Meet Our Majors

Meet some of our Diplomacy & World Affairs majors.

Our majors are diverse but united by their inspiration. The DWA department takes an innovative approach, a hybrid of international relations and comparative politics with interdisciplinary, transnational perspectives. Meet a few of our students below and see how they are making DWA an exciting foundation for their education.

The UN program was one of the key things that led me to Oxy, and something I worked toward from the moment I declared my major as a sophomore. The DWA department has been my second home. ”
–Gaea Morales ’18

To see more Meet Our Majors profiles, visit the main page.

Kyler Parris

Kyler Parris admits that he struggles to “say no to cool opportunities.” But his openness has exposed him to everything from playing sports to student government and an internship in Representative Adam Schiff’s office.

Kyler Parris

Student Diplomacy & World Affairs

Gaea Morales

Growing up as a “global nomad,” Gaea Morales found herself drawn to both the liberal arts and a global city like Los Angeles.

Gaea Morales

Student Diplomacy & World Affairs

Alejo Maggini

Alejo Maggini learned early on in his academic career that education can be a force for change. This has inspired the international student from Argentina to make the most of his time at Oxy, where education is at the center of his studies.

Alejo Maggini

Student Diplomacy & World Affairs

Wafa Abedin

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

Student Diplomacy & World Affairs

Dire Ezeh

Being raised in Kenya, coupled with exposure to international relations from an early age, made DWA an appealing course of study for Dire Ezeh. “Exposure to the diverse population living within Nairobi cultivated my interest in the topic; I continue to learn more and more about the world’s troubled past and present.”