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Pitzer College Announces its 2015 Alumni Award Winners

Violence-Prevention Activists Rhonda Foster ’82 and Ruett Foster ’81 and Writer Jamilah King ’07 Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College names violence-prevention activists Rhonda Foster ’82 and Ruett Foster ’81 its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees, and writer and editor Jamilah King ’07 as its Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. The Fosters and King will [Read More...]
April 15, 2015
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer College Students Recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement

E.J. Lopez, Ellen Yamasaki, Alyssa Woodward, Joseph Eyen, Adrian Brandon and Ashley MorelloClaremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015) — Pitzer College congratulates student-athletes Adrian Brandon ’15, Joseph Eyen ’15, E.J. Lopez ’15, Ashley Morello ’15, Alyssa Woodward ’15 and Ellen Yamasaki ’15, whose outstanding athletic performance and leadership were recognized at the 2014-15 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 13 at Pitzer College. For the first time, this [Read More...]
April 15, 2015
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Pitzer Students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 Awarded Critical Language Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 have been awarded US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS). The CLS Program is a fully-funded summer language and cultural immersion program that aims to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Hanashiro, an Asian studies [Read More...]
April 15, 2015
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Pitzer College Trustee Donald Gould Debates Divestment at MIT

Pitzer Trustee Donald GouldClaremont, Calif. (April 07, 2015)—Pitzer College trustee and investment manager Donald P. Gould will participate in a debate about fossil fuel divestment at MIT on April 9, 2015. “Should MIT Divest? A Debate on Fossil Fuel Investment” is part of the MIT Climate Change Conversation, a series of events designed to explore different facets of [Read More...]
April 7, 2015
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Lesley Irvine named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics and Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College

Claremont, CA (April 3, 2015) – Pomona College President David Oxtoby and Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley today announced that Lesley Irvine has been named Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics following a national search. She will also serve as Chair of the Department of Physical Education at Pomona College. Irvine will join the colleges on [Read More...]
April 3, 2015