Undergraduate research yields results for faculty and students alike
Across departments at Occidental, students benefit from the collaborative process of discovery with their faculty mentors.About Oxy
Occidental isn’t just any liberal arts college. It fully integrates the liberal arts and sciences with the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city.New Issue of Occidental Magazine
Cowboys ride in Compton, Oxy alumni combat COVID-19, faculty reimagine the remote learning experience, and meet members of the Class of 2024.
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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
Majors talk about their favorite classes and professors, studying abroad, independent research projects and the unlocking of a hidden passion.
96%
faculty holding terminal or doctoral degree
9:1
student to faculty ratio
21%
student-athletes at Oxy
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.
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
Faculty
Meet extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt of physics, who observes galaxies beyond our own to understand how they form and evolve—and ultimately understand our own cosmic origins.
Sabrina Stierwalt
Physics
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
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, Art & Art History | Class of 2019
Faculty
Meet Madeline Baer of Diplomacy & World Affairs, whose teaching interests include global political economy, human rights, the politics of globalization and development, and Latin American politics.
Madeline Baer
Diplomacy & World Affairs
Student
Kevin Conroy, a history and East Asian studies major, has leveraged various funding opportunities at Oxy to research his Chinese family history and conduct oral histories about the era of the Cultural Revolution.
Kevin Conroy
History, East Asian Studies, Chinese Studies | Class of 2020
What’s Happening at Oxy
Occidental Magazine
Dec8
America/Los_Angeles
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A Conversation with President Elam
(All day)
Dec8
America/Los_Angeles
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Fall 2021 Study Abroad Info Session
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Dec15
America/Los_Angeles
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Study Abroad Info Session
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Jan5
America/Los_Angeles
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Study Abroad Info Session
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Across departments at Oxy, students benefit from the collaborative process of discovery with their faculty mentors. Hear from six faculty-student teams on their experiences. https://t.co/lLFK2L6vjd
President Elam has sent the Oxy community an update regarding the Spring semester, outlining Oxy’s plans to continue with remote instruction in January, a decision made necessary by the latest...
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