A private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, Occidental College sits on a 120-acre campus with less than 2,000 students. It is one of the first liberal arts colleges in California.

Occidental commissioned Gina Smith and Leslie Gomez, two Philadelphia-based lawyers, to conduct an independent review of the college’s sexual assault policies.

Occidental alumnae Emma Harwood, who remains active with the college’s SJP, said that under previous college presidents, there was better consideration and regard for student protesters.

Occidental College student Noah Weitzner, 21, leads student workers and their supporters as they launch a union campaign to join SEIU Local 721 at the Eagle Rock school on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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Trump vowed to remove funding and accreditation for schools fostering antisemitism. Occidental College agreed to a sweeping settlement before he had the chance.

Harry J. Elam Jr., who has served as the 16th president of Occidental College since 2020, is stepping down from his post next year due to a recent diagnosis.

Other schools should follow Occidental College’s lead. May 26, 2024. 5 min. Occidental students Kya Fee and Madeline Scholtz attend an event for Tina Smith’s Senate campaign in Minnesota in 2018.

Occidental College will no longer give admissions preference to children of alumni, citing the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action. “In the past, an applicant’s familial relationship to ...

Occidental College will expand its music school after a John Branca donation worth $5 million. Music attorney Branca is an alumnus of the college.

By contrast, Occidental is an urban private college with an 87% graduation rate, 38% admission rate and a more broadly diverse population of 1,950 students. More in U.S. Northern lights might be ...