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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...] March 5, 2024
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Hayley Blain-Weinstein ’91 Makes Game Show Dreams Come True
From Love Connection to Extreme Makeover to My Feet Are Killing Me, Hayley Blain-Weinstein ’91 has met many kinds of people in her reality television casting career. Who would live on a remote island or race around the world for a cash prize? Who has a rare illness in need of treatment? Who would look for love in front of millions of viewers? Blain-Weinstein’s job has been to find people who fit those bills.
February 20, 2024
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Beihua Guo ’21 Unearths L.A. Aqueduct’s Dark History Through Photography
Photographer and Pitzer alum Beihua Guo ’21 has received $5,000 as a finalist for The Aftermath Project’s 1492/1619 American Aftermaths grant. Guo’s project, “Water Is Thicker Than Blood,” illustrates the ignored and forgotten history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the California water wars. According to its website, The Aftermath Project is a nonprofit that supports photographers “to
[Read More...] February 16, 2024
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2024 Pomona-Pitzer Hall of Fame Honors Pitzer Athletes
Claremont, Calif. — Jan. 16, 2024 — The Pomona-Pitzer Athletic Hall of Fame will induct nine individuals on April 25, 2024. Pitzer College honorees include: Jake Caron ’11 for football, James R. Kang ’10 for baseball, David Colvin ’11 for baseball, and Tamara Perea ’11 for women’s water polo. The ceremony will be held April 25
[Read More...] January 16, 2024
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Arts Council Fellow Micah Huang ’13 to Continue His Sonic Exploration of Injustice at Los Angeles Festival
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
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Incarceration to Reintegration: Kenneth Butler ’22 Helps Pilot Program in Uganda
When Kenneth Butler ’22 was released in 2021 after 15 years of incarceration, he was on his way to a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College. However, he didn’t yet know how to rebuild his place in the community and start his career. Butler turned to the Reintegration Academy, an eight-week program that teaches formerly incarcerated individuals about life skills, career development, and vocational education. Now, Butler is helping expand the academy in Uganda as part of his Fulbright.
November 8, 2023
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Joel Harper ’95 and Marcia J. Withers ’74 Honor Musician Bill Withers and Grandmas Everywhere
In 1971, Grammy-winning musician Bill Withers wrote the song "Grandma’s Hands" in honor of his maternal grandmother. The heartwarming musical tribute reached No. 18 on the Best-Selling Soul Singles chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Fifty years later, two Pitzer alumni have helped adapt it into a children’s book. Joel Harper ’95 and his company, Freedom Three Publishing, collaborated with the late Bill Withers’ wife, Marcia J. Withers ’74, and illustrator R. Gregory Christie to bring the song alive in a picture book of the same name.
August 31, 2023
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Crystal Rodriguez ’23: Artist, Community Advocate, and New Resources Student
Claremont, Calif. (July 28, 2023)—Meet Crystal Rodriguez ’23, a New Resources student who graduated as a studio art major and is the new Hecker Community Fellow at Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center (CEC). The CEC utilizes institutional power, partner collaboration, faculty expertise, and student action to advance social justice on campus and in the surrounding community.
July 28, 2023
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From All-Star to Coach: Madison Quan ’22 Makes a Slam Dunk
Claremont, Calif. (July 20, 2023)—Madison Quan ’22 can boast many firsts. She became the first in her family to graduate from college and the first to graduate from grad school. She earned the first SCIAC Player of the Year title in Pomona-Pitzer women’s basketball history. She joined the first SCIAC women’s basketball team to play internationally against pro teams. Quan keeps her love for the sport alive by coaching her former team and designing team culture workshops at the Hive.
July 20, 2023
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Pitzer College’s Alumni Board Introduces New Leadership and Members
Claremont, Calif. (June 6, 2023)—Pitzer College’s Alumni Board embarks on its next chapter with exciting changes in leadership and the introduction of new roles and members. These Alumni Board members will continue and expand their dedication to connecting fellow alumni with one another and the College. As president for the past two years, Diana Bob
[Read More...] June 6, 2023