Our Faculty Community
At the heart of the Oxy academic experience is our faculty: committed teachers, engaged scholars and dedicated mentors.
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Oxy faculty and students seek ways to link theory to practice, and to provide real-world applications to the ideas discussed in class.
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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 emphasizes undergraduate research, and opportunities to pursue it are by no means limited to the United States.
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.
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
Faculty
Juve Cortes researches issues of democracy, democratization and new forms of democratic participation with a focus on Latin America.
Juvenal J. Cortes
Diplomacy & World Affairs
Alumni
Lindy West is executive producer of the new Hulu TV series "Shrill," which is based on her bestselling memoir. She speaks out with her pointed and frequently funny observations on feminism, social justice and self-image.
Lindy West
English | Class of 2004
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Art & Art History Kelema Lee Moses is one of 10 recipients of a 2019 Getty Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of Art.
Kelema Moses
Art & Art History
Student
Samantha Rocha talks about her experiences as an Oxy student and how her personal journey has been influenced by the game of golf.
Samantha Rocha
Biology | Class of 2019
Alumni
Ellen Goldenberg is about to defend her master’s thesis in marine biology at Nova Southeastern University, where she’s been working as a research assistant in the Coral Reef Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Lab.
Ellen Goldenberg
Marine Biology | Class of 2015
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