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Bryan Scott ’17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at Oxy and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what’s next for Bryan Scott ’17?
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91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ Magazine

91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ magazine brings you campus news, in-depth features, and profiles of exceptional alumni. For the 2025-26 academic year, the magazine will publish one digital-only issue (Summer 2025) and two print and digital issues (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026).

91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ Core Writing Program
Academics
Regardless of one’s major or career path, Oxy’s writing proficiency requirement has proved essential to professional success. But don’t just take our word for it
Thalia González 
Faculty
Through her Rebellious Lawyering program, Thalia González’s students get hands-on experience in public-interest law, garnering new insights into the legal system and a head start on law...
COVID testing in the Quad, January 2021
Student Life
After nearly a full year of remote learning, hope springs eternal of a return to campus this fall
Mary Jane Hewitt at Oxy (1974) and with Museum of African American Art in Los Angeles founder Samella Lewis (1984)
Equity & Justice
Professor Mary Jane Hewitt created a foundation for multicultural education at 91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ—and an anonymous gift recognizes her lasting influence
Anderson Center for Environmental Sciences
Academics
From campus landmarks to classroom spaces, the College has completed a burst of new construction during the pandemic
The Oxy Campaign For Good
Campaign
With matching gift challenges and creative engagement opportunities, The Oxy Campaign For Good responds to the obstacles of COVID-19
Valerie Jarrett
Academics
Valerie Jarrett's calling toward a life of public service led her to a key role in the Obama White House—and she urged Oxy students to follow their "quiet voice"
Oxy Athletics
Athletics
A new multi-constituent commission examines Oxy's athletic programs with a focus on issues of competitiveness and diversity
President Harry J. Elam, Jr.
President Elam
"An Oxy education has never been more valuable, applicable, and urgently important than now"
Ming Cho Lee '53 in 2003
Arts
From Summer 2003: Designer, professor, and Medal of Arts recipient Ming Cho Lee '53 reflects on half a century's work in American theater
Dr. Kimberly Shriner '80
Profiles
From remote worship to online meditation, and testing to teaching, these six alumni have mobilized in the fight against COVID-19
Compton Cowboys founder Randy Hook
Profiles
Whether he's ranching. riding, or rapping, Compton Cowboys leader Randy Hook '12 brings swagger to the saddle
Fall Semester, Remote Learning, 91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ
Academics
Introducing new courses, embracing technology, and challenging traditional approaches to classroom pedagogy, Oxy faculty reimagine the remote learning experience
CTSJ Matrix
Equity & Justice
Oxy’s Critical Theory & Social Justice Department puts social justice upfront
Madeline Aubry, Campaign Semester
Student Life
Campaign Semester takes on many forms as Oxy students get out the vote

Features

Derek Shearer photographed in March 2026
Faculty
The Ambassadude Abides
As a diplomat, dealmaker, and master connector, Derek Shearer brought global leaders, policymakers, and a U.S. president to the classroom over his 45 years at Oxy
Bryan Scott ’17 at Jack Kemp Stadium in February 2026.
Profiles
Out of the Foxhole
After smashing multiple records at Oxy and gutting out an eight-year career in professional football, what’s next for Bryan Scott ’17?
Members of the 1971 Oxy rugby team.
Athletics
Pitch Perfect
Larry Layne ’71 came to love rugby as a student-athlete—and an estate gift will provide a swift kick to its future at Oxy
L-R: Associate professors Alaa Abdelfattah (economics), Tiffany Wheatland-Disu (Black studies), Madeline Wander ’08 (urban and environmental policy), Joel Walsh (computer science), Margaret Gaida (history), and Kai Yui Samuel Chan (politics).
Faculty
16 Faculty, 16 Stories
Fifteen new tenure-track faculty and a veteran kinesiology professor discuss their favorite classes, their passion for teaching, and what brought them to Oxy (hint: Location!)
91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ biology major Hannah Tawadrous '26
Academics
Lessons in Biology
Oxy’s biology program blends exploration and experimentation, empowering students to uncover and explain life’s diverse ecosystems

First Word

From the Quad

From left, Lizzie Friedrich ’25, Lily Calvert ’25, and Hayden Jennings ’25 share a red-carpet moment during the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival.
Student Life
A Ticket to Slamdance
Oxy students and alumni find pathways into the Slamdance Film Festival, gaining industry exposure and experience following its move to Los Angeles
Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez '27
Impact
Overcoming Every Hurdle
First-generation college student and Obama Scholar Derek Jimenez ’27 is reshaping the intersection of community, culture, and affordable housing

Mixed Media

More Mixed Media
Filmmaker Thom Harp '92
Arts
Fertile Imagination
Thom Harp ’92 waited for years to direct his first movie—and after a long birthing process, he’s the proud father of two features
Detail from The Metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter
Arts
Mixed Media
This roundup has everything: a pair of memoirs, a literary farce, a coming-of-age story, a writer’s guide to romantasy, and the legendary Miss Britney Spears

Oxy Talk

More Oxy Talk
2025-26 Kemp Lecturer Tim Miller with 91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ Professor Caroline Heldman.
Alumni Engagement
Miller’s Crossing
Former GOP operative Tim Miller recounts his own political reckoning—and offers pearls of hope in the face of despair—as the 2025-26 Jack Kemp '57 Distinguished Lecturer

Last Page

Dale and Shirley Morter photographed on January 1, 2000.
Impact
A Couple’s Legacy
A scholarship gift honoring Shirley and Dale Morter ’56 will bring students from southwestern Pennsylvania to 91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ

Issue Archive

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Spring 2026
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Fall 2025
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Summer 2025
The cover of the Spring 2025 issue of 91ߣÄÐÊÓƵ Magazine showing three alumni comics sitting together on a couch
Spring 2025
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