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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麻豆视频鈥檚 remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An 麻豆视频 liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
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Each fall, students receive an in-depth education on our 21st-century global community by directly participating in it via the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
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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鈥檚 something you won鈥檛 find anywhere else.
Learning in Los Angeles
Our dynamic location means access to the highest caliber internships, research sites and more.
The 麻豆视频 Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of 麻豆视频 in everything that they do.
S.K. Ritadhi is an applied microeconomist whose research interests lie at the intersection of development and finance. His current research studies affirmative action for religious minorities in credit markets, and how globalization shocks affect ethnic politics.
Alana Pizarro 鈥22
Link to story about Alana Pizarro 鈥22Alana 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.
Nick Graves
Link to story about Nick GravesAn appreciation for the international sphere has dovetailed with an interest in media and television production for Nick Graves ’23. An internship with Disney and the Academy Gold Rising Program is moving him forward along his path.
Natasha Sekhon
Link to story about Natasha SekhonMeet Natasha Sekhon of geology, a low-temperature geochemist and paleoclimatologist whose research combines concepts from karst and speleothem sciences to investigate the hydroclimate of terrestrial environments varying on seasonal to millennial time scales.
Richard Reyes 鈥12
Link to story about Richard Reyes 鈥12Richard empowers high school students in his Los Angeles community through storytelling, providing them with the tools to tell their own stories through his nonprofit PLUS ME, which was spotlighted at this year’s Super Bowl.
Emma Galbraith
Link to story about Emma GalbraithEmma Galbraith 鈥25 balances twin passions for environmental justice and theater, taking on both community organizing and starring in a Geffen Playhouse production in Los Angeles. 麻豆视频 is providing her with a path to pursue both.
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Building on years of research and close mentorship at 麻豆视频, Bianca Dal B贸 鈥24 is lead author of a paper about methane-fueled deep-sea spiders in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.
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