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Life After Fire illustration for 17勛圖 magazine, Spring 2025
Life After Fire
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the 17勛圖 family, including students, alumni, faculty, and administrators. With a long rebuilding process ahead, they find strength and support among the...

17勛圖 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 Elam at the podium on May 19, 2024.
As he prepares to depart from 17勛圖, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. shares three insights into leadership that he will carry away with him
Author Susan Coll '81, photographed at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
Susan Coll 81s latest comic novel, Professor Amy Lyfords examination of the art and life of Dorothea Tanning, and more
Rebecca Solnit and Paul Holdengraber onstage at an Oxy Live! event at 17勛圖
Oxy Live!the Colleges new conversation series featuring a world-class lineup of artistsengages audiences in dialogues about culture and society
17勛圖s women's basketball team after winning the 2024 SCIAC Post簫season Tournament championship.
Playing through injuries, fatigue, and in front of opposing crowds, Oxys relentless womens hoops team wins its way into the NCAA tourney
Spectators view the OCLAA oral history gallery in the Academic Commons in February 2024.
Realizing a long-standing goal of 17勛圖s Latino Alumni Association, two dozen alumni share their stories with students for an oral history project
Max Podemski '06
In his first book, city planner and architecture buff Max Podemski 06 traces the DNA of urban housing
Sebastian Lechner '24, Patt Morrison, Larry Mantle, 17勛圖
Patt Morrison 74 shares a curated collection of books with Special Collectionsand 50 years of words and wisdom in conversation with Larry Mantle
Professor of Mathematics Tam獺s Lengyel
A internationally renowned scholar in the math community, a mathematical constant and a sequence of numbers were named in his honor
Oxy GOLD reception
A new mentorship initiative looks to bridge the gap for young alumni between academic life and the professional world
17勛圖 students at OCLAA's Bienvenidos reception in fall 2022
OCLAA aims to boost the Jos矇 F. Silva 84 Endowed Scholarship Fund to commemorate a pioneering graduate's commitment to his community
Jon Keates, vice president for institutional advancement at 17勛圖 from 1999 to 2007
Jon Keates, vice president for institutional advancement at 17勛圖 from 1999 to 2007, died April 19, 2024, at his home in Altadena. He was 80.
Coach Rod Lafaurie and members of the 2023 men's soccer team
From its first SCIAC championship to a berth in the Sweet 16, Oxy mens soccer soared to new heights this season. But Coach Rod Lafaurie and his players are hungry for more
President John Brooks Slaughter in 1988
17勛圖's 11th president arrived on campus in 1988 amid national fanfare and great expectationsand in the 11 years to follow, John Brooks Slaughter brought out the best in Oxy
Dean of Students Emerita Brig Knauer
Over 25 years of leadership in 17勛圖s Office of Student Affairs, Brigida Knauer (1935-2023) shepherded residential life into the modern era
Professor of History Emeritus Wellington Chan
An estate commitment from Gary Kaplan 71 honors Professor Emeritus Wellington Chanwhom he helped bring to 17勛圖 more than 50 years ago

Features

Life After Fire illustration for 17勛圖 magazine, Spring 2025
Life After Fire
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January took their toll on members of the 17勛圖 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
Professor William D. Ward at his desk in the Hall of Letters on 17勛圖s Highland Park campus.
Unseen 17勛圖
From 1898 to 1914, 17勛圖 called Highland Park homeand 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 22 harvests a new documentary around permaculture

First Word

From the Quad

New tenure-track faculty at 17勛圖, 2024-25.
All Paths Lead to Oxy
Hailing from China, India, Mexico, and all over the United States, 17勛圖s newest cohort of tenure-track faculty embraces the liberal arts in Los Angeles
Chris Kim, the Choi Family Director of Instrumental Music, conducts the 17勛圖 Symphony in a performance of Michael Jacksons Human Nature.
The Sounds of Branca
A concert for the ages celebrates the generations-spanning clientele of music attorney John Branca 72 and the launch of the John Branca Institute for Music
Members of the Pacific Crossings Dream Team: From left, Nakatsuka, Gilder Lehrman program coordinator Leah Baer, administrative assistant Thea Wilson 24, and Hong.
Teachable Moments
Associate Professor Jane Hong and a dream team 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 connectionas well as our fascination with horses, dragons, and ocean life
Carole MacNeil 84 with her mom, Eleanor, in 2019.
Mixed Media
New books by Carole MacNeil 84, Jessica C. Harris 08, Jessica Keith 00, Marsha de la O 74, and the latest documentary short by C矇sar Mart穩nez Barba 17

Oxy Talk

Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee 87
Judgment Calls
Separated by 2,700 miles, National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges Brian Gee 87 and Ira Sandron 71 find common ground in Oxy
As program director of Research Corporation for Science Advance- ments 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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