Professor Phil Zuckerman takes on secularism and morality—this time on Bill O’Reilly’s podcast: “...you can have deeply religious people who don’t care about suffering ... and secular humanists who are deeply motivated to alleviate it.” Listen at 13:00: https://t.co/W4FZ3x4Io5
It’s never too late to earn your degree. A $1 million grant from The Fletcher Jones Foundation will expand Pitzer’s New Resource Student program—supporting adult learners 23+ balancing real life with big goals. Access. Opportunity. Impact. Read: https://t.co/jhVfVNLWdl #AdultEd
Atomic cloud? Ice cream sundae? Visions of the nuclear age (like this one by Nancy Buchanan) are at the heart of "Atomic Dragons," a new group exhibition by SWANS (Slow War Against the Nuclear State) at Pitzer College this spring. More: https://t.co/p3F8ptD2FX
#AtomicLegacy
Emeriti Professors Ann Stromberg and Rudi Volti have created an endowment expanding access to Pitzer’s summer health program in Costa Rica—helping more students gain a global perspective on health, equity, and care. Read more: https://t.co/xVik5u0TaU
#CostaRica#StudyAbroad
Meet Ang Lee, a 2025–26 Fulbright U.S. Student! 🎓
From @pitzercollege to @UofT, Ang studies democratic processes in Canadian policymaking—advancing cross-border understanding through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. 🇺🇸🇨🇦
Learn about the program: https://t.co/fFnQVEQvWO
Exciting news: Pitzer College has been named the #1 Fulbright top-producing institution in the nation among baccalaureate colleges for 2025–26! This marks our 17th consecutive year on the Fulbright list. Read more: https://t.co/pb561OeK8B
#Fulbright#Fulbrighter#PitzerCollege
UNESCO’s International Day of Education 2026 celebrates “the power of youth in co-creating education.” Meet Pratya Poosala ’24, who paired behavioral neuroscience with a self-designed major in narrative medicine—a powerful example of co-creation! More: https://t.co/I7ewfahqdy
One year ago, Pitzer alumna and beloved Altadena resident Lora Swayne '76 lost her life to the Eaton Fire. Her brother David Swayne spoke to @latimes about his fight to honor her memory. Read more: https://t.co/r1mvdudiO2
To join Pitzer Connect, the first tech club at Pitzer, expertise in coding and data is not required. Only curiosity. Five Pitzer students founded the club to support fellow students interested in computer and data science. Read more in The Student Life: https://t.co/UbQEvF8ydh
Liberal arts power: Watch Pitzer College Professor Will Barndt address incoming students this fall about the critical importance of liberal arts colleges in challenging times: https://t.co/B7GHSXhAY1
#LiberalArts#CriticalThinking#HigherEd#PitzerCollege
Ever find yourself rooting for the KGB spies on FX’s "The Americans"? You can thank Joel Fields ’85. The Pitzer philosophy grad is an Emmy-winning creator and showrunner—and credits his liberal arts education for helping launch his career: https://t.co/5fP2TdyGxW
#FX#Pitzer
Academic epiphany: President Strom C. Thacker traces his belief in the power of a liberal arts education to an undergraduate “aha” moment—covered in pottery dust—when everything clicked. Read more: https://t.co/YjogJ1F7cL
#LiberalArts#Pitzer#Unlimited#CampusLife#HigherEd
Meet the new director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics! Danielle Lynch, Ed.D., brings more than two decades of experience in leading collegiate athletics and holistically supporting student-athletes. Read more: https://t.co/pgGbp2vH4W
Pitzer’s future is even clearer: Our Board of Trustees has approved a new strategic vision centered on bold academics, sustainability, and student opportunity. Read more: https://t.co/o0TvkiBLGf #Pitzer#Claremont#FutureVision#HigherEd#LiberalArts
Hidden gem? Maybe.
Worth discovering? Absolutely.
Come visit Pitzer and see what makes this place different. 🍊
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Big questions, Real dialogue: Prof. Phil Zuckerman—founder of the nation’s first (and only) secular studies program—sat down with NYT columnist Ross Douthat for a thought-provoking discussion on belief, doubt, and what shapes our values. More: https://t.co/ouHRWdRaIO
#Secularism
The fall issue of The Participant is here! Our cover story features John Landgraf ’84—architect of many FX hits whose career path started not in business school, but in anthropology at Pitzer. The liberal arts are powerful! Read more: https://t.co/FFdA2qH0HC
#Pitzer#LiberalArts
Twenty years ago, Pitzer’s Firestone Center turned 150 acres of former Costa Rican pastureland into a living classroom for restoration and biodiversity. Today it's a jewel in our Study Abroad crown! More: https://t.co/LadivO1G3p
#Pitzer#CostaRica#StudyAbroad#sustainability
Assistant Prof. Sierra Williams has earned a $457K NIH grant to study endolysins—proteins that can destroy drug-resistant bacteria. Her team’s research could advance new tools while training the next gen of scientists. More: https://t.co/nFDdLIInk8
#Pitzer#NIH#STEM#Research
Pitzer Professor & alum Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 is featured in LA Times en Español discussing the 200-year history of Honduran migration to the U.S.—and how it connects to U.S. corporate policies in Central America. Read: https://t.co/EKslgJsa0F
#Pitzer#MigrationStudies