On KPCC's AirTalk, Pitzer alumnus Char Miller '75 says intense, fast-moving fires like the Blue Cut Fire are "the new normal" for Southern California.

The Pitzer College Alumni Board member and Pomona College professor is the author of many books about the environment, including the upcoming “Not So Golden State.”
http://www.scpr.org/…/expert-blue-cut-fire-is-the-new-norm…/

Let the adventure begin! Pitzer's new students take off on Orientation Adventure trips today. They will explore Southern California--biking, backpacking, kayaking, surfing, studying social justice and sustainability--while creating lifelong friendships.
http://pitweb.pitzer.edu/…/newstuden…/orientation-adventure/

Say hello to Pitzer's Class of 2020! ‪#‎PitzerPride‬

So happy you're here! Pitzer's newest students are moving in today--with a lot of help from family, friends and super enthusiastic classmates-to-be. Welcome to Pitzer!

WELCOME! Pitzer's newest students move in tomorrow. We can't wait to meet you!
http://pitweb.pitzer.edu/…/move-in-guide-first-year-studen…/

Take a peek inside the “creative sanctuary” Pitzer alumnae Jaya Williams '14 and Maggie Shafran '14 created in their Silver Lake home. Jaya gave Apartment Therapy a tour of the 1,250-square-foot apartment she designed in “a modern California style with unexpected shapes.”

Jaya is a designer who graduated Pitzer with a double major in graphic arts and organizational studies; Maggie is a portrait artist who graduated with a degree in studio art.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/house-tour-creative-collect…

Our Resident Assistants are back, getting ready to welcome Pitzer’s new and returning students to campus! Yesterday Pitzer's awesome RAs did a rope-training course in Big Bear, proving you can overcome huge obstacles when everyone lends a hand.

Before the RIO Olympics kicks off tonight, check out what Pitzer visiting professor David Goldblatt has to say about Olympic history in National Geographic. ‪#‎RIO2016‬ ‪#‎Olympics‬
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/…/olympic-games-history…/

Chirp! Sagehen Coach Alex Rodriguez heads to RIO Olympics to help coach USA men's water polo team! ‪#‎rio2016‬ ‪#‎TeamUSA‬

http://pe.pomona.edu/…/mwat…/2016-17/releases/20160802q04zde

In this week's The New Yorker, Pitzer Professor Adrian Pantoja tells writer Hector Tobar: “The Republicans are losing an entire generation of Latinos.” http://bit.ly/2apUiDi

Pitzer Political Studies Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward talks to NPR affiliate KPCC Take Two about "Hillary Clinton's breakthrough moment"

http://www.scpr.org/…/hillary-clinton-s-breakthrough-momen…/
07/29/16

Pitzer Professor of Political Studies Adrian Pantoja in Los Angeles Times: “There are large numbers of communities and religious minorities that feel, at a particular moment in time, like a target. They’re not alone.”

http://www.latimes.com/…/la-na-george-takei-trump-20160726-…

THANK YOU!

Why Mike Pence? What can he do for Donald Trump's campaign? Hear Pitzer Political Science Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward's analysis about this selection on KPCC's Talk Two

http://www.scpr.org/…/three-reasons-why-trump-pence-is-a-t…/

Pitzer College alumna Marie Fleming ’16 is heading to Madagascar, where she will team up with community members to increase food security and sustainability as an agriculture extension agent with the Peace Corps. She says international aid work runs in her family: http://bit.ly/29zJwsx

Congrats!

Pitzer College alumna Patricia Zavella ’73 wins the 2016 American Anthropological Association’s Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology Award. A professor of Latin American and Latino studies UC Santa Cruz, Professor Zavella is being recognized for advancing the status of women & the contributions she’s made to our understanding of how gender, race and class intersect.

http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/07/zavella-anthropology-award.html

Pitzer alumnus Jason Rivera '06 pens "Free College for All, but Where’s the Choice?" for Diverse Issues in Higher Education
http://diverseeducation.com/article/85281/

In observance of Independence Day, Pitzer offices are closed from July 1-4. Happy 4th of July!