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Pitzer College Signs the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge
Claremont, Calif. (November 19, 2015) – Pitzer College joins 217 universities and colleges in signing the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge, which states: “As institutions of higher education, we applaud the progress already made to promote clean energy and climate action as we seek a comprehensive, ambitious agreement at the upcoming United Nations Climate Negotiations
[Read More...]All Students Currently Studying Abroad are Safe
November 18, 2016 Dear Pitzer College Community, After the recent tragic events in Paris, Lebanon and Kenya, I want to confirm that all our students studying abroad in the European Union are accounted for and safe (we have no students in Kenya or the Lebanon this semester). We were obliged to delay issuance of this
[Read More...]Remembering Professor Harvey Botwin
From Interim President Thomas Poon November 16, 2015 Dear Pitzer College Community, It is with a very heavy heart that I share with you the news of Professor Emeritus of Economics Harvey Botwin’s passing. Harvey joined Pitzer in 1967 as the first economics faculty member—and the only one for his first four years at the
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Lillian Horin ’17 Recognized for Outstanding Research at National Science Conference
Claremont, Calif. (November 16, 2015)—Pitzer College student Lillian Horin ’17 earned a presentation award for outstanding research in physiology at the 2015 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science conference. Horin was one of nearly a thousand undergraduate and graduate student presenters at the conference, which was held on October 29-31 in
[Read More...]Professor David S. Moore Wins American Psychological Association’s Maccoby Book Award
Claremont, Calif. (November 16, 2015)—Pitzer College Professor of Psychology David S. Moore won the American Psychological Association’s 2016 Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology for his new book, The Developing Genome: An Introduction to Behavioral Epigenetics. The award committee of the American Psychological Association’s Division 7, which covers developmental psychology, unanimously selected Moore’s book
[Read More...]President’s Letter to the Pitzer Community Announcing Title IX Coordinator/Chief Diversity Officer Position
November 12, 2015 Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff: I write today not to respond to one particular event, but to address the collective frustrations and lessons not learned that have faced us both nationally and locally over my tenure in the president’s office. During this time, I have witnessed and learned of cultural insensitivity, blatant
[Read More...]Pitzer Alumnus John Moscowitz ’75, “An Unorthodox Rabbi”
Claremont, Calif. (October 16, 2015)—In Evolution of an Unorthodox Rabbi, Pitzer College alumnus John Moscowitz ’75 shares reflections and insights gained during the quarter of a century he served as a rabbi at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, Canada. The book will be released by Dundurn Press on October 31. Part memoir, part social history,
[Read More...]Pitzer College Named One of Best Small Colleges in the Nation
Claremont, Calif. (October 15, 2015) –College Raptor named Pitzer College among the top 25 best small colleges in the nation (#25) and one of the best colleges in the West (#20). This distinction comes as part of College Raptor’s 2016 college rankings, which ranked colleges nationally, as well as regionally, and by campus setting and
[Read More...]Pitzer College Names Local School District Director as 2015 Core Values Award Winner
Claremont, Calif. (October 8, 2015)—Pitzer College names Dr. Virginia Kelsen, executive director of college and careers at the Chaffey Joint Union High School District, as the recipient the 2015 Pitzer College Core Values Award. Kelsen has been influential in increasing the college-going culture among students from underrepresented backgrounds at Rancho Cucamonga High School, where she
[Read More...]Claremont Colleges Students Join Nationwide Effort to Demand Climate Action Plan
The Claremont Colleges, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine to put on diverse events to celebrate National Campus Day of Action on October 2 demanding action on climate change Claremont, Calif. (September 18, 2015) – Students at The Claremont Colleges are adding their voices to Know Tomorrow, a nationwide effort on more than 50 university campuses that will unite
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