Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics Miriam Merrill Named New Pomona-Pitzer Athletics DirectorPitzer and Pomona colleges name Miriam Merrill as the new director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics. She starts July 1.May 21, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College Students and Alumni Win Regional, National and International Fellowship AwardsIn the academic year of 2019-20, Pitzer College students and alumni have been awarded prestigious national and international fellowships — from Fulbright to Watson fellowships. April 23, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College Professor Brinda Sarathy Awarded a 2020 ACLS FellowshipBrinda Sarathy, professor of environmental analysis and director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College, has been awarded a prestigious 2020 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship. April 22, 2020
Press Releases Research by Pitzer College’s W.M. Keck Science Professor on Genome Conflict Publishes in Leading Science JournalA study co-authored by Patrick Ferree, W.M. Keck Science Associate Professor of Biology, has been published in the academic journal Science Advances, a member of the prestigious Science family of academic journals.April 6, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver Elected to National Academy of EducationPitzer College President Melvin L. Oliver is one of 15 education scholars and the only college president nationally to be elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd) in 2020. He also serves as the only member elected from a liberal arts institution. The NAEd is a nonprofit and non-governmental organization that advances high-quality education research and its use in policy and practice.March 3, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College Names 2020 Alumni Award Recipients and Honors Retiring FacultyPitzer College names Romarilyn Ralston ’14 as the College’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and Steven Liang ’10 as the 2020 Young Alumni Achievement awardee. In addition, this year the Alumni Association began the tradition of honoring retiring professors, starting with Professor of International and Intercultural Studies Joe Parker for his transition to emeritus status. February 20, 2020
Press Releases Redford Conservancy Director Brinda Sarathy Awarded Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence FellowshipPitzer College Professor of Environmental Analysis and Director of the Director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, has received a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship to conduct her research “Best Practices in Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Case Study from Kodaikanal, India” over the 2020-21 academic year.February 19, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College is a Top Producer of Fulbright US Students for 12th Consecutive YearFor the 12th consecutive year, Pitzer College is a top producer of 2019-2020 Fulbright US Students. The US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top-producing institutions for the Fulbright Program and the lists are published annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.February 10, 2020
Press Releases Pitzer College’s David Bachman Receives Mathematical Art Exhibition AwardPitzer College Professor David Bachman has won a 2020 Mathematical Art Award at the Joint Mathematics Meeting for his work Computational Wings.February 6, 2020
Press Releases The Princeton Review Names Pitzer College a 2020 Best Value CollegeThe Princeton Review names Pitzer College among its list of the 200 Best Value Colleges for 2020. The project annually names the undergraduate institutions the education services company recommends as offering the best ROI (Return on Investment).February 4, 2020