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Carly Sullivan ’24 Named SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Year in Lacrosse
The Pomona-Pitzer lacrosse team has earned nine All-SCIAC honors including the selection of Carly Sullivan ’24 as SCIAC Defensive Athlete of the Year. Sullivan led the conference’s best defense, which allowed just 4.2 goals per game for a SCIAC-best goal difference of 187. The Sagehens paced the league in caused turnovers with a whopping 14.8
[Read More...]Women’s Water Polo Three-Peats as SCIAC Tournament and Division III National Champions
The No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team completed their SCIAC Tournament Championship three-peat with an 11–10 win over No. 2 CMS on April 28 at Haldeman Pool on Pomona’s campus. The team then defeated CMS again in a 15–10 win on May 5 to capture their third consecutive USA Water Polo Division III National
[Read More...]Namlhun Jachung ’24 Named SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Year
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team came away with four All-SCIAC athletes highlighted by Offensive Athlete of the Year Namlhun Jachung ’24 and Coaching Staff of the Year led by Alex La. Jachung picked up her third major SCIAC award of her career with her second consecutive SCIAC Athlete of the Year selection. She was
[Read More...]Watson Fellow Tommy Shenoi ’24 Explores Mycology Globally
Are mushrooms key to community well-being, regenerative food systems, and climate resilience? Tommy Shenoi ’24 has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to find out. Shenoi is embarking on a globetrotting expedition to six countries to study mushrooms through the lens of agriculture, art, entrepreneurship, and science. The $40,000 one-year Watson Fellowship is awarded to
[Read More...]Women’s Water Polo Earns Fifth-Straight SCIAC Regular Season Championship
The Pomona-Pitzer women’s water polo team defeated SCIAC rival CMS 12–5 to earn the SCIAC Regular Season Championship on April 20 at Haldeman Pool on Pomona’s campus. With the win, the Sagehens ended the regular season with a 21–10 overall record and 12–0 in SCIAC play. Pomona-Pitzer has dominated the SCIAC regular season once again
[Read More...]Pitzer College Media Statement on College Council’s Call for Israel Academic Boycott
April 11, 2024 — On April 11, 2024, Pitzer College President Strom C. Thacker rejected a Pitzer College Council recommendation calling for an academic boycott of all Israeli academic institutions. President Thacker views the recommendation as antithetical to Pitzer’s commitment to academic freedom, to the creation of a safe and productive learning environment for all, and
[Read More...]Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Swim and Dive Wins Two NCAA Relay National Championships
On March 23, the Pomona-Pitzer women's swim and dive team ended the 2024 NCAA Division III Swim and Dive Championship with two Relay Championships under their belt. First, the Sagehens won the 400 Freestyle Relay National Championship to put an exclamation point on a seventh-place team finish, ending the four-day competition with 257.5 points. The Sagehens’ 400 Freestyle Relay National Championship title is the second national title that they clinched. The team also earned the 200 Freestyle Relay title on March 21, claiming the women's first National Championship title since the 1983–84 season.
Alumni With Passions for Health and Educational Equity Named 2024 Alumni Award Recipients
Pitzer College announces the selection of Susan Warren ’78 P’01 as the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and Cesar Vargas Nuñez ’14 as the 2024 Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Warren and Vargas Nuñez will be honored during a special awards reception held later this month during Pitzer’s Alumni Weekend 2024, April 26–28. Each year, the College honors
[Read More...]Pitzer College Media Statement on Study Abroad Program Changes
April 2, 2024 — Pitzer College has removed study abroad programs in 11 countries, including one at the University of Haifa in Israel, from its pre-approved list because they did not meet certain of the criteria outlined in the college’s guiding principles for Study Abroad and International programs, specifically, lack of enrollments for at least
[Read More...]Marriage Equality Activist Jim Obergefell to Speak at Pitzer College 2024 Commencement
Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2024 at this spring’s Commencement ceremony on May 11. “Jim Obergefell’s personal journey to have his marriage legally recognized resulted in a decision that stands among the most consequential
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