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  1. Yaquana Williams at a garden bed filled with leafy greens.
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumna Pursues Social Justice Through Black Radical Farming

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    Yaquana Williams ’21 described how her study abroad and environmental advocacy experience at Pitzer equipped her to support healthy nutrition in her hometown

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Office of Black Student Affairs
    • Study Abroad and International Programs
  2. An outdoor Pitzer College orange sign surrounded by cherry blossoms
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumna Saves the Planet One Grocery Store at a Time

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    Pitzer College alumna Lily Simon ’15 made food and climate change the heart of her work

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
  3. An outdoor Pitzer College orange sign surrounded by cherry blossoms
    Faculty Achievements

    Professor Susan Philips quoted in Grist about her hopes for community health through warehouse moratoriums in the Inland Empire

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    Professor Susan Philips quoted in "Grist"

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  4. A view of blooming california poppies in front of scott hall
    Faculty Achievements

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

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    Professor Susan Philips cited in "Reuters"

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  5. Joey Sulpizio
    Alumni Achievements

    Paging the Tree Doctor: Pitzer Alumnus Joey Sulpizio '22

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    Joey Sulpizio '22 founded the Pitzer Plants Trees club on campus

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
  6. A closeup of the the Pitzer College bronze plaque on the stone pillar of the Pitzer Gate
    Faculty Achievements

    Prime farmland in Ontario, Calif., is being overtaken by warehouses

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    Prime farmland in Ontario, Calif., is being overtaken by warehouses

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  7. keck plants
    In the Media

    Keck Science and USGS Find Native Plants Recovering in the “Galapagos of California”

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    The Keck Science Department and the U.S. Geological Survey is reporting signs of a comeback among native plants on one of the Channel Islands off the California coast

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
  8. Robert Redford Conservancy
    College News

    Transformative Gift to the Robert Redford Conservancy Invests in a Sustainable Tomorrow

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    Brown and his wife, Eileen, donated half a million dollars to the Conservancy last year.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
  9. Hunter Lovins
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumna Hunter Lovins ’72 Helps Create First Certified Carbon Neutral Fund in U.S.

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    Pitzer College alumna Hunter Lovins ’72, chief of impact at Change Finance, is part of a majority women-run management team that has created the first Certified Carbon Neutral Exchange Traded Fund in the US.

    News Topics

    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences