2011-12

Press Releases

Pitzer College Professor Claudia Strauss Receives NSF and Wenner-Gren Foundation Grants

Claremont, Calif. (May 9, 2012) — Pitzer College Professor of Anthropology Claudia Strauss has received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Wenner-Gren Foundation to conduct research on the experiences and views of the unemployed in Southern California. Strauss’ two-year-long project will examine how unemployed men and women from different classes and ethnic [Read More...]
May 9, 2012
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Pitzer College Students Awarded Teach For America Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (May 3, 2012) — Pitzer College congratulates students awarded Teach For America fellowships for fall 2012: Betsy Diaz ’12, Brooke Marcy ’12, Stephanie Migdail ’12, Christopher Peck ’12, Alyshia Silva ’12, Laura Silverberg ’12, Sarah Surrey ’12, Amelia Troutman ’12 and Elisha Whitman ’12. Diaz is a double major in neuroscience and psychology [Read More...]
May 3, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Autumn Pham ’14 Awarded German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2012) — Pitzer College student Autumn Pham ’14 has been awarded a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undergraduate scholarship. The scholarship funds study abroad for highly-qualified undergraduate students with well-defined plans to study, conduct research or complete an internship in Germany. With the support of the DAAD scholarship, Pham will spend [Read More...]
May 2, 2012
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer College Senior Anna Oxborough-Yankus ’12 Named SCIAC Athlete of the Week

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2012) — Pitzer College student Anna Oxborough-Yankus ’12 was named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Female Athlete of the Week after leading Pitzer-Pomona to the SCIAC Women’s Water Polo championship this weekend. Oxborough-Yankus ’12 earned the honor after scoring 10 goals during the SCIAC Tournament, including five in the [Read More...]
May 2, 2012
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer College Student Athletes Recognized for 2011-12 Season

Claremont, Calif (April 30, 2012) — Pitzer College congratulates seniors Perri Hopkins ’12, Anna Oxborough-Yankus ’12, Teresa (Traci) Lopez ’12 and Travis Rooke-Ley ’12 for their athletic excellence. They were recognized at the 2011-12 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 25. Hopkins won the Daley Award for Athletic Achievement. Hopkins is the co-captain of the [Read More...]
April 30, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Madison Noble ’12 Receives Grant from Psychology Honor Society

Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2012) — Pitzer College student Madison Noble ’12 received a Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant to fund research for her psychology honors thesis, “Effect of Mainstream Media on Body Image and Stress Reactivity in Latina Females.” A psychology and Spanish major, Noble worked with her thesis advisers, Assistant Professor of Psychology [Read More...]
April 27, 2012
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Pitzer College Professor Elected VP of Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

Claremont, Calif. (April 24, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Spanish Milton Machuca has been elected Vice President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Originally from El Salvador, Machua took the lead role in organizing the spring meeting of the Southern California Chapter of [Read More...]
April 24, 2012