Press Releases

A Mathematics Village Transforms Pitzer Students’ Approach to STEM

Caro Harwell '24 stands in front of a black board and traces a finger along a diagram drawn on the board. Harwell wears a black and white striped shirt and has long blond hair. Green tree foliage is overhead and in the background.Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 25, 2024 —In the flourishing green mountains of Selçuk, Turkey, Caro Harwell ’24 and Charlotte Richards ’25 found an oasis of mathematics. Nesin Mathematics Village includes many sights: magnificent stone buildings and archways, bustling dormitories and tents overlooking the terrain, and outdoor classrooms with sunlight peeking through the tree canopy and shining on blackboards dappled with formulas and drawings.  With funding from Pitzer’s Institute for Global/Local Action & Study (IGLAS), Harwell and Richards went to the village in the summer with Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bahar Acu.
January 25, 2024

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 [Read More...]
January 22, 2024
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Professor Tessa Solomon-Lane Awarded CAREER Grant by National Science Foundation 

Tessa Solomon-Lane sits in front of a microscope in a laboratory while smiling at the camera. She has long dark blond hair pulled back and wears a blue lab coat.Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 22, 2024 —Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Tessa Solomon-Lane has been awarded a $929,414 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant by the National Science Foundation, an independent governmental agency that supports research and education in science and engineering. The prestigious CAREER Program supports early-career faculty in leading advances in their fields and [Read More...]
January 22, 2024
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Responding to the Media

Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 18, 2024 —Earlier this month, a Los Angeles Times article about Early Decision (ED) admissions in higher education reported inaccurately on Pitzer’s ED admissions, erroneously claiming that seventy-nine percent of Pitzer’s admitted students came through ED in 2020. I write to explain this error and provide the correct information, as well as some additional [Read More...]
January 19, 2024
Press Releases | Spotlights

Pitzer Marks 25 Years of Social Responsibility in Action

Jessica J. Chairez '13, Jack Contreras '22, Tricia Morgan '08, and Crystal Rodriguez '23 wear all black and stand side by side on a balcony overlooking Pitzer's campus.For Pitzer students, social responsibility isn’t just an idea found inside a book—it lives in community gardens, warehouses, classrooms, on street corners, and beyond. Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center (CEC) has helped make this work possible since its establishment in 1999.  “We’re supporting the innovation, ideas, passions, and justice issues arising in our community partners by [Read More...]
January 19, 2024
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Pitzer Honored With Carnegie Classification for Its Commitment to Community Engagement 

Overlaying a Pitzer campus photo is a circle logo for Carnegie Elective Classifications - Classification for Community Engagement. The logo is ringed in orange and has an illustration of a tree in the center with large blue, teal, green, purple, and yellow leaves.Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 11, 2024 — Pitzer College has been chosen as a recipient of a 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.   Pitzer is among 368 institutions across the country holding this designation, which acknowledges a deep commitment to community engagement and to effectively collaborating with community partners in substantial and impactful ways.  [Read More...]
January 11, 2024
Press Releases | Spotlights

Arts Council Fellow Micah Huang ’13 to Continue His Sonic Exploration of Injustice at Los Angeles Festival 

Micah Huang has long black hair in a braid and wraps red tulle fabric around his shoulders while looking intensely at the camera. Huang is wearing a black shirt and jeans and stands against a dark gray background.Micah Huang’s ’13 work as a composer, musician, and sound artist exposes social injustices as well as explores music’s ability to heal and transform.  As a Fulbright fellow, Huang visited Hungary to work alongside the marginalized Roma people to amplify and help preserve their musical traditions. Two of his recent pieces, Blood on Gold Mountain, [Read More...]
December 13, 2023