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  1. a collage of faculty headshots
    College News

    Back to the Classroom One More Time

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    3p Nick Owchar

    Alumni Weekend 2026 offers a chance to reconnect with Pitzer faculty and rediscover the conversations, mentorship and ideas that define the college.

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  2. Angela Davis speaks at Pitzer's 2012 commencement
    The Participant Magazine

    Students Select Davis

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    Activist, educator and scholar Angela Y. Davis returns to Pitzer to give the keynote address at Commencement 2026

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  3. two students pose with their parents on Brandt Field during Pitzer's Family Weekend 2025
    College News

    Campus Community Voices, the Arts & More at Family Weekend 2025

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Pitzer families visited campus for one of our favorite fall events, meeting faculty, enjoying student creativity, and experiencing the campus firsthand.

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    • Office of Family Engagement
    • Advancement
  4. On an orange background is small black text that reads Munroe Center for Social Inquiry. Underneath is large white text that reads Cultivating Attention.
    Events

    MCSI Series Explores Evolution of Paying Attention

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    In the fall 2025 lecture series, Pitzer’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI) investigates the concept of “attention” through nature, science, philosophy, technology, art, and more.

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    • Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI)
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    Events

    Art Historian Erika Doss Explores Vandalized Monuments as 2025 Glass Lecturer

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    Erika Doss will combine art history and American studies in the Glass Lecture about public art and cultural vandalism.

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  6. Artwork of charcoal, graphite, and burnt chicharrón on cotton paper.
    Events

    Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents Ceramic Artist Valeria Tizol Vivas

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    As Pitzer’s ceramic artist-in-residence, Valeria Tizol Vivas developed “Aurora” to explore cultural histories through narratives of familial care and resilience. The exhibition is open February 1–April 5, 2025.

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    • Pitzer College Art Galleries
  7. Yahya Ashour stands on the Benson Auditorium stage while wearing a shirt with a black and white keffiyeh pattern.
    Events

    What the World’s Silence Says: A Reading With Gazan Poet Yahya Ashour

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Yahya Ashour, an incoming visiting assistant professor of English and world literature, shared his poetry about Gaza during a recent reading at Pitzer College.

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  8. Peter Harper and Ellen Harper standing together on the Benson Auditorium stage and smiling.
    Alumni Achievements

    Music in Activism

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    Mother and son Pitzer alumni duo Ellen Harper ’87 and Peter Harper ’96 discuss family heritage, folk music, and community engagement during a book talk.

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  9. Math conference attendees sitting in a Pitzer classroom as two students present research through a slideshow.
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    Creating Community at Pitzer’s First Mathematics Conference

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    With her organization of the first math conference hosted at Pitzer, Professor Bahar Acu signals new research and learning opportunities for students.

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  10. Vincent Valdez crouches in front of a large painting. Valdez is bald and wears glasses, a gray T-shirt and dark pants.
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    Vincent Valdez’s Pepper Lecture Unpacks Thwarted American Dream

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    Ahead of the 2024 election, the multidisciplinary artist discusses the forgotten, ugly truths of America on October 24.

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    • Pitzer College Art Galleries