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What Do They Think of Russia?

Pitzer faculty receive Department of Defense grant to study how Russia's war against Ukraine has impacted public opinion in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

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• Faculty
• Sociology

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Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 Discusses Young People and Voting with Los Angeles Times (en Español)

In a Spanish Los Angeles Times article, Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 traces young people’s rising interest in and disillusionment with voting.

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• Faculty
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

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On Daily Bulletin, Professor Susan Phillips writes about SoCal Earth’s “community first, climate first” approach

Redford Conservancy Director and Pitzer Professor Susan Phillips describes how SoCal Earth helps climate issues, including the owl facing extinction in the Inland Empire.

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• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

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Introducing New Faculty in Humanities and STEM at Pitzer

New professors start teaching and current faculty receive promotions in 2024–25

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• Faculty
• Economics
• Media Studies
• Biology
• Africana Studies
• Philosophy
• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Environmental Analysis

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On NPR, Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda '96 shares advice about Kamala Harris' immigration policy

As the Democratic Party celebrates the likelihood of Vice President Kamala Harris topping the presidential ticket, Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies Suyapa Portillo Villeda '96 sounds a cautionary note.

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• Chicanx-Latinx Studies
• Faculty

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Politics of Childcare

Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward ’99 talks to ABC about how the presidential election raises the stakes of higher childcare costs.

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• Faculty
• Political Studies

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Professor Ethan Van Arnam Awarded NIH Grant to Seek Disease-Fighting Molecules

Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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• Chemistry

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

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Professor Susan Phillips talks to the Washington Post about the significance of the graffitied skyscraper in Los Angeles

Professor Susan Phillips talks to the Washington Post about the significance of the graffitied skyscraper in Los Angeles

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Professor Tessa Solomon-Lane Awarded CAREER Grant by National Science Foundation

Solomon-Lane’s CAREER grant, titled Early-Life Social Environments Drive Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Development, will fund a five-year research project beginning in May 2024.

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• Neuroscience
• Faculty

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

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In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, Professor Susan Phillips exposes Amazon’s corporate manipulation tactics in the Inland Empire warehouse takeover

Professor Susan Phillips exposes Amazon’s corporate manipulation tactics in the Inland Empire

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• Faculty

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability