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Alumna Lande Ajose
Lande Ajose ’87

Being in an educational institution ... with a fundamental commitment to rigor, to evidence, to open-mindedness—those are really core American values that are essential for upholding our democracy.

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Ed Cosman
Edgar Cosman '72

It’s important, regardless of the amount of money involved, to give. Building the endowment means the College can fund more scholarships.

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Alumna Sara El-Amine
Sara El-Amine ’07

Sara El-Amine joined Obama’s first presidential election campaign at ground zero, working her way up to national director of his 2012 campaign and forging a distinguished political career training tens of thousands of organizers across the country.

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Alumnus Joe Rohde
Joe Rohde ’77

The intellectual training, the emotional training, even the social training that you get in a place like Oxy predicates you to believe, ‘I have something to say.’

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The Gibbys pose in Oxy's library
Barbara & Mike Gibby ’68

We wanted to hit the core of a liberal arts education. We wanted to do something that would really make a difference, and we are hoping others will go and do likewise.

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Adam Portnoy

Adam Portnoy '93

In choosing the parts of my life to stay connected to, Oxy is pretty much the only part of my past that I've decided to stay relatively close to, just because I got so much from it.
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Oxy Arts on York

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

By modeling a community-centered approach to arts education—and art making—we hope that Oxy Arts and its partners will be regarded as accepting and accessible spaces that increase exposure to and participation in the arts for all community members.
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Andrew Farkas

Andrew Farkas '59

Only a person with my experience can fully appreciate having zero resources, so I wish to help students who attend college under comparable fiscal challenges.
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Esther Tedoro

Esther Teodoro '95

I feel an immense gratitude for not just what I learned in the classroom, but for learning how to navigate the world with a more critical lens rather than just an ‘it is what it is’ attitude.
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Aja-Fullo Sanneh

Aja-Fullo Sanneh '13

It's nice to be connected with people and it feels good to be part of many different things. I want to help Oxy students who need it.
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Scott and Joyce Berney Corbett

Joyce Berney P'10 and Scott S. Corbett '77 P'10

We live in an increasingly technical society...that combination of technical fluency and the liberal arts background is really a valuable asset—how can I help others have access to that?
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Evita Chavez '15

Evita Chavez '15

I stay involved with the College because I want to make sure that there are more people who can have opportunities like I had.
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Jill Normington '94

Jill Normington '94

My Oxy experience was foundational in developing me into the person that I am.
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Grant Woods and wife

J. Grant Woods '76 and Marlene Galan Woods

Others gave and led so that we could have a great education. Now it’s our turn. I view this not just as an obligation but as an opportunity— to give back, to recognize all we were given.
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