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Harold A. Brown Takes Over as Pitzer College Board of Trustees Chair
Claremont, Calif. (June 29, 2017)—Harold A. Brown, a partner at Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown, will serve as chair of Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees beginning on July 1, 2017. Pitzer’s Board endorsed this appointment last fall following Brown’s two years of service as the Board’s vice chair. A prominent attorney specializing in entertainment law,
[Read More...]Pitzer Professor Katie Purvis-Roberts Delivers National Academy of Sciences Lecture
Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2017)—Pitzer College Professor Katie Purvis-Roberts will deliver a Jefferson Science Fellows Distinguished Lecture at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC on June 20. Purvis-Roberts, a Jefferson Science Fellow, will present “Particles, Particles Everywhere: What Is in the Air We Breathe?”, a talk that explores particulate matter air pollution. Part
[Read More...]Pitzer Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda Awarded Fulbright to Examine Motives for Migration in Honduras
Claremont, Calif. (June 8, 2017)—Pitzer College Professor Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96 has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Research Fellowship to Honduras, where she will investigate narratives of migration from the point of view of Hondurans, focusing on the experiences of women and LGBTI youth. Portillo, assistant professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a transnational studies, will combine archival research with
[Read More...]Pitzer College: “We Are Still In” on Paris Climate Agreement
Claremont, Calif. (June 5, 2017)—Pitzer College, home to the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability and one of the nation’s first colleges to offer an environmental studies curriculum, has declared its intent to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Pitzer President Melvin L. Oliver signed the “We Are Still In” pledge to support
[Read More...]Pitzer College Dean Kathleen Yep Speaks at CDC Public Health Ethics Forum
Claremont, Calif. (May 22, 2017)—Pitzer College’s Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Asian American Studies Kathleen Yep spoke at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2017 Public Health Ethics Forum on May 19 in Atlanta, GA. The forum, “Optimal Health for Her Whole Life,” brought together national leaders in women’s health and
[Read More...]Pitzer Family Foundation Donates $1 Million to Pitzer College for Expansion of Science Program
Claremont, Calif. (May 11, 2017)—The Pitzer Family Foundation donated $1 million to Pitzer College to support the growth and expansion of science facilities at the W.M. Keck Science Department (KSD), a joint program of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College. Since 2002, the number of Pitzer students majoring in sciences at KSD has
[Read More...]Pitzer College Appoints Sandra Vasquez as New Dean of Students
Claremont, Calif. (May 10, 2017)—Pitzer College names Sandra Vasquez as the new assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Vasquez will begin her position on July 17, 2017. “I am truly honored and excited about this opportunity to work collaboratively with students, faculty and staff to advance student success initiatives at Pitzer,”
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Victoria Hernandez ’18 Wins Gilman Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (May 10, 2017)—Pitzer College student Victoria Hernandez ’18 has been awarded a 2017 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad this spring semester at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. The Gilman Scholarship seeks to strengthen intercultural understanding and prepare undergraduates for a global economy by increasing the number of students who can
[Read More...]Pitzer College Wins Six Hermes Creative Awards
Claremont, Calif. (May 1, 2017)—Pitzer College Office of Communications has won six 2017 Hermes Creative Awards, including one platinum award in the special event category for the creative development and design of promotional and marketing materials – from the event seal to invitations and web design to commemorative gifts – for the inauguration of President
[Read More...]Pitzer College Students and Alumni Win 2017 Regional, National and International Awards
Claremont, Calif. (August 9, 2017)—More than 30 Pitzer College students and graduates won fellowships, scholarships and awards during the 2016-17 academic year. Here is an overview of Pitzer’s outstanding scholars and the awards they received to support research projects, language learning and academic programs around the world. American Sociological Association Honors Program Adriana Ceron ’18
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