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42%
domestic students of color
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average number of sunny days in L.A.
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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
Meet Sharla Fett of American Studies (chair), history and Black Studies, who works in the fields of 19th-century Atlantic World slavery, the antebellum U.S. South, and race, gender and health.
Sharla Fett
American Studies, History, Black Studies
Student
Kyler Parris admits that he struggles to “say no to cool opportunities.” But his openness has exposed him to everything from playing football to student government and an internship in Representative Adam Schiff’s office.
Kyler Parris
Diplomacy & World Affairs | Class of 2022
Faculty
Meet Mariška Bolyanatz Brown of Spanish & French Studies and linguistics, a linguist whose work focuses on socially conditioned variation in speech production and perception in Spanish.
Mariška Bolyanatz Brown
Spanish & French Studies, Linguistics
Alumni
A mission-driven serial entrepreneur, Twister Biotech president and CEO Chris Coker is focused on using nanotechnology and non-viral gene therapy to tackle intractable diseases.
Chris Coker ’95
Economics | Class of 1995
Faculty
Meet Shana Goffredi of the department of biology, who investigates the symbiotic partnerships between bacteria and invertebrates. Recently, she was chief scientist on a five-day research cruise exploring the deep sea off the coast of Southern California.
Shana Goffredi
Biology, Marine Biology
Student
For first-generation college student Citlaly Madrid, the liberal arts unlocked a love for Latin American history and the field of education. She plans to share this passion after graduation by working as a college counselor for low-income communities.
Citlaly Madrid
Latino/a & Latin American Studies, Education | Class of 2020
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