Pitzer News

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Immersion, Dialogue, Discovery: Inside the Brazil Study Abroad Program

Community engagement and meaningful connections are the keys to Pitzer student experiences of Brazil's rich culture

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• Study Abroad and International Programs

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Experiential Learning in a Culture of Kindness

The Pitzer in Vietnam study abroad program promotes community engagement with support from the program coordinators, host families, and local organizations.

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• Study Abroad and International Programs

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Beyond the Piazza: Living and Learning in Italy

Pitzer’s study abroad program in Italy deepens intercultural immersion through homestays, language learning, and community-based projects.

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• Study Abroad and International Programs

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Creating a Sense of Belonging With Pitzer in Vietnam

Social responsibility goes hand in hand with multicultural learning, community engagement, and outdoor exploration in Pitzer’s summer study abroad program in Vietnam.

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• Study Abroad and International Programs

Faculty Excellence

Professor Shares Insights on Changing Views of U.S. at the Olympics

NPR talked to David Goldblatt, an award-winning journalist whose Pitzer courses look at the intersection of sport with politics and economics

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Community-Based Arts Leadership

Pitzer alum Griselda Suárez ’99 brings arts advocacy and civic engagement experience to her new role as the City of Long Beach’s first cultural affairs officer.

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• Alumni

Faculty Excellence

Visiting Professor Offers a Personal Perspective on Events in Iran and Minneapolis in the Pages of Foreign Policy in Focus

Visiting Professor of Political Studies Shervin Malekzadeh publishes op-ed "What Iran Teaches Us About Minneapolis: This is what the possibility of war is like for an Iranian-American."

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• Faculty
• Political Studies

Student Experience & Belonging

Sagehens Announce 2026 Inductees to Hall of Fame

This year’s group includes Erik Munzer ’13, a “rare two-sport standout” from Pitzer

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• Alumni

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• Sagehen Athletics

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Studying a Rare California Ecosystem

Hannah Chan ’24 and Bailey Parkhouse ’24 publish research they started as Pitzer students to study fire risks to the California sage scrub.

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• Environmental Science
• Biology
• Alumni

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• Department of Natural Sciences

College News

Pitzer College Named No. 1 Baccalaureate Producer of Fulbright Recipients

Pitzer earns top recognition on the U.S. Fulbright Program’s 2025-26 list of leading institutions, extending its streak to 17 years

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• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

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• Office of Fellowships
• Writing Center