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Pitzer College Alumnus Awarded 2010-11 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year
Claremont, Calif. (September 23, 2010) — Pitzer College congratulates Andrew King ’07, a 2010-11 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year for the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. King has been teaching US History at the La Puente High School for three years and is the youngest recipient among this year’s “Sweet 16” winners.
[Read More...]Pitzer College to Host Mountainfilm on Tour
Claremont, Calif. (September 23, 2010) — Mountainfilm on Tour arrives at Pitzer College for a two day event beginning October 2 to October 3, 2010. The event will showcase five films, including the 2010 Oscar winning for Best Live Action Short, Kavi and special guest speakers including activist Tim DeChristophe and Tom Shadyac, director of
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumnus Selected as a 2010-11 Capital Fellow
Claremont, Calif. (September 16, 2010) — Pitzer College congratulates Benjamin Rubin ’10, recipient of an Executive Fellowship in the 2010-11 Capital Fellows Program. Rubin was an urban planning major and anthropology minor at Pitzer College. “I am excited to begin the Capital Fellowship because the program combines graduate classroom learning with professional work. I think
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alum Receives Kiva Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (September 14, 2010) — Pitzer College congratulates Charlie Wood ’07, recipient of a 2010 Kiva Fellowship to Kyrgyzstan to work with a microfinance organization on media, program deliverables and governance. “Kiva is one of the most prescient examples of intelligent motivated young professionals applying their training and acumen to a conscious based project
[Read More...]The Pitzer Class of 2014 Is Academically Strong, Diverse
Claremont, Calif. (September 13, 2010) – One-third of the Pitzer College entering class graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA or higher, and 55% were in the top 10% of their high school class. The class consists of 270 students from 220 different high schools. The entering class is among the most ethnically diverse
[Read More...]Fall 2010 Welcome to Members of the Pitzer Community
Dear Pitzer Community, Last week we formally welcomed the newest members of the Pitzer community, the students and families of the Class of 2014. In order to create the superb opening of the semester and new student orientation, staff, faculty and administrators have been at work all summer preparing for our students’ arrival with a
[Read More...]Claremont Rugby Team to be Part of USA Rugby’s New Division I Premier Conference
Claremont, Calif. (September 7, 2010) — USA Rugby named the Claremont men’s rugby football team in its 2011 collegiate competition, where 31 teams will compete in the newly established Division I Premier, slated as a tier above Division I. The teams that have joined in the four conferences represent the very best in college rugby.
[Read More...]Pitzer College Among Unigo’s “Top 10 Schools Where Students Follow the Beltway as Closely as Their Studies”
Claremont, Calif. (August 30, 2010) — Pitzer College was among Unigo.com‘s ” Top 10 Schools Where Students Follow the Beltway as Closely as Their Studies.” Over 30,000 college students voted for the top 10 colleges and universities with the most student activism. Voters commented that Pitzer students are “socially conscious and spend their time pursuing
[Read More...]Casey Scieszka ’06 Co-Authors To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story
Claremont, Calif. (August 26, 2010) — Casey Scieszka ’06 co-authored To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story to be published by Roaring Brook Press in March 2011. To Timbuktu chronicles Scieszka’s and illustrator Steven Weinberg’s first two years out of college teaching English, making friends across language barriers, researching and painting while traveling
[Read More...]Professor Judith Grabiner Receives Lester R. Ford Award from Mathematical Association of America
Claremont, Calif. (August 25, 2010) — Judith Grabiner, the Flora Sanborn Pitzer Professor of Mathematics, received a Lester R. Ford Award from the Mathematical Association of America for her article, “Why did Lagrange ‘Prove’ the Parallel Postulate?” published in The American Mathematical Monthly. Grabiner has authored numerous books and articles including The Origins of Cauchy’s
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