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Academics, Ideas, Learning

Firing Pottery—and a Liberal Arts Identity

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

News Topics

• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue

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• Communications & Marketing
• Office of the President

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Illness, Love, and Memory

With “Aurora,” acclaimed artist Valeria Tizol Vivas presents an intimate exploration of identity

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• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries
• Communications & Marketing

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Tools for Living

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.

News Topics

• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue
• Featured

Academics, Ideas, Learning

The Future of Farming Comes to SoCal

California Agriculture Deputy Secretary Virginia Jameson Delivers Keynote at Launch of Region’s First Agrivoltaics Installation

News Topics

• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

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• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Twenty Years in Costa Rica

This year marks a milestone for the Firestone Center, which puts students at the forefront of restoring the Costa Rican forests and the habitats of the animals who call them home

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• Study Abroad and International Programs
• Department of Natural Sciences

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer’s Newman Civic Fellow Advocates for Community Health

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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• Students
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

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• Office of the President

Academics, Ideas, Learning

MCSI Series Explores Evolution of Paying Attention

In the fall 2025 lecture series, Pitzer’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI) investigates the concept of “attention” through nature, science, philosophy, technology, art, and more.

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• Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI)

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer College Hosts Residency for Artists Affected by Eaton Fire

The Pepper Family Foundation gives Pitzer College a $20,000 grant to support a summer residency for four local artists to access resources at The Claremont Colleges.

News Topics

• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue
• Art

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries
• Communications & Marketing

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer Offers First Inside-Out Spanish Class in the U.S.

Incarcerated “inside” students and “outside” students from The Claremont Colleges redefine Latinx identity, power, and the Spanish language on their terms.

News Topics

• The Participant Fall 2025 Issue
• Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures
• Chicanx-Latinx Studies
• Students
• Faculty

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• Justice Education Center at the Claremont Colleges
• Communications & Marketing

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Marvin James: Exploring History and Community as an Activist-Artist

Marvin James shared with students his practice in contemporary archiving, community-based knowledge, and the scientific method as Pitzer’s 2024–25 activist-artist-in-residence.

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• Art

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries
• Community Engagement Center (CEC)