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From All-Star to Coach: Madison Quan ’22 Makes a Slam Dunk

A Sagehens basketball champion keeps her love for the sport alive by coaching her former team and designing team culture workshops at the Hive

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• Sagehen Athletics

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ABC7 gives a shoutout to their former intern Ittai Sopher ’19 for winning Jeopardy! twice in a row

Pitzer alum is a winner on Jeopardy!

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• Alumni

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A Season of Achievements: A Recap of 2022–23 Fellowships, Grants, and Other Awards

During the 2022–23 academic year, Pitzer students and alumni earned a multitude of awards and fellowships to conduct research, teach English, create social change, engage communities, and pursue their academic interests around the globe.

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• Students

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NPR talks to Jay Rosenblatt P’23 about his Oscar-nominated documentary that follows his daughter Ella Rosenblatt ’23 from age 2 to 18

Recent Pitzer grad Ella Rosenblatt '23 was interviewed on her birthday for 17 years by her filmmaker father Jay Rosenblatt. How Do You Measure A Year was nominated for a 2023 Academy Award.

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• Alumni

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Kallick Awards Recognize Pitzer Students for Community Engagement

Award recipients have strived for social change, whether by leading writing workshops, combining athletics and mental wellness, launching community composting, or producing reentry resources for formerly incarcerated and homeless people.

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The Mellon Foundation’s $1.1 million grant to Pitzer College for collaborative justice education is featured on Forbes

"Mellon Foundation Awards New Grants To Expand Prison Higher Education" —Forbes

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Los Angeles Times interviews Adam Faison ’15 about his acting journey

"He’s an actor on the rise. But it took time for him to see what his mother saw when he was 5" —Los Angeles Times

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• Alumni

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Claremont Courier interviews Susan Warren ’78 about her summer enrichment program, Project Think

"Project Think returns to Pitzer this summer" —Claremont Courier

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• Alumni

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Madison Quan ’22 Joins Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Coach Q returns to the Sagehens for 2023-24 season

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• Alumni

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• Sagehen Athletics

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Michelle Muturi ’23 Wins 2023 Napier Award to Improve the Experiences of Kenyan Schoolchildren

Alum's idea for recycling discarded plastic to create eco-bricks has been awarded a 2023 Napier Initiative Award

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• Students