Pitzer News

Pitzer College Announces 14 Student Fulbright Recipients

Twelve Pitzer College students took home Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants this spring, continuing Pitzer's legacy as one of the nation's top Fulbright producers.

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• Students

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• Office of Fellowships

Pitzer Senior Kenneth Butler ’22 Earns Fulbright Fellowship to Uganda after Serving 15 Years in Prison

Kenneth Butler ’22, who earned his Pitzer degree while serving 15 years in a California prison, has won a Fulbright grant to explore how the Luzira Upper Prison in Kampala, Uganda, has reduced recidivism rates.

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• Students

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• Office of Fellowships

The Princeton Review Ranks Pitzer #1 for Making an Impact

The Princeton Review has ranked Pitzer College #1 among the Top 20 Best Schools for Making an Impact (Private Schools) on the Best Value Colleges 2022 rankings.

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• Community Engagement Center (CEC)

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

The New Yorker interviews musician, novelist, and Pitzer alum John Darnielle '95 for its new article "John Darnielle Wants to Tell You a Story."

"The New Yorker" interviews musician, novelist, and Pitzer alum John Darnielle '95

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• Alumni

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• Joint Music Program

Pitzer Student Namlhun Jachung ’24 Earns SCIAC Water Polo Newcomer of the Year

Pitzer College student Namlhun Jachung ’24 earned SCIAC Newcomer of the Year as the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Water Polo team dominated All-Conference Awards with five First Team All-SCIAC selections

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• Sagehen Athletics

Three Pitzer College Students Earn Critical Language Scholarships

Three Pitzer College students have been accepted into the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program to study Mandarin Chinese

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• Students

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• Career Services
• Mental Health & Well-Being
• Office of Fellowships

Sagehens Women’s Water Polo Ends Regular Season Unbeaten in SCIAC Play with Senior Night Win Over La Verne

The No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Water Polo team completed their undefeated conference season with a 19-8 win on Senior Day against La Verne at Haldeman Pool

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• Sagehen Athletics

Sagehens Women’s Tennis Secures SCIAC Regular Season Title With 7-2 Win Over CMS

The No. 2 Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis team defeated No. 3 CMS 7-2 on Saturday, April 16, at the Biszantz Family Center to secure the regular-season SCIAC Championship

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• Sagehen Athletics

Faculty Excellence

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

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

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• Faculty

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• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

Pitzer College Seniors Kenneth Butler ’22 and Benjamin Sievers ’22 Win Napier Awards to Support Social Change Initiatives

Butler will draw on Pitzer Inside-Out classes he took while incarcerated, and Sievers will integrate research experience from working in an infectious disease laboratory

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• Students

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• Office of Fellowships