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Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver Announces Retirement

Melvin Oliver has close-shaved gray hair and beard with a gray dress jacket over a white collared shirt with an orange tie.In a message to the Pitzer College community, President Melvin L. Oliver announced his plans to retire, effective June 30, 2022. “After a career of 45 years serving higher education and philanthropy, I want to share with you that I have given notice to the Board of Trustees that I will retire at the end of this academic year,” Oliver wrote.
February 4, 2022
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President Melvin L. Oliver Master of Ceremonies for Aspen Institute Conference “All Land is not Creating Equal: Unleashing Family and Community Wealth through Land Ownership” on November 18

President Melvin L. OliverPitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver, a noted expert on racial inequality and co-author of Black Wealth/White Wealth: A New Perspective on Racial Inequality, will be the master of ceremonies of an upcoming special event hosted by the Aspen Institute in honor of the Center’s 15th anniversary.
November 16, 2020