Pitzer News

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Flipping the Script on Wildfire

A new report from Pitzer’s Robert Redford Conservancy argues Southern California must rethink how it understands fire, land stewardship and year-round risk.

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer’s 2026 Goldwater Scholar Advances Biology Research

From leading a research project as a first-year student to Ph.D. aspirations, Lucas Oppenheimer ’27 embarks on a rewarding journey in molecular biology.

News Topics

• Molecular Biology

Academics, Ideas, Learning

New Participant Looks at the Courage to Express One’s Voice

Murals, entrepreneurship and more celebrate the many opportunities for student self-exploration

News Topics

• The Participant
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

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• Communications & Marketing

Academics, Ideas, Learning

A Presidential Screening

During Family Weekend 2025, Pitzer’s Presidential Initiative on Constructive Dialogue welcomed filmmaker Adam Bronfman PO ’85 (and spouse Cindy Bronfman ’86) for a screening of “I Have A Name.”

News Topics

• The Participant
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Office of the President

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Anthropology in Action

Pitzer community members shone brightly at the 2025 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA).

News Topics

• The Participant
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Anthropology
• Students
• Faculty

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Napier Award Winner Taeya Boi-Doku ’24 Centers Afroecology in Gardening

Taeya Boi-Doku ’24 has received a 2024 Napier Initiative Award to develop her project, Reclaiming Afroecology: Indigenous Technology and Food Sovereignty.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Watson Fellow Tommy Shenoi ’24 Explores Mycology Globally

Tommy Shenoi ’24 is embarking on a globetrotting expedition to six countries to study mushrooms through the lens of agriculture, art, entrepreneurship, and science.

News Topics

• Students

Organization

• Office of Fellowships

Academics, Ideas, Learning

LAist features Pitzer Visiting Professor Rudy Mondragon's research on the exploitation of Latino, Black, and Filipino boxers

Professor Rudy Mondragon's research featured in the "LAist"

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• Chicanx/Latinx Student Affairs
• Office of Black Student Affairs
• Center for Asian Pacific American Students (CAPAS)

Academics, Ideas, Learning

Pitzer alumna Karen Hillman '71 writes on LA progressive about how white Americans should recognize Juneteenth by making reparations

Pitzer alumna Karen Hillman '71 writes on "LA progressive"

News Topics

• Alumni

Organization

• Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies

Academics, Ideas, Learning

The Neuroscience of Following Your Nose

Keck Professor Gautam Agarwal’s Nature article reveals how part of the brain draws on sense of smell to create spatial maps.

News Topics

• Neuroscience

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• Department of Natural Sciences