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Multicultural Lessons at the Dinner Table and Beyond
Pitzer College hosts author Cathy Bao Bean for reading and conversation CLAREMONT, Calif. (Oct. 15, 2003) – Cathy Bao Bean knows the struggle to understand one’s identity and candidly shares her journey in The Chopsticks – Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual. Pitzer College will host a reading and conversation with Cathy Bao Bean at
[Read More...]Mural Honors Local Heroes for Role in Community
Vina Danks Middle School to unveil tribute to students, staff, teachers and labor leader Cesar Chavez CLAREMONT, Calif. (October 8, 2003) — Pitzer College’s commitment to building strong communities can be found in its outreach programs. From Nepal, Italy, China and Costa Rica to local programs in Pomona and Ontario, the College works as a
[Read More...]Grant Strengthens Pitzer’s International Study Programs
Funds will be used to facilitate faculty and student collaborations with host countries CLAREMONT, Calif. (Oct. 8, 2003) — Pitzer College is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to focus on intercultural faculty and student exchanges with partner institutions abroad. The three-year faculty led pilot
[Read More...]Pitzer College Joins Consortium for Strong Minority Presence
CLAREMONT, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2003) — Pitzer College has joined the Consortium for a Strong Minority Presence (CSMP). The 35 member colleges of CSMP are committed to providing mentoring support in a liberal arts environment to predoctoral and postdoctoral minority fellows who aspire to careers as teachers/scholars in the liberal arts. The Pitzer junior scholars
[Read More...]Movie Premiere to Benefit Pitzer College’s African-American Scholarship Fund
Paramount Pictures Presents “The Fighting Temptations” Movie Premiere September 17 Claremont, Calif. (August 11, 2003) — Through the generosity of Paramount Pictures, proceeds from the movie premiere of “The Fighting Temptations” will support Pitzer College’s African-American scholarship fund. “The Fighting Temptations” starring Academy Award® winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Grammy winner Beyonce Knowles, not to
[Read More...]Professor John Rodman Dies
Claremont, Calif. (June 17, 2003) — John R. Rodman, who came to Pitzer College in 1965 as an assistant professor of political studies and nurtured the growth and preservation of the college’s unique gardens and landscaping, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease June 16, 2003. Professor Rodman was born Jan. 14, 1933, in Batesville, Ark.
[Read More...]Pitzer College Appoints Dean of Faculty
Professor Alan Jones will serve three-year term Claremont, Calif. (May 29, 2003) — Pitzer College Dean of Faculty Alan Jones has been appointed to a full three-year term of office beginning July 1, 2003. Jones, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Pitzer for 17 years, has served as interim dean for the last two
[Read More...]Dancer/Choreographer Bill T. Jones to Appear at Pitzer College
Claremont, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2003) — Bill T. Jones, dance artist, choreographer, social intellectual and iconoclast will present a lecture/demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 in Avery Auditorium on the Pitzer campus. The event is free and open to the public. A MacArthur “genius grant” recipient, Jones has performed and choreographed for dance companies
[Read More...]Pitzer College Announces SAT-Optional Admission Policy
Claremont, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2003) — After two years of thorough study addressing faculty and student concerns about the role of SAT exams in admission to Pitzer College, the college has adopted an SAT-optional admission policy, which will be instituted on a trial basis for three years. “After careful consideration, the Pitzer College community has
[Read More...]Pitzer College President Elected to Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Claremont, Calif. (Jan. 26, 2003) — Laura Skandera Trombley, the fifth President of Pitzer College, has been elected to serve on the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for a three-year term. Trombley’s membership comes into effect during a February 12, 2004 inauguration ceremony. She is one of nine new members joining the
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