Whatever you dream about doing鈥攚orking in business, the nonprofit world, medicine or law鈥攜our four years at 麻豆频道will serve as a springboard to success.
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city, Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Oxy鈥檚 remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An 麻豆频道liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
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鈥檚 something you won鈥檛 find anywhere else.
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of 麻豆频道in everything that they do.
Alana Pizarro joined a fieldwork expedition to Isla Guadalupe, a wind-swept island off the coast of Baja California. The researchers were studying the Guadalupe Island Junco, a small sparrow with unique evolutionary characteristics and a delicate existence.
During his gap year, first-year Diplomacy & World Affairs major Will McMillan traveled to Ukraine for a month to volunteer on behalf of the war effort. He has been gathering stories to help generate more support back at home for Ukraine, which has been at war with Russia since early 2022.
Meet Teddy Max Pozo of computer science, a multimedia writer and artist. Their art practice combines conductive materials with clay sculptures and original game designs to create unique game arcade machine and console installations.
At Oxy, Princess realized that as a lawyer she could support social movements she was passionate about. Now, having graduated from law school, she is making that goal a reality.
Professor of Biology John McCormack, director and curator of 麻豆频道鈥檚 Moore Lab of Zoology, has been selected as a 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, a distinguished lifetime honor within the scientific community.
As a biology major at Occidental, Alana Pizarro found a research lab home in Oxy's Moore Lab of Zoology. She's continued her research and lab work since graduating in 2022, most recently involving a fieldwork expedition with the Moore Lab to Isla Guadalupe, a wind-swept island off the coast of Baja California.
Lily Gebhart 鈥25, a cognitive science and math major, has been named a 2024 Goldwater Scholar. She'll receive $7,500 each semester for the remainder of her undergrad education to support her computational cognitive science research.