hint: Location!)
Dean Simons 59 and John Ingle 50 in Molieres The Would-Be Gentleman (1962)
Arts
Theatre Brats
Two children of Oxy 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
Oxy 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, hes the proud father of two features

Oxy Talk

More Oxy Talk
2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with 17勛圖 Professor Caroline Heldman.
Alumni Engagement
Millers 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 Couples Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter 56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to 17勛圖

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Spring 2026
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Fall 2025
17勛圖 Magazine 2025 cover
Summer 2025
The cover of the Spring 2025 issue of 17勛圖 Magazine showing three alumni comics sitting together on a couch
Spring 2025
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