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Alumni AchievementsPitzer Alum Selected as a 2025–26 Obama Foundation Leader
The Obama Foundation recognizes Pitzer alum Kepa Barrett ’17 for his role as a caretaker of youth, the environment, and Hawaiian culture.
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Student AchievementsTwo Pitzer Students Promote Environmental Education With Projects for Peace Award
2025 Projects for Peace awardees Sammy Basa ’25 and Zhané Moledina ’25 are creating a community-led education project to preserve Sibuyan Island, a beacon of biodiversity in the Philippines.
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- Students
- Climate & Environment
- Environmental Analysis
- Organizational Studies
- Political Studies
- Sustainability
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- Office of Fellowships
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The Participant MagazineNew Participant Issue Experiments in Scientific Curiosity
From cracking the codes of life to the biology of making a difference, the spring 2025 magazine showcases the Pitzer science experience and the opening of an exciting new facility, Nucleus West.
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- Physics
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- Climate & Environment
- Environmental Analysis
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- Department of Natural Sciences
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Student AchievementsGaither Fellow Sia Were ’25 Takes Her Environmental Advocacy International
Pitzer student Sia Were ’25 plans to apply her environmental analysis major and community engagement experience to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Gaither Fellowship.
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- Office of Fellowships
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In the MediaOn Daily Bulletin, Professor Susan Phillips writes about SoCal Earth’s “community first, climate first” approach
Redford Conservancy Director and Pitzer Professor Susan Phillips describes how SoCal Earth helps climate issues, including the owl facing extinction in the Inland Empire.
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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In the MediaLAist Spotlights Redford Conservancy’s SoCal Earth as Accessible Climate Tool
LAist has featured the online mapping tool SoCal Earth by Pitzer College’s Robert Redford Conservancy as an accessible way to use data for climate action.
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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College NewsRobert Redford Conservancy Launches Tool to Transform Decision Making in Southern California
Innovative digital tool provides a framework for policymakers, community members, educators, and advocates to prioritize community and climate
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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In the MediaIn a Los Angeles Times op-ed, Professor Susan Phillips exposes Amazon’s corporate manipulation tactics in the Inland Empire warehouse takeover
Professor Susan Phillips exposes Amazon’s corporate manipulation tactics in the Inland Empire
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- Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability
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Student AchievementsAfter Two NSF Fellowships, Teo Cooper ’24 Seeks to Balance People and Nature
After studying plants at Harvard this summer, a student recalls the racial justice series that brought them to Pitzer and looks ahead to studying abroad in Southern Africa.
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- Department of Natural Sciences