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Pitzer Student Cayla Nishizaki ’17 Named SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week
Claremont, Calif. (January 13, 2015)— SCIAC names Pitzer College student Cayla Nishizaki ’17 Female Athlete of the Week. Nishizaki swims freestyle and butterfly for the Sagehen Women’s Swimming and Diving team. Last weekend, Nishizaki won all eight events she competed in (five individual and three relay), including sweeping the sprint freestyle events (50 and 100)
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of January 5, 2015
Claremont, Calif. (January 5, 2015) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw a big week for Women’s Swimming and Diving, which defeated a top 10 opponent and swept a SCIAC tri-meet. The No. 14 Sagehens hosted No. 7 Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday and picked up a dominant win, capturing first place in 12
[Read More...]$1 Million Mellon Grant to Help Claremont Colleges Create a More Diverse Faculty for US Higher Education
Claremont, Calif. (January 8, 2015)—A new $1 million grant to The Claremont Colleges—Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps—will push forward efforts by this group of small, academically-rigorous institutions to create a more diverse faculty for America’s colleges and universities. The grant was awarded as part of the five colleges’ acceptance as members of
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 29, 2014
Claremont, Calif. (December 29, 2014) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams open SCIAC play at Occidental, with the women earning a come-from-behind win with some clutch plays from several Pitzer student-athletes. The Sagehens Women’s Basketball team was trailing 54-49 with 5:00 to play, but outscored Occidental 12-2 down
[Read More...]Keck Biology Professor’s $500,000 NSF Grant Supports Student Involvement in Genome Research
Claremont, Calif. (December 19, 2014) — Associate Professor of Biology Emily Wiley won a $506,131 National Science Foundation award for a collaborative research project that engages undergraduate students in the study of genomes and gene function. Wiley teaches biology at the W.M. Keck Science Department, a program of Claremont McKenna College, Pitzer College and Scripps
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Lillian Horin ’17 Honored for Work in Violence Prevention
Claremont, Calif. (December 15, 2014)—Pitzer student Lillian Horin ’17 is a regional winner of the RESPECT! Challenge, an initiative designed to celebrate individuals who work to help end violence. Her prize includes a $2,500 scholarship and a $2,500 donation to a Los Angeles-based teen-to-teen hotline where Horin volunteered more than 1,000 hours. Horin worked for
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 8, 2014
This week in Sagehens Athletics saw a new school record fall in the last event before the winter break. Dawn Barlow ’16 competed with the Sagehen Swimming and Diving teams at the 2014 Collegiate Winter Invitational in Commerce, CA, and broke the team’s 1-meter diving record, which had stood since 1999. Barlow accumulated 388.0 points
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 1, 2014
This week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s Swimming and Diving and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams both open the SCIAC season with lopsided wins over Whittier, while Men’s Basketball took nationally ranked North Central into overtime before a narrow defeat.
Pitzer College Professor Phil Zuckerman’s New Book Explores How to Live the Secular Life
Claremont, Calif. (December 4, 2014)—Pitzer College Professor of Sociology Phil Zuckerman’s new book, Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions, was released today by Penguin Press. Named one of the best books of 2014 by Publishers Weekly, Living the Secular Life mixes personal stories, sociological insight and compelling prose to examine how people
[Read More...]In Memoriam: Pitzer College Professor John D. “Jack” Sullivan
Claremont, Calif. (December 4, 2014)–College Professor Emeritus John D. “Jack” Sullivan passed away on December 2, 2014. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer. “Jack was a giant in our community and a wonderful colleague,” Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley said. “He taught me and generations of students so much, and he will be
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