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  1. Alumni Achievements

    Cornella Ver Halen ’83: Teaching ESL With a Novella and a Rolling Chair

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    Cornella Ver Halen '83 was a nontraditional student as well as a nontraditional teacher who retired in December 2022

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  2. Susan Warren ’78 at Project Think showing a lizard to her grandson
    Alumni Achievements

    Susan Warren ’78 Inspires Children’s Love for Learning on Pitzer’s Campus

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    From the STEAM academic enrichment nonprofit Project Think to Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center, this alumna has helped found local, innovative education programming

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  3. In the Media

    Professor Susan Phillips talks to Marketplace about air pollution from warehouse expansion

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    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  4. Jaspa Ureña wearing crochet over face and Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
    Student Achievements

    Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida ’24 and Jaspa Ureña ’24 Awarded Curatorial Apprenticeships for First-Generation and Students of Color

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    Pitzer College has awarded the 2023 Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns Student Apprenticeship Awards to students Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida ’24 and Jaspa Ureña ’24. The award supports in-depth curatorial apprenticeships with leading Los Angeles arts organizations LACE and Fulcrum Arts. Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will work with LACE as part of his research on object repatriation and Chilean memory institutions, while Ureña will join Fulcrum Arts, bringing their multidisciplinary practice and commitment to community empowerment. Established through a 2021 gift from alumnus Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns, the program provides competitive, hands-on curatorial experience that supports pathways into museum careers. Applications for the Spring 2024 cycle open October 23, 2023.

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  5. Claremont McKenna College Professor Jon Shields and Pitzer College Professor Phil Zuckerman teaching in a classroom
    College News

    The Power of Two: Enriching Student Academic Experiences With Co-Taught Classes

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    Three classes and six faculty explore interdisciplinary and student-driven curricula in political science, modern languages, and sociology and government

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