Pitzer News

LA Times Reviews Sadie Barnette Exhibitions at Pitzer College Art Galleries and Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College

"‘You can’t surveil our souls’: Sadie Barnette reclaims her dad’s story from the FBI" —Los Angeles Times

Pitzer College Announces New Alumni Board Roles and Members

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• Alumni

Pitzer Alumna Dana Brozost-Kelleher ’16 Wins Pulitzer Prize

Dana Brozost-Kelleher ’16 has received the Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting as part of a team of journalists who investigated the use of K-9 units and the damage police dogs inflict on Americans.

Keck Professor Patrick Ferree Receives NSF Grant to Study a “Selfish” Chromosome

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• Faculty

Pitzer College Names Sandra Vasquez VP for Student Affairs

Incoming Sagehen basketball player Allie Murphy ’25 highlighted in Minnesota Star Tribune story about bringing race issues to teammates and others.

"Allie Murphy brought race issues to her basketball team and others" —Minnesota Star Tribune

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• Students

Two-Venue Exhibition of Sadie Barnette Opening at Pitzer College Art Galleries and Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College

Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 talks with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! about the West Point grad convicted in murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres

"Glimmer of Hope in Honduras: Ex-Dam CEO & West Point Grad Convicted in Murder of Berta Cáceres" —Democracy Now!

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• Faculty

CNBC features Pitzer graduates Mere Abrams ’10 and Anna Graham ’10 in “How these friends created a functional undergarment brand for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people”

"How these friends created a functional undergarment brand for trans, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people" —CNBC

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• Alumni

Pitzer Lacrosse Stars—and Twin Sisters—Lily and Thyra Herrmann Earn Awards for Community Building and Character

Pitzer graduates and lacrosse teammates — twin sisters Lily Herrmann ’21 and Thyra Herrmann ’21 — each earned major awards for community building and character. Lily received the IWLCA Community Awareness Award; Thyra was honored with the 2021 SCIAC Women’s Lacrosse Character Award. The awards recognize their strong dedication to athletics, leadership, social responsibility, and community engagement.