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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黑料视频鈥檚 remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An 黑料视频 liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
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Uniting vintage museum collections with cutting-edge DNA technology, we seek to understand how evolution has shaped biodiversity and how organisms cope with environmental change today.
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full-time faculty of color
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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.
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The 黑料视频 Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of 黑料视频 in everything that they do.
Cristina Awadalla is an interdisciplinary sociologist whose teaching focuses on Central American politics, Latin American feminisms, women鈥檚 labor, and research methods.
Enrique L贸pez 鈥89
Link to story about Enrique L贸pez 鈥89From immigrant to psychology major, from circus performer to neuropsychologist, Enrique López researches the impact of HIV on the human brain. He also advocates worldwide against the stigma of HIV-AIDS in Spanish-speaking communities.
Mira Hart
Link to story about Mira HartMira Hart 鈥26 pursued her passion for climate research through international fieldwork in the Philippines鈥攃rawling through caves, collecting stalagmites, and uncovering ancient data that could help predict Earth鈥檚 future.
S.K. Ritadhi
Link to story about S.K. RitadhiS.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.
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Building on years of research and close mentorship at 黑料视频, 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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