2022-23

Press Releases

Mellon Foundation Awards Pitzer $1.1 Million to Build on Efforts to Support Incarcerated Students

Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2023)—Pitzer College has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the Critical Justice Education (CJE) program. The grant will enable CJE’s further integration in the Claremont Colleges as well as an expansion of Pitzer’s highly successful Inside-Out program, which offers a radical and [Read More...]
June 14, 2023
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Pitzer’s Costa Rica Summer Health Program Celebrates 25 Years

Pitzer students stand in a group photo with ICADs staff and Ann Stromberg, who is on the far right with short gray hair.Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2023)—What could a Pitzer study abroad experience look like? Imagine a summer when a lush cloud forest blankets the landscape; when Spanish flows as easily as water; when clinics, schools, and homes open their doors to a rich understanding of well-being in a country with almost universal healthcare. For 25 years, Pitzer’s Costa Rica Summer Health Program has provided students with experiences like these as they discover public health in a new context.
June 14, 2023
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A Season of Achievements: A Recap of 2022–23 Fellowships, Grants, and Other Awards

Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida sits at his desk at LACE in a well-lit office. He holds a notebook that he writes in as he looks at the camera. He wears a white collared shirt and blue jeans and wears clear rimmed glasses. He has short wavy dark brown hair.Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2023—UPDATED July 11)—During the 2022–23 academic year, Pitzer students and alumni earned a multitude of awards and fellowships to conduct research, teach English, create social change, engage communities, and pursue their academic interests around the globe. To date, nine students have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships, two students have received the Thomas [Read More...]
June 14, 2023
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Kallick Awards Recognize Pitzer Students for Community Engagement

Claremont, Calif. (June 13, 2023)—Pitzer College’s Community Engagement Center has recognized nine students with the spring 2023 Kallick Community Service Award. Funded by Pitzer alum Deborah Kallick ’78, the $500 award goes to each student who has completed 100 or more community engagement hours during the academic year. Award recipients have strived for social change, [Read More...]
June 13, 2023
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Analise Pugh ’25 Explores Soccer Culture as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow 

Analise Pugh has long straight black hair and wears a black sleeveless top while standing in front of a light gray wall.Claremont, Calif. (June 1, 2023)—Analise Pugh ’25, an American studies major, was selected for the 2023 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program. Pugh will work with Scripps College Professor Wendy Cheng on a research project titled “Soccer is Life: The role of youth soccer in disciplining citizens and upholding the U.S. empire.” Pugh plans to pursue a doctorate in American studies when she graduates. 
June 1, 2023
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Pitzer College Celebrates the Class of 2023 with a Festive, Moving Commencement Ceremony

Claremont, Calif. (May 24, 2023)—Global activist Nadia Murad has spoken before the United Nations Security Council and many other high-profile organizations and audiences about human trafficking and genocide. This May, she brought her powerful message to Claremont and addressed another important group. “People often ask me what it takes to be an activist,” she said. [Read More...]
May 24, 2023
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Courses Take Exciting and Unexpected Shapes Thanks to the Hive

Claremont, Calif. (May 23, 2023)—Have you ever thought about intertwining art and math by shaping clay? Or connecting historic surf craft to environmentalism? How about wildcrafting and the ethics of foraging? Through these explorations and more, Pitzer students, faculty, and staff are reimagining learning with support from the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative [Read More...]
May 23, 2023
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

8 Sagehens Earn Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Region Honors

Cecil the SagehenNorthborough, Mass. (May 18, 2023)—The Pomona-Pitzer women’s lacrosse team earned eight All-West Region selections as announced by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA). The Sagehen lacrosse team made a huge splash in the west region with eight players being named to the list. Pitzer’s Sydney Landauer ’25, Shoshi Henderson PO’25, Claire LeBlanc PO’23, Fiona [Read More...]
May 18, 2023