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Women’s Water Polo Three-Peats as SCIAC Tournament and Division III National Champions
The No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team completed their SCIAC Tournament Championship three-peat with an 11–10 win over No. 2 CMS on April 28 at Haldeman Pool on Pomona’s campus. The team then defeated CMS again in a 15–10 win on May 5 to capture their third consecutive USA Water Polo Division III National
[Read More...]Watson Fellow Tommy Shenoi ’24 Explores Mycology Globally
Are mushrooms key to community well-being, regenerative food systems, and climate resilience? Tommy Shenoi ’24 has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to find out. Shenoi is embarking on a globetrotting expedition to six countries to study mushrooms through the lens of agriculture, art, entrepreneurship, and science. The $40,000 one-year Watson Fellowship is awarded to
[Read More...]Pitzer College Media Statement on College Council’s Call for Israel Academic Boycott
April 11, 2024 — On April 11, 2024, Pitzer College President Strom C. Thacker rejected a Pitzer College Council recommendation calling for an academic boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. President Thacker views the recommendation as antithetical to Pitzer’s commitment to academic freedom, to the creation of a safe and productive learning environment for all, and
[Read More...]Alumni With Passions for Health and Educational Equity Named 2024 Alumni Award Recipients
Pitzer College announces the selection of Susan Warren ’78 P’01 as the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and Cesar Vargas Nuñez ’14 as the 2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Warren and Vargas Nuñez will be honored during a special awards reception held later this month during Pitzer’s Alumni Weekend 2024, April 26–28. Each year, the College honors
[Read More...]Pitzer College Media Statement on Study Abroad Program Changes
April 2, 2024 — Pitzer College has removed study abroad programs in 11 countries, including one at the University of Haifa in Israel, from its pre-approved list because they did not meet certain of the criteria outlined in the college’s guiding principles for Study Abroad and International programs, specifically, lack of enrollments for at least
[Read More...]Marriage Equality Activist Jim Obergefell to Speak at Pitzer College 2024 Commencement
Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2024 at this spring’s Commencement ceremony on May 11. “Jim Obergefell’s personal journey to have his marriage legally recognized resulted in a decision that stands among the most consequential
[Read More...]Irvine Foundation Presents Leadership Award to Michele Siqueiros ’95 for Her Educational Access Advocacy
Michele Siqueiros ’95 has been selected as a recipient of a 2024 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. The award recognizes leaders in California whose innovative solutions to critical state challenges are improving lives and creating opportunities throughout the state. Siqueiros serves as the president of The Campaign for College Opportunity, a nonprofit policy advocacy and
[Read More...]An Oscar-Nominated Film and Discussion Explore the Racial Wealth Gap
The Barber of Little Rock presents an intimate picture of the racial wealth gap in the community of Arlo Washington, a barber in Little Rock, Arkansas, whose vision of a just economy led him to create a nonprofit community bank. Earlier this week the Pitzer community welcomed Washington and John Hoffman, one of the film’s
[Read More...]Pitzer Breaks Fundraising Record During the Season of Giving
Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 22, 2024 —Pitzer closed 2023 with a record-setting Season of Giving campaign that far exceeded previous years and marked a major milestone in Pitzer’s recent fundraising history. Propelled by the support of many alumni and families, along with several special challenges, Pitzer netted more than $1.1 million during the campaign, which
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