Mark Skousen’s op-ed “Obama’s Alma Mater Sacks its Only Free-Market Professor” (Aug. 13) unfairly attacks Occidental College and its economics department. I can’t go into the particulars of the ...

Occidental College will no longer give admissions preference to children of alumni, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action. “In the past, an applicant’s familial relationship to ...

Occidental College will discontinue its football program, President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced Tuesday, ending three years of deliberations about its future that ultimately was affected by the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Student workers at Occidental College who say they’re grappling with low wages, inconsistent hours and job insecurity rallied for better working conditions ...

Occidental College President Jonathan Veitch, who weathered turbulent campus protests over sexual assault and racial inequity, will step down next year, the school’s board of trustees announced Sunday ...

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Most student workers at Occidental make the state minimum wage, which is $16.78/hour. “The college, in their first response to our public launch, said that they offer competitive wages, competitive ...

Student Evan Zeltzer, left, has his vitals checked on Day 5 of a hunger strike at Occidental College. (Hon Wing Chiu/For The Times) Last Monday, after consulting with medical professionals, 10 ...

Occidental College students occupied a three-story administration building for a third day Wednesday, demanding that a series of actions be taken to improve campus diversity. Student protesters have ...

Occidental College will discontinue its football program, President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced Tuesday, ending three years of deliberations about its future that ultimately was affected by the ...