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Beyond the Piazza: Living and Learning in Italy

Pitzer’s study abroad program in Italy deepens intercultural immersion through homestays, language learning, and community-based projects.

News Topics

• Study Abroad
• Intercultural Understanding

Organization

• Study Abroad and International Programs

Pitzer Achievements

Creating a Sense of Belonging With Pitzer in Vietnam

Social responsibility goes hand in hand with multicultural learning, community engagement, and outdoor exploration in Pitzer’s summer study abroad program in Vietnam.

News Topics

• Study Abroad
• Intercultural Understanding

Organization

• Study Abroad and International Programs

In the Media

Professor Shares Insights on Changing Views of U.S. at the Olympics

NPR talked to David Goldblatt, an award-winning journalist whose Pitzer courses look at the intersection of sport with politics and economics

News Topics

• Athletics

Alumni Achievements

Community-Based Arts Leadership

Pitzer alum Griselda Suárez ’99 brings arts advocacy and civic engagement experience to her new role as the City of Long Beach’s first cultural affairs officer.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Arts & Culture
• Community Engagement

In the Media

Visiting Professor Offers a Personal Perspective on Events in Iran and Minneapolis in the Pages of Foreign Policy in Focus

Visiting Professor of Political Studies Shervin Malekzadeh publishes op-ed "What Iran Teaches Us About Minneapolis: This is what the possibility of war is like for an Iranian-American."

News Topics

• Faculty
• Political Studies

Student Achievements

Sagehens Announce 2026 Inductees to Hall of Fame

This year’s group includes Erik Munzer ’13, a “rare two-sport standout” from Pitzer

News Topics

• Athletics
• Alumni

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Alumni Achievements

Studying a Rare California Ecosystem

Hannah Chan ’24 and Bailey Parkhouse ’24 publish research they started as Pitzer students to study fire risks to the California sage scrub.

News Topics

• Climate & Environment
• Environmental Science
• Biology
• Alumni

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Pitzer Achievements

Pitzer College Named No. 1 Baccalaureate Producer of Fulbright Recipients

Pitzer earns top recognition on the U.S. Fulbright Program’s 2025-26 list of leading institutions, extending its streak to 17 years

News Topics

• Awards
• Intercultural Understanding

Organization

• Office of Fellowships
• Writing Center

Student Achievements

Practicing People-Powered Leadership

Pitzer Senate President Ella Hale ’26 exercises her economics and political studies education as she partners with trustees, senior leadership, faculty, staff, and students in College governance.

News Topics

• Students
• Community Engagement

Organization

• Student Senate

Events

“Atomic Dragons” Exhibition Explores Legacy of the Nuclear Age

Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents a Spring Group Exhibition by the SWANS Collective

News Topics

• Arts & Culture
• Art

Organization

• Pitzer College Art Galleries