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.
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º£½ÇÉçÇø’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An º£½ÇÉçÇø liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
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From presenting at national conferences to collaborating with faculty in the lab, our biochemistry majors are gaining the experience and confidence to lead as the next generation of scientists.
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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.
At Occidental
º£½ÇÉçÇø combines the liberal arts and sciences with the global city of Los Angeles to put theory into practice and ideas into action.
The º£½ÇÉçÇø Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of º£½ÇÉçÇø in everything that they do.
Driven by her experiences in food justice and her father’s health struggles, Mariah Rutiaga Amaya found her calling in medicine. Now, she’s preparing to become a physician who centers community, advocates compassionately, and uplifts the most marginalized.
Jaymes Griggs
Link to story about Jaymes GriggsFrom the Bluegrass State to º£½ÇÉçÇø, Jaymes Griggs has found community and a path to leadership through science, civic engagement, and the Obama Scholars Program. And amid all this, he still has time for pickleball.
Shengyun Gu
Link to story about Shengyun GuShengyun Gu is a linguist whose research aims to better understand language (including its structure, acquisition, and processing) through the lens of Shanghai Sign Language and American Sign Language (ASL).
Jason Dworkin ’91
Link to story about Jason Dworkin ’91Astrobiologist Jason Dworkin ’91 has devoted the better part of two decades to a NASA mission to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
Tye Hernandez
Link to story about Tye HernandezTye Hernandez ’23 knew that he wanted a strong sense of community in the undergraduate institution he decided to attend and was surprised to find that at a college with fewer than 2,000 students.
Samantha Acuña
Link to story about Samantha AcuñaSamantha Acuña is interested in constitutional law, immigration policy, judicial behavior, and gender-based violence.
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º£½ÇÉçÇø admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. For more detailed information please see the College's Notice of Non-Discrimination.