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

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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• Events

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• Office of Family Engagement
• Advancement

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MCSI Series Explores Evolution of Paying Attention

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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Art Historian Erika Doss Explores Vandalized Monuments as 2025 Glass Lecturer

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

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Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents Ceramic Artist Valeria Tizol Vivas

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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• Arts & Culture
• Art
• Events

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries

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

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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• Faculty Distinctions
• Events
• English and World Literature

Alumni Achievements

Music in Activism

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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• Alumni
• Events

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Creating Community at Pitzer’s First Mathematics Conference

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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• Mathematics
• Faculty Distinctions

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Vincent Valdez’s Pepper Lecture Unpacks Thwarted American Dream

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

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• Arts & Culture
• Art
• Events

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries

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Talk Highlights Unsettling Connections Between Toxic Waste and Food

For the fall lecture series “Talking Trash,” Pitzer’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry invites Adam M. Romero to discuss how industrial waste affects agriculture.

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• Sustainability
• Events

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• Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI)

College News

Strom C. Thacker Inaugurated as Pitzer College’s Seventh President

Highlights, video, and photos from Strom C. Thacker's inauguration

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