Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 takes us into the world of Pitzer history professor Andre Wakefield, whose winding path to academia is anything but conventional. Giacoma captures the curiosity that drives Wakefield’s teaching, from his class on propaganda to the unexpected intersections he builds — like linking soccer to economics.
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Office Hours for the Soul: Pitzer’s Amanda Lagji on finding purpose in the unexpected
Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 brings us the story and advice of Pitzer College professor of English and world literature, Amanda Lagji. Giacoma highlights the innovative course she’s teaching next semester and discusses how Lagji’s decision to study abroad in college altered her career path.
Office Hours for the Soul: From coups to college, meet Pierre Englebert
Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 relays unconventional stories and advice from Pomona College’s professor of politics and international relations, Pierre Englebert. Covering African revolutions, forgotten hobbies and pop star, Taylor Swift, Giacoma invites a deeper understanding of the balance between serious and playful.
Office Hours for the Soul: Nurturing creativity with Professor Armendinger
In the second part of Siena Giacoma’s series interviewing renowned 5C professors, Giacoma introduces us to Brent Armendinger, a poetry professor at Pitzer. Armedinger hopes to nurture creativity in each of his students, as he has strived to do his entire life.
Office Hours for the Soul: Learning “you don’t matter” from Professor Fanthome
Siena Giacoma PZ ’27 shares unexpected advice from Eduard Fanthome, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Analysis at Pitzer College. Giacoma describes Fanthome’s teaching origin story as one worthy of “Netflix miniseries,” and she suggests the advice he offers may be just as profound.