Pitzer News

Native Scholar in Residence Laurie Steelink Explores Art and Community

Laurie Steelink, a multidisciplinary artist and Akimel O’otham member of the Gila River Indian Community, is serving as Pitzer College’s Native Scholar in Residence.

Organization

• Community Engagement Center (CEC)

Pitzer College Media Statement on College Council’s Call for Israel Academic Boycott

Pitzer College President Strom C. Thacker rejected a Pitzer College Council recommendation calling for an academic boycott of all Israeli academic institutions.

Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swim and Dive Wins Two NCAA Relay National Championships

On March 23, the Pomona-Pitzer women’s swim and dive team ended the 2024 NCAA Division III Swim and Dive Championship with two Relay Championships under their belt.

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

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

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. 

News Topics

• Alumni

Pitzer College Media Statement on Study Abroad Program Changes

Pitzer College has removed study abroad programs in 11 countries, including one at the University of Haifa in Israel, from its pre-approved list because they did not meet certain of the criteria outlined in the college’s guiding principles for Study Abroad and International programs.

CASA Pitzer Celebrates 25 Years of Community Activism in the Inland Empire

Critical Action & Social Advocacy (CASA) celebrates 25 years of justice-oriented learning and collaboration.

Organization

• Critical Action + Social Advocacy (CASA)

For Pratya Poosala ’24, Storytelling and Radical Listening Can Improve Healthcare

Pratya Poosala ’24 adds a self-designed major in narrative medicine to her behavioral neuroscience major to combine science and the humanities.

News Topics

• Students
• Neuroscience

Irvine Foundation Presents Leadership Award to Michele Siqueiros ’95 for Her Educational Access Advocacy

Michele Siqueiros ’95, president of The Campaign for College Opportunity, has received a 2024 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award recognizing her statewide impact on expanding college access. The honor includes a $350,000 grant to support her organization’s advocacy and research efforts.

Organization

• Board of Trustees

Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Golf Wins SCIAC I

The No. 1-ranked Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team finished as champions of the SCIAC I Tournament with Katelyn Vo PO’24 tying for the SCIAC I individual title last weekend at Los Lagos.

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swim and Dive Wins SCIAC Championship

The Pomona-Pitzer women’s swim and dive team swam their way to the 2024 SCIAC Championship on February 25, winning their fifth title in the last eight years and their 24th title in program history.

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics