Editing Occidental College (section)

===2000s===
In July 2006, [[Susan Westerberg Prager]] became Occidental's first female president. She left her position in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Brief History of Occidental College |url=http://www.oxy.edu/x3684.xml | access-date = August 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819041020/http://www.oxy.edu/x3684.xml | archive-date=August 19, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Robert Skotheim]] served as interim president. In July 2009, [[Jonathan Veitch]] became Occidental's 15th president, and the first native [[Angeleno]] president.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://patch.com/california/eaglerock/an-interview-with-occidental-college-president-jonathan-veitch | title = An Interview With Occidental College President Jonathan Veitch | publisher = Eagle Rock Patch | date = February 15, 2011 | access-date = March 30, 2015 | last= Tokita |first=Mary}}</ref>

The college received national scrutiny in 2014 when the [[U.S. Department of Education]] [[Occidental College sexual assault controversy|named Occidental College as one of 55 higher education institutions under investigation]] "for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment."<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Department of Education Releases List of Higher Education Institutions with Open Title IX Sexual Violence Investigations|url=http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-list-higher-education-institutions-open-title-i|website=U.S. Department of Education|access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> In response to student and faculty outcry the college adopted a new interim sexual misconduct policy, hired a former assistant district attorney as a full-time, independent [[Title IX]] coordinator, and added a new 24-hour, 7-days-a-week telephone hotline. The school also created a permanent Sexual Misconduct Advisory Board made up of students, faculty, and staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://occidentalweekly.com/news/2014/01/26/ruth-jones-named-new-title-ix-coordinator/ |title=Ruth Jones named new Title IX coordinator |publisher=The Occidental Weekly |access-date=August 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904050220/http://occidentalweekly.com/news/2014/01/26/ruth-jones-named-new-title-ix-coordinator/ |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxy.edu/sexual-assault-resources-support |title=Sexual Assault Resources & Support &#124; Occidental College &#124; The Liberal Arts College in Los Angeles |publisher=Oxy.edu |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxy.edu/magazine/summer-2013/changing-culture |title=Changing the Culture &#124; Occidental College &#124; The Liberal Arts College in Los Angeles |date=July 16, 2013 |publisher=Oxy.edu |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref> Two years later, the investigation was concluded with the Office of Civil Rights finding that "the preponderance of the evidence does not support a conclusion that the College violated Title IX, except with respect to the issue of promptness in several cases during the 2012-13 school years."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/09132264-a.pdf |title=Occidental College |website=2.ed.gov |access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>

President [[Barack Obama]] attended Occidental for two years prior to transferring to [[Columbia University]]. In 2015, "[[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories|birthers]]" falsely claimed that Obama's Occidental College transcript revealed he received financial aid as a foreign student from Indonesia after the resurgence of a fake news story from 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.latimes.com/la-xpm-2012-may-30-la-pn-birthers-claim-obama-applied-to-college-as-a-foreigner-20120529-story.html | title = 'Birthers' claim Obama applied to college as a foreigner | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = May 30, 2012 | access-date = March 30, 2015 | last= Abcarian |first=Robin}}</ref>

In July 2020, Harry J. Elam, Jr., formerly vice provost for undergraduate education and Drama professor at [[Stanford University]], became Occidental's 16th president.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Watanabe|first=Teresa|date=February 11, 2020|title=New Occidental College president hailed for diversity efforts|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-11/new-occidental-college-president-hailed-for-diversity-efforts|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2023, it was announced that he will retire in 2024 for health-related reasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2023 |title=My Health and the Year Ahead |url=https://www.oxy.edu/about-oxy/college-leadership/presidents-office/community-messages/my-health-and-year-ahead |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=www.oxy.edu |language=en}}</ref>  On March 26, 2024, it was announced that [[Tom Stritikus]], late of [[Fort Lewis College]], will become Occidental's president effective July 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Stritikus Named 17th President of Occidental College  |url=
https://www.oxy.edu/news/tom-stritikus-named-17th-president-occidental-college |publisher=Occidental College |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>