Occidental College
Private liberal arts college in Los Angeles
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| March 26 2024 | Tom Stritikus, formerly of Fort Lewis College, was announced as the next president of Occidental College, effective July 1. |
| 2023 | President Harry Elam announced the elimination of legacy preferences for children of alumni in the college's admissions process. |
| 2023 | Won Men's Soccer SCIAC Championship. |
| August 2023 | Harry J. Elam, Jr. announced his retirement in 2024 for health-related reasons. |
| 2020 | Occidental College dropped its football program. |
| July 2020 | Harry J. Elam, Jr. became Occidental's 16th president, formerly vice provost for undergraduate education and Drama professor at Stanford University. |
| 2019 | The Occidental Men's Basketball Team reached the SCIAC championship game, losing to Pomona Pitzer in the Tournament Championship game. |
| 2017 | Occidental cancelled the remainder of its football season due to lack of healthy players, with the team having as few as 30 players available. |
| 2016 | Won Baseball SCIAC Championship. |
| 2014 | Diver Jessica Robson set Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference records for both 1m and 3m diving. |
| 2014 | Occidental College was named as one of 55 higher education institutions under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible sexual violence and harassment policy violations. |
| 2011 | Jeremy Castro ('99) and Patrick Guthrie ('86) led the rugby team to the NSCRO final, where they lost to Longwood University 36–27 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. |
| 2011 | Occidental College lost a basketball game to Caltech 46-45, ending Caltech's 310-game losing streak in the conference. |
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