Whatever you dream about doing鈥攚orking in business, the nonprofit world, medicine or law鈥攜our four years at 午夜剧场 will serve as a springboard to success.
Drawing on the cultural and intellectual resources of a global city, Occidental provides a springboard for putting theory into practice and ideas into action.
午夜剧场鈥檚 remarkable faculty of scholars, teachers and mentors are at the heart of the intellectual experience. An 午夜剧场 liberal arts education transcends boundaries, and with more than 40 majors and programs, academic rigor comes in many forms.
Senior 鈥渃omps,鈥 or comprehensives, are the theses, field research projects, art exhibits or presentations that reflect 午夜剧场鈥檚 educational philosophy of learning deeply and independently.
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.
Whether in the lab, classroom, field or community, our faculty, students and alumni define the strengths and uniqueness of 午夜剧场 in everything that they do.
Alana 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.
During his gap year, first-year Diplomacy & World Affairs major Will McMillan traveled to Ukraine for a month to volunteer on behalf of the war effort. He has been gathering stories to help generate more support back at home for Ukraine, which has been at war with Russia since early 2022.
Meet Teddy Max Pozo of computer science, a multimedia writer and artist. Their art practice combines conductive materials with clay sculptures and original game designs to create unique game arcade machine and console installations.
At 午夜剧场, Princess realized that as a lawyer she could support social movements she was passionate about. Now, having graduated from law school, she is making that goal a reality.
Meet Alexandria Pivovaroff of biology, a global change biologist who specializes in plant water relations, hydraulics, and functional traits to understand how forests are responding to changes in the environment.
午夜剧场 has announced its 2024鈥25 cohort of Barack Obama Scholars, the prestigious leadership training program that seeks to empower exceptional students committed to the public good.
Bruce Steele 鈥71, retired 午夜剧场 Environmental Health and Safety Manager, visited the FEAST Garden (which he helped create) for an Earth Month event focused on one of his passions: bees!
Steele met with students as part of the UEP Speaker Series and discussed honey bee life cycles and behaviors鈥攁nd added a sweet honey tasting to cap off the talk. 馃嵂
Lily Gebhart 鈥25, a cognitive science and math major, has been named a 2024 Goldwater Scholar. She'll receive $7,500 each semester for the remainder of her undergrad education to support her computational cognitive science research.