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Pitzer College Students Lead the Claremont Colleges Debate Union to National Top 10 Finish
Claremont, Calif. (May 14, 2013)—Led by Pitzer College students and debate veterans Braden Holstege ’14 and Nicolas Rosa ’13, the Claremont Colleges Debate Union (CCDU) is ending the academic year ranked tenth in the nation. Debating as a team, Holstege and Rosa’s tenth place finish at the quarter finals of the 2013 national championship at
[Read More...] May 14, 2013
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Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley to Deliver Commencement Address at Pepperdine University
Claremont, Calif. (May 14, 2013) — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will address education graduates at the commencement ceremonies of the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) and receive an honorary doctorate on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2 p.m. “We are honored to have Dr. Trombley address our education graduates,
[Read More...] May 14, 2013
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of May 6, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (May 13, 2013) – This week in Sagehens Athletics was all about the NCAA Championships, with Women’s Tennis and Women’s Water Polo showing impressive heart with some thrilling comebacks, and Baseball getting the good post-season news. Women’s Water Polo ended its 2013 season on the highest of notes, rallying from a 12-8 deficit
[Read More...] May 13, 2013
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Pitzer College Wins Eight International Hermes Awards
Claremont, Calif. (May 9, 2013) – Pitzer College Office of Communications has won eight 2013 Hermes Creative Awards – three Platinum, three Gold and two Honorable Mentions. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. Entries come from
[Read More...] May 9, 2013
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of April 29, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (May 6, 2013)—The coming week in Sagehens Athletics will feature plenty of postseason excitement as the Women’s Tennis and Women’s Water Polo teams will both be in action in NCAA Tournaments, while the Baseball team, which is hoping for a NCAA bid of its own, will find out its postseason fate on Sunday
[Read More...] May 6, 2013
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of April 22, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (April 29, 2013)—This week in Sagehens Athletics saw Women’s Water Polo win a SCIAC Championship, the Women’s Lacrosse team take a thrilling SCIAC Tournament win over CMS, and the Baseball team close out the regular season with a pair of wins to lock up the second seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Women’s
[Read More...] April 29, 2013
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Sagehen Women’s Water Polo Team Wins 2013 SCIAC Championship
Pasadena, Calif. (April 29, 2013)—The Sagehens Women’s Water Polo team defeated Redlands 10-7 in the SCIAC Tournament finals to win its second consecutive SCIAC Championship on Sunday afternoon at Caltech. With the win, the Sagehens improve to 18-16 overall and 9-2 in the SCIAC as they will advance to the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship
[Read More...] April 29, 2013
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Pitzer College Assistant Dean of Faculty Barbara Junisbai Joins the Varieties of Democracy Project as Kazakhstan Expert
Claremont, Calif. (April 29, 2013) — Pitzer College Assistant Dean of Faculty Barbara Junisbai has been selected as a country expert on Kazakhstan for the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-Dem), a team of social scientists devoted to creating a better understanding of democracy and the factors necessary for creating representative governments. In her role as
[Read More...] April 29, 2013
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Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Receives Two Distinguished Awards
Claremont, Calif. (April 25, 2013) – Pitzer College Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Angel Perez has been awarded two prestigious honors, a US-France International Education Administrators Program Fulbright and a Winifred Hausam – Helen Fisk Award. The US-France International Education Administrators Program Fulbright is a highly selective International Education Administrators (IEA)
[Read More...] April 25, 2013
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Pitzer College Students Named Robert Day Scholars
Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2013)—Pitzer College students Rachel Aronoff ’15, Braden Bernards ’15 and Braden Holstege ’14 have been selected as Robert Day Scholars. The Robert Day Scholars Program at Claremont McKenna College’s Robert Day School of Economics and Finance prepares students for leadership roles in business, finance, government and nonprofits. “The Robert Day Scholars
[Read More...] April 23, 2013