2015-16

Press Releases

Pitzer First-year Student Crystal Sin ’19 Wins Two International Scholarships to Study in China

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2016)—Pitzer College student Crystal Sin ’19 received two scholarships to study in China this summer: a Freeman-ASIA award and a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The programs, administered by the Institute of International Education, seek to strengthen intercultural understanding and prepare students for a global economy by increasing the number of [Read More...]
May 2, 2016
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Pitzer Student Roberto Cabrales ’20 Receives Leadership Award for Environmental and Social Justice Work

Claremont, Calif. (April 28, 2016)—Pitzer College student Roberto Cabrales ’20 has been selected as a 2016 Newman Civic Fellow. An initiative of Campus Compact, the Newman Civic Fellows Award honors college students who are dedicated to finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Before coming to Pitzer as a New Resources student in [Read More...]
April 28, 2016
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Pitzer College’s Graduating Class Selects Social Activist Patrisse Cullors as 2016 Commencement Keynote Speaker

Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2016)— Following Pitzer College tradition, the graduating Class of 2016 has selected Patrisse Cullors, a renowned social activist, artist and co-creator of the Twitter hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, as the College’s commencement keynote speaker. Recognized as a “new civil rights leader for the 21st century” by the Los Angeles Times, Cullors is an [Read More...]
April 27, 2016
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Pitzer Professor José Z. Calderón’s New Anthology Shares Lessons from an Activist Intellectual

Claremont, Calif. (April 26, 2016)—Pitzer College Professor Emeritus José Z. Calderón’s book Lessons from an Activist Intellectual: Teaching, Research, and Organizing for Social Change is an anthology of articles that tackle a range of societal issues and show how Professor Calderón has pursued social justice as a professor, researcher and community organizer. A professor of [Read More...]
April 26, 2016
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Pitzer College Announces its Inaugural Student Leadership Award Winners

Claremont, Calif. (April 25, 2016)—Pitzer College recognized students and organizations that embody the College’s core values at its inaugural Student Leadership Awards on April 20. For each of Pitzer’s five core values—Social Responsibility, Intercultural Understanding, Interdisciplinary Learning, Student Engagement and Environmental Sustainability—there were two winners, one student and one student-led group. At the awards reception, [Read More...]
April 25, 2016
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Pitzer Student Lindsey Burkart-Lima ’16 Wins Coro Public Affairs Leadership Fellowship

Claremont, Calif. (April 21, 2016) — Pitzer College student Lindsey Burkart-Lima ’16 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship to San Francisco. The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a full-time, graduate-level leadership-training program that prepares talented and committed individuals to become effective and ethical leaders. During her Pitzer career, Burkart-Lima has brought her leadership ability [Read More...]
April 21, 2016
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Four Pitzer Students Recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2016)—Pitzer College congratulates student-athletes Ying Fry ’16, Sarah Markowitz ’16, Will Thorson ’16 and Andy Wright ’16, whose outstanding athletic performance and leadership were recognized at the 2015-16 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 12 at Pitzer College. Ying Fry, who is a two-sport threat in both soccer and lacrosse, won [Read More...]
April 20, 2016