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Faculty Achievements

Immigration Law Clinic in a Liberal Arts Classroom

Professor Sumangala Bhattacharya leads two lives: one as a professor of British literature at Pitzer College and another as an immigration attorney and owner of the solo law firm ImmPowered Law Office.

News Topics

• English and World Literature
• Community Engagement

Faculty Achievements

Professor Susan Philips cited in Reuters' feature story on Amazon warehouses' impact on air quality.

Professor Susan Philips cited in "Reuters"

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

Faculty Achievements

Professor Phil Zuckerman and his secular studies research featured in Los Angeles Times op-ed

Professor Phil Zuckerman featured in "Los Angeles Times" op-ed

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions

Organization

• Institutional Research and Assessment

Faculty Achievements

Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on Planned Parenthood's path forward

Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward quoted in "Christian Science Monitor"

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions
• Health

Organization

• Gold Student Health and Wellness Center

Faculty Achievements

Pitzer Professor José Z. Calderón’s New Book Explores Immigrant Rights, Repression, and Resistance

A new book co-edited by Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies José Z. Calderón, is a collection of articles by immigrant rights activists, labor activists, and scholar-activists who are dedicated to immigrant and workers’ rights.

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions
• Books
• Race & Ethnicity

Organization

• Writing Center

Faculty Achievements

Professor Barbara Junisbai Travels to Uzbekistan for Landmark Conference

Less than a year after Associate Professor of Organizational Studies Barbara Junisbai joined the board of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS), she flew to the capital of Uzbekistan to participate in CESS’ 2022 Summer Conference as the chair of the society’s communications committee.

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions
• Politics

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 Distinctions
• Asian American Studies

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 Distinctions
• Media

Faculty Achievements

Building the Science of Tomorrow

Pitzer College Trustee Jonathan Graham ’82 makes major gift to science expansion project

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions
• Science

Organization

• Board of Trustees
• Department of Natural Sciences

Faculty Achievements

Media Studies Visiting Professor Ann Kaneko writes about warehouses replacing farmland in Ontario and Chino on KCET's Earth Focus Community News Site

Media Studies Visiting Professor Ann Kaneko featured on "KCET"

News Topics

• Faculty Distinctions

Organization

• Media Studies Production Services