New First-Gen Coalition offers support to first-generation students at Oxy
Recognizing the unique needs of this cohort, a coalition of staff, students and faculty are planning targeted workshops, social mixers and peer mentoring.“WE LIVE! Memories of Resistance” Exhibition Opens at Oxy Arts
The Fall 2020 exhibition brings together 14 In Plain Sight artists that engage the contemporary stakes of historical remembrance and collective memory.New biology course explores the COVID-19 pandemic in real time
Co-taught by an Oxy professor and an Oxy alumna, the class features an impressive lineup of guest speakers including primatologist Jane Goodall.
COVID-19 Updates & Information
A remote semester has been announced for Fall 2020. Read FAQs and get the latest updates on Oxy’s institutional planning on our COVID-19 website.
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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 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
Alumni
Marissa Chan has aspired to be an environmental epidemiologist since she was 17. Committed to fighting environmental injustices that disproportionately affect some communities, she’s on her way to Harvard for graduate training.
Marissa Chan ’17
Urban & Environmental Policy, Public Health | Class of 2017
Faculty
Meet Jorgen Harris of economics, a labor economist whose work focuses on the relationships between human capital, labor markets and social norms.
Jorgen Harris
Economics
Alumni
Singing and performing wasn’t Lencia Kebede’s main focus as a Diplomacy & World Affairs and politics double major at Oxy. But less than four years after graduating, she’s touring the country playing her dream roles on Broadway.
Lencia Kebede ’16
Diplomacy & World Affairs, Politics | Class of 2016
Student
Máté Major came to Oxy from Hungary, succumbing to the siren call of the Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture department. Diving in deep through the Summer Research Program, he hasn’t looked back.
Máté Major
Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture | Class of 2022
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Oxy Abroad Program SIT - Nepal: Tibetan & Himalayan Peoples
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Talking Books: Katie Orphan
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Pre-Health 201: Gaining Experiences
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Author John Paul Brammer joins us to share his experience as a gay Latino writer and present a writing workshop. Register at https://t.co/x0mSKLP7nY. https://t.co/z7daIfb0Nh
Recognizing the unique needs of Oxy's first-gen students, particularly during remote learning, a new coalition of staff, students and faculty have planned targeted resources and opportunities. https...
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