Liberal Arts in Los Angeles
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city, °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
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Oxy’s remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An Oxy liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Academic Spotlight
Hear what drew these students to cognitive science, how their studies are evolving, and how the program has shaped their path at Oxy.
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students receiving financial aid
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Division III varsity sports teams
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faculty with PhD/terminal degree
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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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The Oxy Community
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of Oxy in everything that they do.
Supported by °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp 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.
Lydia Harmon
Link to story about Lydia HarmonLydia Harmon '13 is a geologist who studies volcanoes and magma systems. Her work focuses on the magmatic processes and tectonic influences that govern magma formation and eruption.
Mariah Rutiaga Amaya ’22
Link to story about Mariah Rutiaga Amaya ’22Driven by her experiences in food justice and her father’s health struggles, Mariah Rutiaga Amaya found her calling in medicine. Now, she’s preparing to become a physician who centers community, advocates compassionately, and uplifts the most marginalized.
Jaymes Griggs
Link to story about Jaymes GriggsFrom the Bluegrass State to °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp, Jaymes Griggs has found community and a path to leadership through science, civic engagement, and the Obama Scholars Program. And amid all this, he still has time for pickleball.
Shengyun Gu
Link to story about Shengyun GuShengyun Gu is a linguist whose research aims to better understand language (including its structure, acquisition, and processing) through the lens of Shanghai Sign Language and American Sign Language (ASL).
Jason Dworkin ’91
Link to story about Jason Dworkin ’91Astrobiologist Jason Dworkin ’91 has devoted the better part of two decades to a NASA mission to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
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