Pitzer News

Student Achievements

Forbes Features Pitzer student Diana Vicezar '24, who developed a career platform tailored to international students like her

"Forbes" features Pitzer student Diana Vicezar '24

News Topics

• Students
• Media
• Lifestyle

Organization

• Study Abroad and International Programs

Research

Pitzer alumna Karen Hillman '71 writes on LA progressive about how white Americans should recognize Juneteenth by making reparations

Pitzer alumna Karen Hillman '71 writes on "LA progressive"

News Topics

• Alumni
• Politics
• Race & Ethnicity

Organization

• Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies

College News

Scripps and Pitzer Colleges Break Ground on New Science Center

Scripps College and Pitzer College have officially broken ground on an ambitious new science center and building expansion project slated to open fall 2024.

News Topics

• Science
• Lifestyle
• General News

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Student Achievements

Pitzer Student Juan Santos ’23 Becomes Stanford Summer Research Program-Amgen Scholar

Pitzer student Juan Santos ’23 has been chosen as a Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP)-Amgen scholar for an eight-week, research-intensive residential program at Stanford University

News Topics

• Students
• Awards

Organization

• Office of Fellowships
• Department of Natural Sciences

Faculty Achievements

APIDA Heritage Month Spotlight: Professor Linus Yamane

Meet Professor of Economics Linus Yamane, who has been teaching at Pitzer since 1988 and helped develop the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies at The Claremont Colleges.

News Topics

• Faculty
• Asian American Studies

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer Alumnus and Inside-Out Graduate Freddy Cisneros ’21 Receives Executive Fellowship

Pitzer College alumnus Freddy Cisneros ’21, who graduated last year with a degree in organizational studies, has been accepted to the Executive Fellowship Program.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Awards
• Inside-Out-Pathway-to-BA

Organization

• Chicanx/Latinx Student Affairs
• Office of Fellowships
• Justice Education Center at the Claremont Colleges

Alumni Achievements

APIDA Heritage Month Spotlight: Corina Penaia ’16

Meet Pitzer alumna Corina Penaia ’16, who engages in health policy and management, data research, and community-building to highlight the stories and needs of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

News Topics

• Alumni

Faculty Achievements

Professor of Linguistics Carmen Fought quoted in The Guardian article "Why do people, like say, 'like' so much?

Professor of Linguistics Carmen Fought quoted in "The Guardian"

News Topics

• Faculty
• Media

Student Achievements

APIDA Heritage Month Spotlight: Diamond Pham ’22

Meet Pitzer student Diamond Pham ’22 (she/her), a history major and Asian American Studies minor and a member of the First Gen Club and Asian Pacific American Students Coalition.

News Topics

• Students

In the Media

Pitzer College Art Galleries Provides First-Generation and Students of Color Apprenticeships for Curatorial Experience

A new apprenticeship award offers Pitzer College first-generation and students of color opportunities to gain in-depth curatorial experience at innovative arts organizations

News Topics

• Arts & Culture

Organization

• Pitzer College Art Galleries