Pitzer News

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Pitzer College Names Higher Education Leader and Political Scientist Strom C. Thacker as New President

A graduate of Pomona College, Thacker will be leaving upstate New York’s Union College to lead Pitzer as its seventh president

News Topics

• Faculty
• Media
• Community Engagement

Organization

• Office of the President

Student Achievements

Dominic Arzadon ’23 Becomes First Pitzer Student to Win Marshall Scholarship

Pitzer College senior Dominic Arzadon ’23 is the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious, highly competitive award that funds up to three years of graduate study in any discipline at any British university.

News Topics

• Students
• Awards

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Student Achievements

Shelby Ottengheime ’23 Embraces Art, Archaeology, and Japanese American Heritage

Discover how Ottengheime taps into ancient and family history as a muralist, art galleries fellow, and anthropologist 

News Topics

• Students
• Arts & Culture
• Race & Ethnicity
• Anthropology

Organization

• Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies

Pitzer Achievements

Madison Quan ’22 Earns 1,000th Point in Sagehens Women’s Basketball

Madison Quan ’22 netted her 1,000th career point.

News Topics

• Athletics

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer Achievements

Matthew Carlson ’23 Earns Second Team All-West Honors in Men’s Soccer

Pitzer senior Matthew Carlson ’23 earned his way onto the United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-West.

News Topics

• Athletics

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Student Achievements

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Alexander Rodriguez ’24

Meet Alexander Rodriguez ’24 (he/they), a sociology major and Native Indigenous Initiatives coordinator through Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center.

News Topics

• Students

Pitzer Achievements

Sagehens Men’s Football Team and Coach Walsh Highlight All-SCIAC Awards

The Pomona-Pitzer football team capped off its championship regular season with nine All-SCIAC honorees.

News Topics

• Athletics

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer Achievements

With Championships in Several Sports, the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Are Having an Outstanding Fall

The Sagehens have been dominating this season, whether on the field, on the track, or in the pool.

News Topics

• Athletics

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Events

High Attendance Marks First In-Person Family Weekend in Three Years

Family Weekend 2022 welcomed nearly 400 registered guests for three days of activities.

News Topics

• Events

In the Media

Explore Pitzer’s Robust Study Abroad Programs With Sayjal Waddy ’07

Q&A with Sayjal Waddy ’07, Pitzer alumna and assistant director of study abroad and international programs services.

News Topics

• Study Abroad

Organization

• Study Abroad and International Programs