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Pitzer College Hosts Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration
Claremont, Calif. (January 22, 2014) — Pitzer College hosts The Claremont Colleges’ annual celebration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 31, 2014. Presented by the Claremont University Consortium Office of Black Student Affairs (OBSA), the 2014 commemoration includes a panel discussion with members of the Black Panther Party and
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 13, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (January 21, 2014) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams remain perfect in the SCIAC at 4-0, while the Men’s Basketball team stretched its winning streak to six games with wins over Occidental and UC Santa Cruz. The Sagehens dominated Chapman in the swimming events, winning
[Read More...]Pitzer College Joins White House Effort to Expand Access to Higher Education
Claremont, Calif. (January 16, 2014) – Pitzer College announces its new pathways initiative to enhance opportunities in higher education for low-income and disadvantaged students. President Laura Skandera Trombley will share the Pitzer Pathways Initiative at today’s White House summit hosted by President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Through
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 6, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (January 13, 2014) This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the four winter programs combine for a 9-1 week, including a dramatic home win for the Men’s Basketball team against Chapman on Wednesday. Men’s Basketball was pushed to the brink by Chapman at Voelkel Gymnasium on Wednesday, but came away with a big 90-85
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Kyle Dalrymple ’17 Breaks Minute Barrier in Swim Meet
Claremont, Calif. (January 8, 2014) — Pitzer College first-year student Kyle Dalrymple ’17 won the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.81, becoming the fourth swimmer in team history to break a minute, as the Sagehens Men’s Swimming and Diving team earned a 184-110 win over Wheaton (Mass.) on Tuesday in a non-conference meet at Haldeman Pool. Dalrymple
[Read More...]TIME Names Pitzer Professor Tarrah Krajnak’s South Sound a Best Photo Book of 2013
Claremont, Calif. (January 7, 2014)—TIME selected Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Art Tarrah Krajnak’s book South Sound as one of the best photo books of 2013. South Sound was published by Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books in September 2013. Krajnak began creating the photos in South Sound while she was living and working in a
[Read More...]Pitzer College Mathematics Professor Judith V. Grabiner Wins Distinguished MAA Book Award
Claremont, Calif. (January 7, 2014) — Pitzer College Professor of Mathematics Judith V. Grabiner’s most recent book, A Historian Looks Back: The Calculus as Algebra and Selected Writings, won the prestigious Mathematical Association of America’s Beckenbach Book Prize. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) described A Historian Looks Back as “an inspiring resource for courses
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumnus Char Miller ’75 Hosts Discussion about Documentary on John Muir
Claremont, Calif. (January 6, 2014) — Pitzer College alumnus Char Miller ’75 will lead a discussion at the screening of the PBS documentary John Muir in the New World at the Ontario Museum of History and Art on January 9. Miller also appears in the documentary and served as a consultant on the film. John
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 30, 2013
Claremont, Calif. (December 30, 2013) The end of the holiday break saw a major milestone reached by a Sagehens head coach, and an impressive showing by the Women’s Swimming and Diving team, which nearly upset the No. 12 ranked team in Division II. Men’s Basketball Head Coach Charles Katsiaficas (“Coach Kat”) became one of 35
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumna Kimberly Richman ’96 Authors New Book About Same-Sex Marriages
Claremont, Calif. (December 19, 2013) – Pitzer College alumna Kimberly Richman ’96 pens License to Wed: What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples to be released by New York University Press on December 30, 2013. A majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage. License to Wed examines what marriage means to the wedded couples in
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