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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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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
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The students and faculty of the Vantuna Research Group have been monitoring and researching the marine environment of Southern and Baja California since 1966.
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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.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 combines the liberal arts and sciences with the global city of Los Angeles to put theory into practice and ideas into action.
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Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 in everything that they do.
With heart, energy, and a passion for research, Namandjé Bumpus ’03 becomes a role model for others as a trailblazing director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Peter Vartanian
Link to story about Peter VartanianSupported by Occidental through grants and faculty mentorship, Peter Vartanian ’25 is traveling the globe conducting research on the geopolitics of the global transition to green energy, among other topics.
Zachary Silver
Link to story about Zachary SilverMeet Zachary Silver of psychology, whose research and teaching interests involve how animals learn from and about humans.
Dhyandra Lawson ’08
Link to story about Dhyandra Lawson ’08Shaped by her experiences at Occidental, Dhyandra Lawson—now a curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)—brings her artistic vision to life as she plans a new exhibit.
Alejo Maggini
Link to story about Alejo MagginiAlejo 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 Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, where education is at the center of his studies.
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.
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