Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city, Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
Explore Your Passions
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Â鶹ÊÓƵ liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
What's it really like to study at Â鶹ÊÓƵ? Hear from students about their majors and the unique opportunities that have inspired them.
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of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students receive financial aid
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Division III varsity sports teams
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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.
Changing the Climate
With a proactive student body, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is committed to a more sustainable campus.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Â鶹ÊÓƵ in everything that they do.
From a Los Angeles nonprofit to a market research firm in Milan to the L.A. Mayor’s Office, internships have afforded Kaveri Sharma ’27 the chance to explore not just different workplaces and cultures, but different possibilities for her future.
Kai Yui Samuel Chan
Link to story about Kai Yui Samuel ChanKai Yui Samuel Chan teaches classes on political theory, democratic theory, and transnational politics. His research concerns individuals and communities traversing state borders.
Joy Shigaki ’94
Link to story about Joy Shigaki ’94Joy Shigaki turned her lifelong commitment to social justice and community building into a career dedicated to creating inclusive public spaces—and Seattle’s Waterfront Park is her most ambitious project yet.
Aoife Mokalla
Link to story about Aoife MokallaFor sociology major Aoife Mokalla ’28, studying and working at Â鶹ÊÓƵ have helped her create change, build community, and dream about the future.
Margaret Gaida
Link to story about Margaret GaidaMargaret Gaida studies cross-cultural knowledge transmission in the medieval Mediterranean, with a particular focus on astronomy, astrology, optics, and magic.
Kat Lonsdorf ’09
Link to story about Kat Lonsdorf ’09From Tel Aviv and Beirut to Minneapolis and Washington, NPR reporter Kat Lonsdorf follows the news wherever it leads, covering some of the defining stories of our time.
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For the seventh year in a row, Billboard magazine included Â鶹ÊÓƵ in its annual list of top music business schools.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.
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