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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).

17勛圖 President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
In the wake of the Supreme Courts decisions on race-conscious admission practices, 17勛圖 is committed to adhering to the cornerstones of its historic mission
Keegan McChesney '16 and David Wigglesworth '50 M'53
Separated by 66 years but drawn together by an Oxy bumper sticker, David Wigglesworth 50 M53 and Keegan McChesney 16 became fast friends a decade ago. Keegan remembers his oldest friend...
17勛圖 Professor of Chemistry Frank Lambert
Fifty-seven years after an ill-fated grade placed his academic dreams in jeopardy, Dr. Elliott Oppenheim 69 recalls the counsel of his mentor, Professor of Chemistry Frank Lambert
18 Young Scientists to Watch
17勛圖s labs are the launching pads for countless careers in the sciencesand here are 18 graduates of the last 20 years, nominated by their former faculty mentors, doing exemplary work...
Illumination Chief Marketing Officer Sam Bergen '04
Following the record-shattering box office launch of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Illumination Chief Marketing Officer Sam Bergen 04 recounts his journey from Campus Road to Rainbow Road
Professor Linda Besemer, working with a straight edge on a lift at their studio in 2022.
Retiring from teachingbut not from paintingfollowing their Guggenheim sabbatical year, Besemer says of their time at the College, "17勛圖 gave me a life where I could thrive"
17勛圖 Professor Nina Gelbart
17勛圖's longest currently active faculty member reflects on her 48 years at the College, selecting the subjects of her books, and her plans for retirement
Professor of French and Spanish Studies Emeritus Arthur Saint-Aubin
From writing about a 19th-century French novelist to 20th-century rock 'n' roll pioneers, the newly emeritus professor of Spanish and French studies juggles multiple projects as he prepares...
Professor Bhavna Shamasunder and her research team
Guided by rigorous research and a moral compass, Associate Professor Bhavna Shamasunder exposes the environmental injustices affecting the health of Angelenos
Richard Carlson '60, author of Mekong Medicine
U.S. Army Medical Corps veteran Richard Carlson 60 on his Vietnam memoir, Mekong Medicine, and more
 Tye Hernandez 23 (track and field), an economics/politics double major from Brea.
Ten standout student-athletes from 17勛圖s Class of 2023 discuss the challenges and rewards of sticking with their sport through the pandemic
The 2023-24 Barack Obama Scholars at 17勛圖.
Meet the eight sophomores and juniors selected for 17勛圖's premier leadership training program
17勛圖's solar array reflects a colorful sunset in 2014.
Ten years after its installation, 17勛圖s solar array produces 12 percent of the Colleges energy usage
Campaign Button for Distinction
As The Oxy Campaign For Good sprints to a successful conclusion, the Board of Trustees endorses an integrated strategic plan for 2030
Author Isabel Wilkerson and President Elam
President Elam examines the historyand futureof immersive learning at Oxy

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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