Participant – Fall 2023

Volume 56 | Issue 1

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President Strom C. Thacker is ready to meet the challenges and opportunities that he sees ahead for Pitzer College

 

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7th Pitzer President
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A Childhood Waiting for the Apocalypse

Michelle Dowd ’90 presents an unexpected coming-of-age story in her acclaimed new memoir Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult

 

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Redefining Athletics and Science Excellence

The Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness and The Nucleus science building will transform the Pitzer experience for many students

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News Briefs & Updates

Class Act

Celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2023

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Going Strong 25 Years Later

This summer marked a milestone for one of Pitzer’s leading study abroad offerings

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Cecil in Demand

Lucy Conover ’23 turned her Pitzer crochet into a social media sensation

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Live and In Person

Alumni Weekend made a successful return this spring

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Community Bookshelf

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Crisis, Conflicts, and Transformations

New and recent books from Pitzer alumni and faculty offer timely considerations of secularism, racism, climate change, dystopian worlds, and more

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Commentary

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Building Multi-Racial Unity Through Economic Models Targeting Historical Inequities

Excerpted from La Nueva Voz
by José Z. Calderón, Emeritus Professor

 

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Speaking Kazakh: How Putin’s Attack Woke Me to My Own Identity

Excerpted from OnlySky
By Azamat Junisbai, Professor

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Faculty & Staff Stories

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Student Stories

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Fall 2023

Volume 56 | Issue 1

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