Press Releases

Press Releases

Pitzer College Wins Three Educational Advertising Awards

Claremont, Calif. (April 5, 2012) — Pitzer College received three Educational Advertising Awards from Higher Education Marketing Report. The “2010 Report of Excellence,” designed by Gabriela Contreras, received Silver in the Annual Report category. The “Synthetic Ritual Art Catalog,” designed by Stephanie Estrada, won Bronze in the Catalog category. The “2011 Family Weekend Invite,” also [Read More...]
April 5, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Kristin Dobbin ’13 Awarded 2012 Udall Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (April 3, 2012)—Pitzer College student Kristin Dobbin ’13 has been selected as a 2012 Udall Scholar. Dobbin, an environmental analysis major, plans to work with nonprofits and think tanks to develop agricultural policies that incorporate environmental and social sustainability ideas. As President of Pitzer’s Eco Center and a manager of the Shakedown Café, [Read More...]
April 3, 2012
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Pitzer College to Ratify Vaccine Development Collaboration in Botswana

Claremont, Calif. (March 27, 2012) — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley, Dean of Faculty Alan Jones and Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Thomas Poon will travel to Gaborone, Botswana to sign a memorandum of understanding to ratify a partnership between Pitzer College Vaccine Development Institute, the Botswana Vaccine Institute and the University of Botswana [Read More...]
March 27, 2012
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Claremont Colleges Receive $3.6 Million to Spur Life Science Leaders

Claremont, Calif. (May 25, 2012) — The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded $3.6 million to The Claremont Colleges to support efforts that prepare undergraduates to become leaders in science research and medicine. The five undergraduate colleges (5C)—Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps—submitted a joint proposal to the 2012 HHMI Colleges Initiative [Read More...]
March 25, 2012
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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of March 12, 2012

Claremont, Calif. (March 19, 2012)– Pitzer athletes had a key role in several dramatic wins this week for the Sagehens. The team with the most excitement was Women’s Lacrosse, which won four games in five days by a combined six goals. Goalie Casey Leek ’14 helped preserve a 14-13 win over North Central (Ill.) on [Read More...]
March 19, 2012
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Pitzer College Alumna Susan Patron ’69 Authors New Book

Claremont, Calif. (March 19, 2012) – Pitzer College alumna Susan Patron ’69 authored Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880 published by Scholastic as part of its “Dear America” historical fiction series. In Behind the Masks, Patron returns to the gold-mining town of Bodie, California, the locale of her John Newbery [Read More...]
March 19, 2012