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Pitzer College Student Athletes Recognized for 2011-12 Season
Claremont, Calif (April 30, 2012) — Pitzer College congratulates seniors Perri Hopkins ’12, Anna Oxborough-Yankus ’12, Teresa (Traci) Lopez ’12 and Travis Rooke-Ley ’12 for their athletic excellence. They were recognized at the 2011-12 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 25. Hopkins won the Daley Award for Athletic Achievement. Hopkins is the co-captain of the
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week for April 23, 2012
Claremont, Calif. (April 30, 2012) – This week saw the Women’s Water Polo team, led by its two senior captains from Pitzer, capture the SCIAC championship and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Annie Oxborough-Yankus ’12 and Perri Hopkins ’12 both stepped up in pivotal moments for the Sagehens to lead them to the
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Azamat Junisbai Awarded a 2012-13 IREX Research Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Sociology Azamat Junisbai has been awarded a research fellowship by the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) for his project “Norms of Social Justice and Welfare State Attitudes in Post-Soviet Central Asia.” With this fellowship, Junisbai plans to continue his study of social stratification
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Madison Noble ’12 Receives Grant from Psychology Honor Society
Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2012) — Pitzer College student Madison Noble ’12 received a Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant to fund research for her psychology honors thesis, “Effect of Mainstream Media on Body Image and Stress Reactivity in Latina Females.” A psychology and Spanish major, Noble worked with her thesis advisers, Assistant Professor of Psychology
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Alexander Rosario ’15 Wins Kemper Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2012) — Pitzer College student Alexander Rosario ’15 has been named a Kemper Scholar by the James S. Kemper Foundation. Rosario plans to design his own media and communications major and later pursue a career in advertising or publicity. Rosario says the Kemper scholarship is distinguished by “the program’s goal to
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Elected VP of Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Claremont, Calif. (April 24, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Spanish Milton Machuca has been elected Vice President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Originally from El Salvador, Machua took the lead role in organizing the spring meeting of the Southern California Chapter of
[Read More...]Sagehen Round Up for the Week for April 16, 2012
Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) – This week saw the top-ranked Women’s Water Polo team, led by its standout Pitzer students, finish the regular season unbeaten while the Softball team, led by its Pitzer seniors, set a school record for wins in a season. Women’s Water Polo capped off an impressive undefeated regular season in
[Read More...]Pitzer College Names 2012-13 Scholars-in-Residence
Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College has selected Associate Professor of Media Studies Ming-Yuen S. Ma and Assistant Professor of Political Studies Rachel VanSickle-Ward as the College’s Scholars-in-Residence for the 2012-13 academic year. In fall 2012, Rachel will teach a seminar entitled “The Battle over Birth Control: Gendered Dimensions of the Contraception Policy
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Nathan Pensler ’13 Accepted to Selective Philosophy Seminar
Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College student Nathan Pensler ’13 has been accepted to the 2012 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy held in Boulder, Colorado. The highly selective program is limited to 15-20 philosophy students from schools across the country and abroad. Running from July 23-August 10, the seminar is sponsored by the
[Read More...]Pitzer College Alumna Ramona Ausubel ’01 Publishes Debut Novel
Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Ramona Ausubel ’01 has released her first novel, No One Is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. Set in Europe during World War II, No One Is Here Except All of Us unfolds in a tiny Jewish village in Romania in 1939. Lena,
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