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  1. A dove radiates light inside a person's head
    The Participant Magazine

    Being the Change the World Needs

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    Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda '96 shares what she tells her students about the power of the liberal arts

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    The Participant Magazine

    Firing Pottery—and a Liberal Arts Identity

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    President Strom C. Thacker describes a defining moment as an undergrad that made him realize the power and potential of the liberal arts experience

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    The Participant Magazine

    Liberal Arts as the “Secret Sauce”

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    "The Americans" showrunner Joel Fields ’85 reflects on how the liberal arts shaped his career

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  4. John Landgraff stands in a room decorated with tv posters
    The Participant Magazine

    Thinking Outside the Box (Office)

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    3p Nick Owchar

    Is anything possible with a liberal arts degree? FX Chief John Landgraf ’84 thinks so.

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    The Participant Magazine

    Tools for Living

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    The liberal arts are important, right? The answer might seem obvious, but we asked our faculty to weigh in. Here are some of their reasons why, in their own words.

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    Student Achievements

    Pitzer’s Newman Civic Fellow Advocates for Community Health

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Rising civic leader and Pitzer student Oswaldo Romero Vasquez ’27 strives to make a difference in public health, social justice, and education.

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    Alumni Achievements

    Alumni With Passions for Health and Educational Equity Named 2024 Alumni Award Recipients

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    Pitzer College announces the selection of Susan Warren ’78 P’01 as the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and Cesar Vargas Nuñez ’14 as the 2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. 

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    College News

    Pitzer’s First-Year Seminars Explore AI, Musical Theater, and Political Geometry

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    Sampling of classes for first-year seminars

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  9. Kenneth Butler teaches in Uganda
    Alumni Achievements

    Incarceration to Reintegration: Kenneth Butler ’22 Helps Pilot Program in Uganda

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    Two partners Butler chose for his Fulbright were Professor Arthur Sserwanga at the Makerere University Business School and Anatoli Biryomumaisho, who directs education and vocational skills training for the Ugandan prison system.

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    College News

    Pitzer College Welcomes New Faculty in the Humanities and Sciences

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    Several current faculty also have been awarded tenure and other promotions

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