Occidental Alumni Win NSF Fellowships
Three alumni have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research fellowships, awarded to degree candidates in the sciences.The Power of Place
Our location in Los Angeles—one of the most vibrant, dynamic cities in the world—makes an Oxy liberal arts education like no other.Our Campus
The best way to experience the energy of Occidental’s beautiful residential campus is to visit in person.
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.
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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.
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At the heart of the Oxy academic experience is our faculty: committed teachers, engaged scholars and dedicated mentors.
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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.
Alumni
A cognitive science major at Oxy, Besher Ashouri is a now a student at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Besher Ashouri ’18
Cognitive Science | Class of 2018
Student
Coming to Oxy with plans to pursue chemical engineering, the liberal arts took Lynn He in unexpected directions. Her classes and professors helped her discover new passions and blend them with existing ones, forging a path she says better reflects who she is.
Lynn He
Chemistry | Class of 2019
Faculty
Structural geologist Margi Rusmore was recently named the inaugural Gibby Professor of Science at Occidental. She blends a passion for teaching and research with a love for the outdoors and an abiding curiosity about how our planet works.
Margi Rusmore
Geology
Alumni
Morgan Bennett-Smith is currently a master’s student at the Red Sea Research Center, and his studies of coral reef ecology and how reef organisms adapt have taken him (and his camera) all over the world.
Morgan Bennett-Smith ’17
Marine Biology | Class of 2017
Alumni
Armed with a briefcase full of challenges facing the nation’s largest higher education system, Lande Ajose brings new energy to Sacramento.
Lande Ajose ’87
Diplomacy & World Affairs | Class of 1987
Student
Combining computer science with the liberal arts has helped Leo Connelly learn about technical solutions to real-world issues.
Leo Connelly
Computer Science | Class of 2019
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This year’s energetic and acrobatic Oxy Children’s Theater troupe presents a new original mix of folk tales, “The Adventures of Christopher Robin Hood.” Catch a show Thursday through Saturday this...
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