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Pitzer College Seniors and Alumnae Win Fourteen Fulbright Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (May 5, 2009)—Pitzer College congratulates Jeffrey Bandler ’09, Tara Beatty ’08, Austin Brawner ’09, Owen Brewer ’09, Magee Clegg ’09, Roxanne Cruz de Hoyos ’09, Brian Dolphin’ 09, Michele Hatchette ’09, Alex Kenyon ’09, Joshua Lo ’09, Francine Mireles ’09, Jason Morales ’09, Laura Beck-Pancer ’08 and Yasuhiro Sekiyama ’09, awardees of Fulbright [Read More...]
May 28, 2009
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Summer News from President Trombley

May 26, 2009 Dear Pitzer Community, Thank you for all your efforts in making this year, the College’s 45th, another rewarding one for our students. I am very pleased to be back from my sabbatical and returning during the most joyous time of year on campus—commencement—was especially uplifting. True to my sabbatical announcement, I happily [Read More...]
May 26, 2009
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Pitzer College Professor Wins Book Award

Claremont, Calif. (May 14, 2009)— Dragon’s Child by Pitzer College Assistant Professor Kathleen Yep was named a Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice for 2009. Yep teaches Asian American studies and sociology at Pitzer. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is an examination, study and research library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The [Read More...]
May 14, 2009
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Pitzer College Senior Wins Three Academic Awards

Claremont, Calif. (May 5, 2009) – Pitzer College congratulates Francine Mireles ’09, who has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, a Critical Language Enhancement Award and a Hyogo Earthquake Memorial Research Scholarship. Mireles is a major in East Asian cultural studies. While at Pitzer, she studied abroad with Pitzer in China and Pitzer Summer Study in [Read More...]
May 5, 2009
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Pitzer College Alumna Wins Award

Claremont, Calif. (May 27, 2009) — Pitzer College congratulates Yolanda Romanello ’05, recipient of Claremont Graduate University’s (CGU) “Dream and Believe” award. The scholarship provides one year’s tuition and stipend to a doctoral student whose life and research will make an impact on the community and world. Romanello, who majored in Spanish studies in Latino [Read More...]
May 2, 2009
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Pitzer College Senior Wins Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (May 1, 2009)–Pitzer College senior Sonya Fierst has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to study abroad for an academic year. Fierst double majors in sociology and international/intercultural studies, and she also studied abroad with Pitzer in Botswana. Through the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program, she will be attending a university abroad and participate [Read More...]
May 1, 2009