2015-16

Press Releases

Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda Elected to Modern Language Association Executive Committee

Claremont, Calif. (January 25, 2016)—Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a Transnational Studies Suyapa Portillo Villeda has been elected to the executive committee for the Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies (CLCS) Hemispheric American Forum of the Modern Language Association (MLA). Her five-year term on the committee began on January 11. The Modern Language Association is a [Read More...]
January 25, 2016
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Pitzer College Earns Gold STARS for Sustainability

Claremont, Calif. (January 25, 2016)—Pitzer College has earned a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) for its long-term and widespread sustainability practices. The association’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) measures sustainability achievements in all aspects of higher education. This marks the first time Pitzer [Read More...]
January 25, 2016
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Professor Muriel Poston to Lead Education Section of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Claremont, Calif. (January 19, 2016)—Pitzer College Professor of Environmental Analysis Muriel Poston has been elected chair of the education section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The association named Poston an AAAS Fellow in 2013 in recognition of her efforts to improve and expand undergraduate science education. She will assume her [Read More...]
January 19, 2016
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Pitzer College Appoints Melvin L. Oliver as its New President

CLAREMONT, CALIF. (January 13, 2016)—Melvin L. Oliver, a noted expert on racial and urban inequality and the executive dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been named Pitzer College’s sixth president following a unanimous vote by the College’s Board of Trustees. He assumes office on July [Read More...]
January 13, 2016
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Sagehens Women’s Basketball Coach Kathy Connell to Retire

Claremont, Calif. (December 23, 2015)—After an extensive 38-year coaching career, Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Basketball Coach Kathy Connell will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season, the Pomona-Pitzer Athletics and Physical Education Department announced today. Connell, who will have coached for 20 years at Pomona-Pitzer at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season, led the Sagehens to [Read More...]
December 23, 2015
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Economics Professor Menna Bizuneh Gives Commencement Address at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Claremont, Calif. (December 21, 2015)—Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Economics Menna Bizuneh gave the keynote address at the graduation ceremony of Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies on December 16. Bizuneh, who earned her PhD at Georgia State University, spoke about the value of the school’s degree, her experiences as a graduate [Read More...]
December 21, 2015
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Alumna Sandra D. Mitchell ’73 Honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Claremont, Calif. (December 21, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna Sandra D. Mitchell ’73, an influential philosophy of science scholar, has been named a 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. This year, the AAAS Council elected 347 fellows to recognize their contributions to innovation, education and scientific leadership. Mitchell, professor and chair of the [Read More...]
December 21, 2015
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Professor Kathleen Yep Honored with Mayor’s Award for Promoting Literacy in LA Community

Claremont, Calif. (December 8, 2015)—The City of Monterey Park honored Pitzer College Professor of Asian American Studies Kathleen Yep with the Mayor’s Centennial Volunteer Award for the partnership she created between her Asian American Studies classes and the adult literacy program at the city’s public library.  During the awards presentation on November 17, 2015, Monterey [Read More...]
December 8, 2015