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Supporting the Next Step

The Class of 2026 is turning its senior gift into a fund that helps next year’s seniors pursue post-graduate opportunities.

News Topics

• Fundraising & Giving
• Commencement
• Students
• Student Engagement

Student Achievements

Pitzer and All That Jazz

As a self-designed media scoring major and philosophy minor, Noah Straus ’26 excels in Pitzer’s thriving music scene and multidisciplinary learning environment.

News Topics

• Students
• Interdisciplinary Learning
• Commencement
• Philosophy
• Media Studies

Student Achievements

Madison Wilson ’26 Awarded Critical Language Scholarship

Pitzer student to study Swahili in Tanzania, which will help her build relationships with grassroots organizations.

News Topics

• Awards
• Study Abroad
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Intercultural Understanding
• Commencement

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

Two Pitzer Students Awarded 2026 Projects for Peace Grants

Abigail Wulimaja ’29 and Saif El Mosalami ’26 seek to support communities in Ghana and Cairo.

News Topics

• Awards
• Students
• Social Responsibility

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

The Future of Youth Mental Health

With faculty support and a double major in psychology and gender and feminist studies, Kaylene Yee ’26 will embark on a clinical psychology career with a fellowship.

News Topics

• Psychology
• Gender & Feminist Studies
• Social Responsibility
• Commencement

Student Achievements

Leading in Data Justice and Intercultural Learning

Pitzer student Anya Sharma ’26 uses her mathematical economics major for social good with support from faculty and campus resources.

News Topics

• Intercultural Understanding
• Economics
• STEM
• Mathematics
• Interdisciplinary Learning
• Students
• Data Science
• Commencement

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer’s 2026 Alumni Award Recipients

Meena Duguay ’93, Laila Zamudio Alvarez ’18 and Sylvie Wilson ’21 are being honored for how they live out Pitzer’s core value of social responsibility.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Social Responsibility
• Awards

Organization

• Advancement

Student Achievements

Community-Powered Heritage and Advocacy

Robinson Lee ’26 equips himself for his Fulbright and public service career with a Pitzer education in political studies, history and Asian American studies.

News Topics

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Community Engagement
• Asian American Studies
• History
• Political Studies
• Commencement

Research

Pitzer’s 2026 Goldwater Scholar Advances Biology Research

From leading a research project as a first-year student to Ph.D. aspirations, Lucas Oppenheimer ’27 embarks on a rewarding journey in molecular biology.

News Topics

• Molecular Biology
• Awards

College News

Back to the Classroom One More Time

Alumni Weekend 2026 offers a chance to reconnect with Pitzer faculty and rediscover the conversations, mentorship and ideas that define the college.

News Topics

• Faculty
• Events