Welcome to Oxy
The best way to experience the energy of our campus is to visit in person.
Apple Watch
Apple vice president of marketing communications Tor Myhren ’94 has “the best job in the world.” (He just can’t talk much about it.)
Oxy's 14th Year As Top Fulbright Producer
Occidental College is one of the country's top producers of student Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education's rankings.
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
Senior “comps,” or comprehensives, are the theses, field research projects, art exhibits or presentations that reflect Oxy’s educational philosophy of learning deeply and independently.
Discover Occidental
A vibrant 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
After a shift from engineering to art and art history, August Barringer has thrived in the classroom and the metal shop, finding a close-knit community of fellow artists on the way.
August Barringer
Art & Art History | Class of 2019
Student
Diving into opportunities on campus since her first year at Oxy is giving Wafa Abedin a new perspective on how the College runs, as well as a chance to be a voice in steering its future.
Wafa Abedin
Diplomacy & World Affairs | Class of 2021
Alumni
From academics to athletics to the arts, Linda and Tod White ’59 talk about what matters most to them as they enhance the Oxy experience.
Linda and Tod White
Psychology | Class of 1959
Student
Through efforts for environmentally sustainable change, biology major Sammy Herdman is leaving a green footprint on campus, all while building research skills at Oxy and afar.
Sammy Herdman
Biology | Class of 2019
Faculty
In 2016, Jim L. Brown was awarded a five-year, $2.1-million Research Training Group grant from the National Science Foundation to study coding theory, cryptography, and number theory.
Jim L. Brown
Faculty | Mathematics
Faculty
I really enjoy sharing my knowledge with students, what a reward when you see a smile on their face after understanding a concept. Learning how to scientifically communicate with different backgrounds is also really rewarding.
Emmanuelle Despagnet-Ayoub
Faculty | Chemistry
What's Happening at Oxy
Occidental Magazine
Feb19
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Oxy Career Fair
11am - 2pm
Feb19
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Feb19
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An Engineer's Tale with Mark Kampe
5pm - 6pm
Feb20
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Close
Decades after a chance encounter in a bookstore with Edward Gorey, author Mark Dery ’82 digs deep into the life of the writer, illustrator, and incomparable eccentric. https://t.co/GfGGXwPLQP
When did the American Civil War end? That is the question Michael Vorenberg, Oxy’s Ray Allen Billington Visiting Professor in U.S. History, seeks to explore on February 21. https://t.co/SBVvf6wMpv
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