Pitzer News

Student Experience & Belonging

Pitzer 101: Advice for New Students & Families

Current Pitzer students and parents share four tips for transitioning to the first year of college.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Admission
• Division of Student Affairs

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer Gilman Scholars Explore New Countries

Three Pitzer students have received a 2026 Gilman scholarship to study abroad in Pitzer-run programs in Italy, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

College News

New AVP for Student Wellness and Accessibility Services

With more than two decades of experience in student affairs leadership, Ellie Ash-Balá is prepared to empower Pitzer students and pursue educational equity.

Organization

• Division of Student Affairs

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Pitzer Student Selected as Partners for Justice Fellow

Jacklyn Ybarra Dahlberg ’26 will practice Pitzer’s core value of social responsibility as an advocate for public defense clients.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Political Studies

Organization

• Office of Fellowships
• Community Engagement Center (CEC)

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Pitzer Announces Selection of Nine Recipients of 2026 Fulbright Awards

Pitzer students and alumni pursue intercultural understanding all over the world through research and teaching English.

News Topics

• Students
• Alumni

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Experience & Belonging

A Scavenger Hunt in Kathmandu

Madison Wilson ’26 describes an experience that changed her understanding of herself and Nepal.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Study Abroad and International Programs

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Flipping the Script on Wildfire

A new report from Pitzer’s Robert Redford Conservancy argues Southern California must rethink how it understands fire, land stewardship and year-round risk.

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

Student Experience & Belonging

Sports Replay: Sagehens Sweep Athletics in Spring 2026

Pomona-Pitzer scores five individual student-athlete honors and SCIAC championships in swim and dive, water polo, lacrosse and baseball.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Student Experience & Belonging

Pitzer’s 2026 Student Leadership Awards

Students were honored for embodying Pitzer’s core values of environmental sustainability, interdisciplinary learning, social responsibility, and more.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Student Success Initiatives (SSI)

Student Experience & Belonging

Making an Ultimate Decision about Commencement

Why the Braineaters Weren’t at Commencement 2026—and how their families brought a little bit of Pitzer to their Tournament

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics