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Michael Griggs ’21, a formerly incarcerated New Resources Program graduate, talks to the Los Angeles Times about a new housing law to help Californians with criminal records

Michael Griggs ’21, a formerly incarcerated New Resources Program graduate, talks to the Los Angeles Times about a new housing law to help Californians with criminal records.

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• Alumni

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Arts Council Fellow Micah Huang ’13 to Continue His Sonic Exploration of Injustice at Los Angeles Festival

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• Alumni

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Filmmaker and MOR Fellow Daisy Okazaki ’25 Explores Asian American Identity

Pitzer College student Daisy Okazaki ’25, a media studies major and Asian American studies minor, has received the Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship to create a community-rooted film project centered on the experiences of young Southeast Asian women. Partnering with Oakland-based Banteay Srei, Okazaki is producing a short film and accompanying curriculum exploring themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sisterhood. A lifelong storyteller and member of Pitzer’s Pasifika Asian Student Union, Okazaki aims to uplift Asian American communities through film and art.

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• Students

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• Community Engagement Center (CEC)
• Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies

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Incarceration to Reintegration: Kenneth Butler ’22 Helps Pilot Program in Uganda

Two partners Butler chose for his Fulbright were Professor Arthur Sserwanga at the Makerere University Business School and Anatoli Biryomumaisho, who directs education and vocational skills training for the Ugandan prison system.

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• Alumni

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After Two NSF Fellowships, Teo Cooper ’24 Seeks to Balance People and Nature

After studying plants at Harvard this summer, a student recalls the racial justice series that brought them to Pitzer and looks ahead to studying abroad in Southern Africa.

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• Students

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• Department of Natural Sciences

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Joel Harper ’95 and Marcia J. Withers ’74 Honor Musician Bill Withers and Grandmas Everywhere

Joel Harper ’95 and his company, Freedom Three Publishing, collaborated with the late Bill Withers’ wife, Marcia J. Withers ’74, and illustrator R. Gregory Christie to bring the song “Grandma’s Hands" alive in a picture book of the same name.

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• Alumni

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Pitzer College Bestows Degrees on Three “Inside” Students in its Inside-Out Program

The three graduates credit their professors, who come from all five of The Claremont Colleges, and the nature of the Inside-Out model itself for their motivation and success. 

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• Students
• Organizational Studies

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• Justice Education Center at the Claremont Colleges

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Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner ’07 appears on MSNBC to describe Tropical Storm Hilary’s impact on the city

"Palm Springs mayor urges residents to stay home after Tropical Storm Hilary" —MSNBC

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• Alumni

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Pitzer Alumnus and Fulbright Scholar Becomes Fashion Model for a Cause

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• Alumni

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Crystal Rodriguez ’23: Artist, Community Advocate, and New Resources Student

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• Alumni

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• Community Engagement Center (CEC)