After becoming one of the first schools to make standardized test scores optional, Pitzer will try ignoring them altogether beginning fall 2022.
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Pitzer trustees Fairbairn and Weinholtz to step down May 2021
Pitzer College’s board of trustees will see two trustees retire and three new members join the board at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Pitzer Student Senate endorses amendment to create representative position for current, previously incarcerated students
Pitzer College Student Senate unanimously endorsed an amendment to its constitution that would create a representative position for current and previously incarcerated Pitzer students.
Pitzer College to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations if students return to campus in fall
Pitzer College students will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus, the college announced Tuesday.
Pitzer releases dates, guidelines for tentative fall 2021 move-in
Pitzer College released its tentative plan to accommodate student move-in for the fall 2021 semester in an email to students.
Pitzer reverses rejection of student manifesto critical of Pitzer trustee after student pressure
Pitzer College reversed its decision to censor student artwork criticizing Pitzer trustee Fairbairn’s position as vice chairman of BlackRock.
P-P quarterback’s TikTok videos spark outrage from 5C community, prompt calls to administration for further action
5C students are calling for further institutional accountability after a screenshot of a P-P football player’s transphobic TikTok video emerged on Twitter Sunday night.
Pitzer College consolidates cabinet leadership, adds chief operating officer position
Pitzer College announced changes to its cabinet leadership in a Feb. 17 email from President Melvin Oliver to the community, including the addition of a chief operating officer position. Laura Troendle will assume the role of chief operating officer, a position now merged with the responsibilities held by the college’s
5Cs take advantage of quieter campuses, begin renovations, demolitions
The 5Cs are working on various renovations — many relating to COVID-19 safety — while students are off-campus.
6C Title IX policy revisions reflect order for formal grievance process, live hearings
The 6C Interim Title IX Policy was revised in late January in an effort to comply with an order mandated under the Trump administration.