The award-winning student publication of Oxy since 1893, The Occidental covers the College community and surrounding neighborhood.

We are a nationally recognized liberal arts college in Los Angeles—one of the world’s most innovative and dynamic cities. As a small campus in a global city, Occidental combines intimate scale with infinite scope.

At Occidental Occidental combines the liberal arts and sciences with the global city of L.A. to put theory into practice and ideas into action. It’s an education you can only get at Oxy.

Welcome to Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement: your gateway to living life at Oxy to the fullest. SLICE brings together programs focused on leadership, activities and community engagement in one office to foster a …

Oxy’s Partnership for Community Engagement (PCE) is dedicated to collaborative, long-term partnerships between faculty, students, staff, and community partners. Our approach emphasizes working with organizations to identify their needs and then addressing them collaboratively.

Occidental offers a transformational liberal arts education with a distinct approach that is anchored by our exceptional faculty and the resources of one of the world’s great urban centers.

California residents may qualify to have full tuition covered by Occidental. Learn more about our Cal Grant Promise. If you are interested in Oxy, we encourage you to apply for financial aid—regardless of your financial circumstances.

The ICC seeks to uplift and center the experiences of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, low-income and/or first-generation college students through intersectional programming, individualized support, and identity-based resources.

This has been a challenging day for the Occidental community. I know many of you have been directly impacted by the wildfires throughout Southern California, and I want to assure you that we are here for you.

The mission of Occidental College is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality—one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex, interdependent and pluralistic world.