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Kip Thorne (BS ’62)—theoretical astrophysicist, distinguished alumnus, and Nobel laureate—will deliver the keynote address at Caltech’s 132nd annual Commencement ceremony on June 12, 2026. Thorne was a seminal figure in the discovery of gravitational waves—rip... More »
Tina Fredericks was elected Monday as the first Asian American woman to lead the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, joining Dr. Yarma Velázquez and Patrice Marshall McKenzie to form an all-women-of-color officer team at the helm of the distri... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education will install new leadership Monday evening, with Trustee Tina Fredericks set to become board president as the district navigates an ongoing fiscal emergency and continued recovery from the Eaton Fire. The... More »
Caltech’s annual Distinguished Alumni Awards—the highest honor the Institute bestows upon its graduates—recognize “a particular achievement of noteworthy value, a series of such achievements, or a career of noteworthy accomplishment.” The 2025 luminaries inclu... More »
Until this year, UCLA senior Syed Tamim Ahmad considered staying in the U.S. after graduation to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. But when the Trump administration revoked thousands of student visas last spring, he spent many sleepless nights supporting ... More »
Pasadena City College’s Pride Center is hosting the college’s inaugural World AIDS Day event today, marking the first time the annual observance has been formally recognized on the PCC campus. The event takes place at noon in the WiFi Lounge of the CC Building... More »
Pasadena City College Trustees unanimously approved a historic Community Workforce and Education Agreement that, according to the college, represents a first-of-its-kind approach in California. Unlike other workforce initiatives in the state, this agreement ex... More »
Drew Gilpin Faust, who broke barriers as Harvard University’s first female president, will address the Caltech community Wednesday, Dec. 3, as part of the Institute’s Presidential Distinguished Speaker Series. Faust served as Harvard’s president from 2007 to ... More »
The “I Have A Dream” Foundation Los Angeles has returned to Pasadena schools after a 15-year absence, guaranteeing college tuition for 65 Madison Elementary first- and second-graders through their 2037 high school graduation. The relaunch, announced Oct. 29, m... More »
[Updated] After hours of highly emotional testimony and rigorous debate, the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education approved a Fiscal Stabilization Plan on Thursday night, mandating spending cuts totaling over $24.5 million across central administ... More »
On a cool Wednesday morning in the Lower Arroyo Seco, the sycamores seemed to be holding their breath. A bright sun shone down on the concrete superstructure of the Colorado Street Bridge, and below, a class of sixth graders from Octavia E. Butler Magnet Middl... More »
As Pasadena’s school board weighs an “existential” fiscal stabilization plan demanded by Los Angeles County education officials, a resolution before the board Thursday night lays out, in unusually blunt language, how years of declining enrollment, rising speci... More »
