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Pitzer College Among Unigo’s “Top 10 Schools Where Students Follow the Beltway as Closely as Their Studies”

Claremont, Calif. (August 30, 2010) — Pitzer College was among Unigo.com‘s ” Top 10 Schools Where Students Follow the Beltway as Closely as Their Studies.” Over 30,000 college students voted for the top 10 colleges and universities with the most student activism. Voters commented that Pitzer students are “socially conscious and spend their time pursuing [Read More...]
August 30, 2010
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Casey Scieszka ’06 Co-Authors To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story

Claremont, Calif. (August 26, 2010) — Casey Scieszka ’06 co-authored To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story to be published by Roaring Brook Press in March 2011. To Timbuktu chronicles Scieszka’s and illustrator Steven Weinberg’s first two years out of college teaching English, making friends across language barriers, researching and painting while traveling [Read More...]
August 26, 2010
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Professor Judith Grabiner Receives Lester R. Ford Award from Mathematical Association of America

Claremont, Calif. (August 25, 2010) — Judith Grabiner, the Flora Sanborn Pitzer Professor of Mathematics, received a Lester R. Ford Award from the Mathematical Association of America for her article, “Why did Lagrange ‘Prove’ the Parallel Postulate?” published in The American Mathematical Monthly. Grabiner has authored numerous books and articles including The Origins of Cauchy’s [Read More...]
August 25, 2010
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Pitzer College Named to Parade Magazine‘s “College A-List”

Claremont, Calif. (August 23, 2010) – Pitzer College was recognized in Parade Magazine‘s “College A-List” for Great Internship Opportunities. “Pitzer College in Claremont has the benefit of being both well-connected and attracting highly motivated students that are willing to take risks and participate in internships without hesitation…Pitzer has more graduates employed upon graduation than most [Read More...]
August 23, 2010
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Sagehen Men’s Water Polo Team Is Top Pick for 2010-11 Season Ranking

Claremont, Calif. (August 18, 2010) – The Collegiate Water Polo Association ranked the Sagehen Men’s Water Polo team #1 in its preseason Men’s Varsity Division III Top 10 Poll. The Sagehens picked up 97 points to outdistance the University of Redlands (2nd, 92 points), Whittier College (3rd, 89 points), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Tied 4th, 84 points) [Read More...]
August 18, 2010
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Pitzer College Receives Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Grant

Claremont, Calif. (August 11, 2010) — Pitzer College received a Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) grant for its Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program. The Gateway to Exploring the Mathematical Sciences Program brings 50-70 middle school students from surrounding communities to the Pitzer College campus once a month to provide them with important exposure [Read More...]
August 11, 2010
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Pitzer College Receives Two CASE Circle of Excellence Awards

Claremont, Calif. (August 11, 2010) — Pitzer College received a gold and a silver 2010 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards for its fundraising materials. The “Punk/Dean” postcard received gold in the category of Individual Fundraising Publications and the “End Conventional Thinking” save-the-date card received silver in the category [Read More...]
August 11, 2010
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Pitzer College Wins Two 2010 Gold Ink Awards

Claremont, Calif. (August 6, 2010) — Pitzer College received two 2010 Gold Ink Awards. Winners will be recognized at the annual Gold Ink Awards and Hall of Fame Gala on October 4 at the Hyatt Regency, McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The Fall 2009 Participant, designed by Stephanie Guerra Estrada, and The 2009 Report of [Read More...]
August 6, 2010