2015-16

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Pitzer Professor Harmony O’Rourke Honored with Graves Award for Outstanding Teaching

Claremont, Calif. (March 2, 2016)—Pitzer College Assistant Professor of History Harmony O’Rourke has received a 2015-17 Arnold L. Graves and Lois S. Graves Award in the Humanities. The biannual award, administered by Pomona College in conjunction with the American Council of Learned Societies, encourages and rewards outstanding teaching in the humanities by younger faculty members. [Read More...]
March 2, 2016
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Sagehens Women’s Tennis Team Wins ITA National Championship

Greencastle, Ind. (February 28, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer women’s tennis team won its first Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Indoor National Championship on Saturday when the Sagehens defeated top-seeded Carnegie Mellon 5-0 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. This marks the Sagehens’ first indoor championship and the second national championship in team history. “We are so incredibly proud [Read More...]
February 29, 2016
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Chemistry Professor Aaron Leconte Earns Cottrell Scholar Award

Claremont, Calif. (February 29, 2016)—Assistant Professor of Chemistry Aaron Leconte has received a three-year, $100,000 Cottrell Scholar award from Research Corporation for Science Advancement. The Cottrell Scholar program recognizes top early-career academic scientists and supports both research and teaching. Leconte is one of 24 Cottrell Scholars from across the country selected in 2016. He teaches [Read More...]
February 29, 2016
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Pitzer Student Eric Benjamins ’16 Wins Social Justice Award

Eric Benjamins '16Claremont, Calif. (February 23, 2016)—Pitzer College student Eric Benjamins ’16 won the 2016 Napier Award for Creative Leadership on Saturday. Allison Donine ’16 was named an alternate for the award. Part of the Napier Initiative of Pilgrim Place and The Claremont Colleges, the Napier Award includes a $12,000 stipend to support innovative projects focused on [Read More...]
February 23, 2016
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Pitzer College Ranks #1 in Student Fulbright Fellowships for Sixth Straight Year

Claremont, Calif. (February 22, 2016)—For the sixth consecutive year, Pitzer College is the top producer of student Fulbright Fellows among all US colleges in the “bachelor’s institutions” category, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Pitzer’s 21 2015-16 student Fulbright Fellows topped the Chronicle’s top-producer list, which included Smith College, Williams College and Amherst College. [Read More...]
February 22, 2016
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Sagehens Women’s Swim & Dive Team Win SCIAC Championship during a Record-Breaking Weekend

Claremont, Calif. (February 22, 2016)—Big news in the pool over the weekend: The Pomona-Pitzer women’s swimming and diving team won the 2015-16 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday, February 20, in La Mirada, Calif., while the men’s team finished in second place. To top it off, record-setting Pitzer first-year student Maddie Kauahi ’19 [Read More...]
February 22, 2016
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Pomona-Pitzer Swimming and Diving Teams Chase SCIAC Championship

Claremont, Calif. (February 17, 2016)—The Pomona-Pitzer swimming and diving teams are hoping to cap off stellar seasons with a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championship. Both the men’s and women’s team will compete in the SCIAC Championships this Thursday in La Mirada. The women’s team finished the regular season with an 11-1 record in [Read More...]
February 17, 2016
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Pitzer Professor Phil Zuckerman’s New Book Surveys the Science of Secularity

The Nonreligious: Understanding Secular People and SocietiesClaremont, Calif. (February 11, 2016)—Pitzer College Professor of Sociology and Secular Studies Phil Zuckerman’s eleventh book, The Nonreligious: Understanding Secular People and Societies, is the first comprehensive compilation of research on the nonreligious. Co-written with Luke W. Galen and Frank L. Pasquale, The Nonreligious will be published by Oxford University Press on March 1. With studies [Read More...]
February 11, 2016
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American Humanist Association Presents University Humanist Award to Pitzer College

Claremont, Calif. (February 11, 2016)—The American Humanist Association (AHA) will present the 2016 University Award for Philosophical Diversity to Pitzer College. The award ceremony will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016, at Pitzer’s Stein Atrium. Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the AHA will present the award to Professor Phil Zuckerman, founder of Pitzer’s secular [Read More...]
February 11, 2016
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Science Student Lillian Horin ’17 Earns Exceptional Research Opportunity

Claremont, Calif. (February 10, 2016)— Pitzer College student Lillian Horin ’17 has been selected as one of 70 undergraduates from across the US to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Exceptional Research Opportunities Program (EXROP). The program provides college students from groups underrepresented in the sciences with an opportunity to conduct research under the [Read More...]
February 10, 2016