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Medal of Freedom Winner and Renowned Activist Dolores Huerta to Keynote Pitzer College 2018 Commencement

Commencement Keynote Speaker Dolores Huerta

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2018)—The Pitzer College Class of 2018 has selected Dolores Huerta, president and founder of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America with César Chávez, to deliver the keynote address at the 54th Commencement on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. Huerta is a labor leader [Read More...]

April 23, 2018

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Pitzer College’s Graduating Class Selects Social Activist Patrisse Cullors as 2016 Commencement Keynote Speaker

Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2016)— Following Pitzer College tradition, the graduating Class of 2016 has selected Patrisse Cullors, a renowned social activist, artist and co-creator of the Twitter hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, as the College’s commencement keynote speaker. Recognized as a “new civil rights leader for the 21st century” by the Los Angeles Times, Cullors is an [Read More...]

April 27, 2016

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Cultural Commentator, Trans Women’s Rights Advocate Janet Mock to Keynote Pitzer College’s 51st Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (March 10, 2015) — The Pitzer College Class of 2015 has selected Janet Mock, an advocate for trans women’s rights and a New York Times best-selling author, as its 51st commencement speaker. The 2015 ceremony will be held on the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 10 a.m. Janet [Read More...]

March 10, 2015

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Environmental and Social Justice Champion Van Jones to Keynote Pitzer College’s 50th Anniversary Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (March 11, 2014) — The Pitzer College Class of 2014 has selected environmental advocate, civil rights activist and CNN correspondent Van Jones as its 50th Anniversary commencement speaker. The 2014 ceremony will be held on the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza on May 17 at 10 a.m. Recently named a co-host on CNN’s [Read More...]

March 11, 2014

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Speechwriter, Comedian and TV Producer Jon Lovett to Keynote 2013 Pitzer College Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2013) —Pitzer College’s graduating class has selected Jon Lovett, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and co-creator of the NBC show 1600 Penn, to be the 2013 Commencement keynote speaker. Pitzer College’s forty-ninth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Stephen L. Glass [Read More...]

April 17, 2013

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Author, Activist and Educator Angela Davis to Keynote 2012 Pitzer College Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2012) — Pitzer College’s forty-eighth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. Noted author, activist and educator Angela Davis was chosen by the class of 2012 to serve as the keynote speaker for this year’s event. Davis is a Distinguished Professor [Read More...]

April 20, 2012

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Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley to Speak at Los Angeles Business Council’s Sustainability Summit

Claremont, Calif. (April 13, 2012) — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will be a featured speaker at the Los Angeles Business Council’s 6th Annual Sustainability Summit at the Getty Center on April 27. Trombley will speak about the role of sustainability at Pitzer and in higher education during the “Salon of Masters” panel at [Read More...]

April 13, 2012

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Cory A. Booker to be Keynote Speaker at Pitzer College’s 2010 Commencement Ceremony

Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2010) — Pitzer College will host its 46th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at 10 am on the newly constructed Commencement Pavilion. The Honorable Cory A. Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey was selected by the class of 2010 to serve as the keynote speaker at this year’s event. Booker’s mission for [Read More...]

March 30, 2010

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National Bestselling Author & Reporter Eric Schlosser to Speak at Pitzer College Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (April 2, 2007) – The 2007 senior class of Pitzer College has selected national bestselling author and reporter Eric Schlosser as their commencement keynote speaker. Since Pitzer’s first commencement, the College has observed its longstanding tradition having its senior class to select the keynote speaker. Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness, investigates hidden realms [Read More...]

April 2, 2007