The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and lays claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. As an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research, Oxford attracts students and scholars from across the globe, with almost a quarter of our students from outside of Great Britain. More than 130 nationalities are represented among a student population of over 18,000. Oxford is a collegiate university, with 39 self-governing colleges related to the University in a type of federal system. There are also seven Permanent Private Halls, founded by different Christian denominations. Thirty colleges and all halls admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Seven other colleges are for graduate students only; one has Fellows only, and one specializes in part-time and continuing education. For information about Oxford's North American Office, click here.
2 February 2023 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM EST
Please join your fellow alums for a fun dog friendly Ivy+ Happy Hour with a blanket/towel drive benefiting the San Diego Humane Society shelters.
3 February 2023 | 12:00 - 2:0 PM EST
Join our Oxford and Cambridge Chinese New Year's Lunch, open to our alumni, guests, and friends. The lunch will be held at Asian Legend Restaurant.
14 February 2023 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM
The University Club of San Francisco is excited to welcome Oxford, Cambridge, and Imperial College London Alumni and their guests to our monthly Happy Hour.
23 February 2023 | 6:30 PM
La Jolla Playhouse presents “THE OUTSIDERS”, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola’s Motion Picture and sponsored by the Brown Club of San Diego. The story that defined a generation has been reimagined as a groundbreaking musical.
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New Leadership in North America
Michael Cunningham, the Executive Director of the University's North American Office, will be stepping down at the end of this year. Michael has worked for Oxford for thirty years, twenty of these as Director of the office.
From January 2023, Sheila Barrett, will be taking over the role of Executive Director, having successfully been Deputy Director for the last six years. Sheila has a wealth of experience, having worked in Oxford's New York Office for the last eight years.
For more information about the new leadership, click here.
Giving
For almost 1,000 years, Oxford University has been recognized and celebrated across the world as a jewel in the crown of world learning. Just as our past inspires us, it also demands that we achieve greater heights in the centuries to come. Inspired philanthropy has always played an important role in this University by providing resources for great scholarship, architectural jewels such the Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera, or the great engineering, medical and scientific laboratories of the 20th century. By giving to Americans for Oxford, you are continuing this tradition of excellence. Thank you.
If you prefer to mail or fax a giving form, please download the form here.
Your University of Oxford North American Office Team