
Occidental College believes, in the context of
a multicultural community, that we can develop a climate of mutual respect and that we can
honor and uphold individual dignity and the spiritual and moral tenets held by the members
of this community as we work for the common good. We embrace diversity and pluralism and
search for ways in which their presence can enrich and strengthen our community. We share
the values of trust, integrity, discipline, selflessness and hard work as we pursue truth
and knowledge through education. We endeavor to create a learning community and a sense of
loyalty to that community by providing arenas of discourse for the purposes of achieving
understanding and goodwill without demanding consensus or conformity. We believe in
maximizing the potential for fulfillment of all members of our community in an environment
that fosters intellectual rigor, academic integrity and constructive, well-informed
critical thinking. We seek to instill a lifelong love of learning.