Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city,
Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Explore Your Passions
Oxy’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Oxy liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
Oxy’s approach to the liberal arts is embodied in its Core Program, an interdisciplinary set of courses required of all students.
Discover Occidental
A vibrant, small liberal arts college experience in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the most stimulating and creative cities in the world. That’s something you won’t find anywhere else.
The Oxy Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Oxy in everything that they do.
Faculty
In 2016, Jim L. Brown was awarded a five-year, $2.1-million Research Training Group grant from the National Science Foundation to study coding theory, cryptography and number theory.
Jim L. Brown
Mathematics
Faculty
I really enjoy sharing my knowledge with students, what a reward when you see a smile on their face after understanding a concept. Learning how to scientifically communicate with different backgrounds is also really rewarding.
Emmanuelle Despagnet-Ayoub
Chemistry
Student
In my geology classes at Oxy we are always learning about how the world is actively changing around us, so from the get-go I was determined to seek out field trip and research opportunities.
Ian Van Dusen
Geology | Class of 2020
Student
As a biochemistry major, Audrey Shawley took advantage of global opportunities, including a summer conducting graduate-level research in Thailand.
Audrey Shawley
Biochemistry | Class of 2018
Alumni
Apple vice president of marketing communications Tor Myhren ’94 thinks he has “the best job in the world.”
Tor Myhren
English | Class of 1994
Student
My parents took a big risk, leaving our life behind in Egypt to give us better opportunities in the U.S. It was a huge financial burden. If it wasn’t for Oxy’s generous donors, my education here would not have been possible. It’s as simple as that.
Mark Gad
Biochemistry | Class of 2018
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At a recent men’s @oxytf meet, four student-athletes posted top three SCIAC marks. Io triumphe! https://t.co/DiWV3PljQM
Oxy is once again one of the top producers of #PeaceCorps volunteers among the country’s small colleges—a reflection of a long tradition of global engagement. https://t.co/DdgSNmDuUE
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