2010-11

Press Releases

Pitzer College #1 in the Nation in Fulbright Scholarship Awardees

Claremont, Calif. (October 25, 2010) — The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked Pitzer College #1 among all U.S. liberal arts colleges in the “undergraduate college” category in its recent Fulbright Program results and rankings report. In the 2009-10 academic year, 23 Pitzer College students and alums were awarded Fulbright Fellowships. The College ranked fifth overall [Read More...]
October 25, 2010
Sagehen Athletics

Jose Cortez Named to D3Baseball.com 2000’s All-Decade Team

Claremont, Calif. (October 25, 2010) — Former Sagehen Jose Cortez ’09 has been named to the D3baseball.com 2000’s All-Decade Team. Cortez was unanimously selected as the First Team designated hitter. Cortez, who majored in organizational studies, played for the Sagehens from 2000-2003 and was a member of two SCIAC Championship teams (2002, 2003.) He was [Read More...]
October 25, 2010
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Associate Professor Jennifer Armstrong Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

Claremont, Calif. (October 21, 2010) — Associate Professor Jennifer Armstrong from The Joint Science Department received a three year $442,052 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant entitled “Investigations into the role of the CHD1 ATPase in chromosome structure in Drosophila NSF.” The grant funds Armstrong’s research on how the structures of chromosomes are formed and maintained. [Read More...]
October 21, 2010
Press Releases

Pitzer College in Top 10 in Washington Monthly‘s 2010 College Guide Service Category

Claremont, Calif. (October 4, 2010) — Pitzer College ranks in the top 10 in Washington Monthly’s 2010 College Guide. The College ranked fourth in “service staff, courses and financial aid support” and fifth in “community service participation and hours served” among liberal arts colleges nationwide. Pitzer students donate more than 100,000 hours of community service [Read More...]
October 8, 2010
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer College 27th Amongst Division III Colleges in Comprehensive Study of Both Academic and Athletics

Claremont, Calif. (October 6, 2010) — Pitzer College ranked 27th among NCAA Division III universities, and 44th overall in the 8th Annual NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings. NCSA Athletic Recruiting’s Collegiate Power Rankings assess the academic and athletics standards of all NCAA athletic programs across the country. The Power Rankings were developed to help prospective student [Read More...]
October 6, 2010
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Sagehen Softball Team Ranks #12 in National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Academic & Scholar Athletes

Claremont, Calif. (October 6, 2010) — Pitzer College congratulates Emily Buika ’12, a 2009-10 Scholar Athlete, and the entire Sagehen women’s softball team, for being #12 in the 2009-10 National Fastpitch Division III All-Academic Team. The team’s overall GPA of 3.422 secured them the #12 spot for the fall 2009-spring 2010 season. “The student-athletes on [Read More...]
October 6, 2010