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Ben Willett ’23 Sets Program Records in Men’s Swim and Dive

Ben Willett is upside-down in mid-flip during a dive. His legs are straight as he wraps his arms behind his knees. In the backdrop is a diving board and green tree foliage.

The Pomona-Pitzer men's swim and dive team closed out their regular season home meets with a 202-92 victory over the Caltech Beavers. Pitzer’s Ben Willett ’23 highlighted the Sagehens’ efforts with program records in both the 1m and 3m dives.

January 31, 2023

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In Memoriam: Naomi Replansky, Acclaimed Poet Who Served as Pitzer Poet in Residence in the 1980s

A black and white photo of Naomi Replansky who has short curly hair and wears a buttoned shirt.

Claremont, Calif. (January 25, 2023)—When the Grove House was dedicated in early 1980, one of the very first events held there was a reading by Naomi Replansky, an acclaimed poet who died earlier this month at the age of 104. A variety of media outlets have offered tributes and obituaries to Replansky, noting her Pitzer [Read More...]

January 25, 2023

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Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents Multimedia Artists Exploring Civil Rights and Pandemic Histories

Pitzer College Art Galleries is hosting an opening reception on January 28, 2023, at 1 p.m. for Britt Ransom’s Arise and Seek and Maya Gurantz’s The Plague Archives. The reception kicks off with an artist talk from Ransom, a Carnegie Mellon University professor and sculptor, followed by a performance by interdisciplinary multimedia artist Gurantz.

January 23, 2023

Press Releases | Spotlights

Pitzer Students Awarded for Exceptional Community Engagement

Danika Petit has long straight maroon red hair and poses with a large black dog with pointy ears and a small brown dog with floppy ears.

Pitzer College’s Community Engagement Center has recognized nine students with the Fall 2022 Kallick Community Service Award. Provided by Pitzer alum Deborah Kallick ’78, the $500 award goes to students who have completed 100 or more community engagement hours during the academic year. From mental health care, to composting, to voter engagement, to partnerships with Indigenous communities, these Pitzer students exude passion for social change no matter where they work.

January 20, 2023

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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Taps Michele Siqueiros ’95 for Advisory Team

Michele Siqueiros holds her partner Solomon Rivera’s hand as Solomon puts an arm around Karen Bass. Siqueiros wears a navy blue blazer and has straight shoulder-length brown hair. Rivera has short salt and pepper hair and wears a navy blue suit with light blue dress shirt and maroon tie. Bass has a short afro of brown hair and wears glasses and a light blue blazer and pants.

Pitzer College alumna and trustee Michele Siqueiros ’95 is making history as an advisor to Los Angeles’ first female mayor, Karen Bass. Siqueiros numbers among 103 members of Bass’ transition team—headed by civil and labor rights leader Dolores Huerta as co-chair—for the mayor’s first 100 days in office. “I’m thrilled to be a part of the mayor’s transition team for the city I was born and raised in and love deeply!” said Siqueiros.

January 18, 2023

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Protecting Vietnam Bears: Pitzer Alumni’s Research Culminates in an Herbal Recipes Book

An elderly village woman and a college student sit behind a house as the student holds up a large green leaf. The student wears an orange top and blue jeans and orange shoes. The woman wears a purple shirt and black pants and hat.

In collaboration with Pitzer and Claremont Colleges alumni, Animals Asia, the Traditional Medical Association of Vietnam, and the Hive have published a book of local women’s herbal remedies. This book presents an alternative to the practice of bear bile farming that is harming the bear population in Vietnam. In October, the group hosted a launch party to celebrate printing 1,000 copies. “I’ve found Pitzer students to possess a keen curiosity for sustainability problem solving. They are drawn to programs like this Vietnam Health Design program because they get to imagine and work with local communities to design better futures while seeing the real-world constraints and needs.”

January 4, 2023

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Make Personal & Team Triumphs This Fall

A grid of four photos. Clockwise the order is Madison Quan running on the basketball court, Matthew Carlson running on the soccer field, Ben Willett jumping from a diving board, the men’s basketball team raising their arms in victory.

Our scholar-athletes have been thriving this fall season in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports as they push themselves in their academic and athletic prowess. With the help of our supporters, staff, and the newly opened Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness, our Sagehens are achieving victory as individuals and teams. See some recent successes in basketball, soccer, swimming and diving, and football!

December 20, 2022

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Faculty Bookshelf: Waiting in the Postcolonial World, Medical School Racism, and More

A roundup of new and recent books by Pitzer College faculty If you’re an admirer of Joseph Conrad’s story Heart of Darkness, you know that Marlowe, the narrator, takes a long time to get to the point. He unwinds a long yarn about his travels up the Congo and his quest to find the [Read More...]

December 20, 2022

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Nucleus Rising: Swift Progress Continues on Pitzer and Scripps’ New Science Building

Aerial shot of the design of the bridge between the two science buildings.

Scientific breakthroughs don’t happen overnight; they are built on—they depend on—the achievements of the past. Take the invention of penicillin. In 1928 Alexander Fleming noticed how mold stopped the growth of nearby bacteria. But it took other scientists, some 15 years later, to actually figure out how to take Fleming’s discovery, purify it, and manufacture [Read More...]

December 20, 2022

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Pitzer College Names Higher Education Leader and Political Scientist Strom C. Thacker as New President

Strom C. Thacker has short gray hair and wears a gray suit with a blue collared shirt.

Pitzer College announces the selection of Strom C. Thacker as the seventh president of the College. A highly regarded college administrator and political scientist with a research focus on the political economy of development, Thacker previously served as dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He will take office at Pitzer on July 1, 2023.

December 13, 2022