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"‘These spaces are depicted with trauma porn’: Tyriek White on his acclaimed public housing novel" —The Guardian
Student Fulbright winners will study, teach, or conduct research around the globe to promote mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries.
Two alumni honored for impacting community
Alum Char Miller on How the Golden Poppy Became California’s State Flower
Two Claremont Colleges students recognized for big ideas
Cornella Ver Halen '83 was a nontraditional student as well as a nontraditional teacher who retired in December 2022
From the STEAM academic enrichment nonprofit Project Think to Pitzer’s Community Engagement Center, this alumna has helped found local, innovative education programming
Pitzer College has awarded the 2023 Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns Student Apprenticeship Awards to students Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida ’24 and Jaspa Ureña ’24. The award supports in-depth curatorial apprenticeships with leading Los Angeles arts organizations LACE and Fulcrum Arts. Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will work with LACE as part of his research on object repatriation and Chilean memory institutions, while Ureña will join Fulcrum Arts, bringing their multidisciplinary practice and commitment to community empowerment. Established through a 2021 gift from alumnus Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns, the program provides competitive, hands-on curatorial experience that supports pathways into museum careers. Applications for the Spring 2024 cycle open October 23, 2023.
"Resurrecting a mammoth — and a family — in Ramona Ausubel’s wild and woolly new novel" —Los Angeles Times
Shiwakoty presented the mobile app he developed with his colleagues to address gender-based violence in Nepal.