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Jillian has spent her career advocating for better care for underserved populations—and a $5 million gift will boost those efforts.
Ryan Hino
Link to story about Ryan HinoOccidental College Science Scholar Ryan Hino ’22 researches sustainable alternatives to combat the drug and antibiotic resistance problem.
Vivian Wenli Lin
Link to story about Vivian Wenli LinMeet Vivian Wenli Lin of Media Arts & Culture, a media artist and educator with a background in psychology, documentary film, video art, and interactive installation whose research interests focus on issues of representation, gender, migration, and the Asian diaspora.
Dhyandra Lawson ’08
Link to story about Dhyandra Lawson ’08Shaped by her experiences at Occidental, Dhyandra Lawson—now a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)—brings her artistic vision to life as she plans a new exhibit.
Tye Hernandez
Link to story about Tye HernandezTye Hernandez ’23 knew that he wanted a strong sense of community in the undergraduate institution he decided to attend and was surprised to find that at a college with fewer than 2,000 students.
Zachary Silver
Link to story about Zachary SilverMeet Zachary Silver of psychology, whose research and teaching interests involve how animals learn from and about humans.
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Five Occidental College alumni, many from the Class of 2024, received awards from the prestigious Fulbright US Student Program, which facilitates cultural exchange by supporting research, graduate study, and English language instruction abroad.
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