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College NewsWhat is Race in Shakespeare? First-Year Seminars Experiment in Academics This Fall
Fall 2024 first-year seminars delve into race in Shakespeare and pop culture, Los Angeles field trips, radical community care, animals in movies, and more.
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The Participant MagazineNew Issue of Participant Asks: What Does Community Engagement Look Like?
The fall 2024 magazine celebrates the work of several Pitzer people and organizations, past and present
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In the MediaProfessor Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 Discusses Young People and Voting with Los Angeles Times (en Español)
In a Spanish Los Angeles Times article, Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 traces young people’s rising interest in and disillusionment with voting.
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Student AchievementsNew Hive Awards Unleash Student Creativity in Unexpected Way
The fall 2024 grants support various student projects, including a scent opera, reinventing litter, revamping a data science website, and peer-to-peer club governance.
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EventsCreating Community at Pitzer’s First Mathematics Conference
With her organization of the first math conference hosted at Pitzer, Professor Bahar Acu signals new research and learning opportunities for students.
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In the MediaOn Daily Bulletin, Professor Susan Phillips writes about SoCal Earth’s “community first, climate first” approach
Redford Conservancy Director and Pitzer Professor Susan Phillips describes how SoCal Earth helps climate issues, including the owl facing extinction in the Inland Empire.
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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In the MediaLAist Spotlights Redford Conservancy’s SoCal Earth as Accessible Climate Tool
LAist has featured the online mapping tool SoCal Earth by Pitzer College’s Robert Redford Conservancy as an accessible way to use data for climate action.
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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College NewsRobert Redford Conservancy Launches Tool to Transform Decision Making in Southern California
Innovative digital tool provides a framework for policymakers, community members, educators, and advocates to prioritize community and climate
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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Alumni AchievementsUnexpected Politics of Immigrant Healthcare
As Cesar Vargas Nuñez ’14 joins CMC’s faculty this fall, he discusses how his experience as an immigrant from a low-income background inspires his research and teaching.
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Alumni AchievementsHow to Become a Giant Panda Specialist
Pitzer alum Jana Biedenweg ’20 oversees the welfare of the first giant pandas to come to the U.S. in two decades, putting her passion for biology and wildlife conservation into practice.
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