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Pitzer College Students Awarded Teach For America Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (May 3, 2012) — Pitzer College congratulates students awarded Teach For America fellowships for fall 2012: Betsy Diaz ’12, Brooke Marcy ’12, Stephanie Migdail ’12, Christopher Peck ’12, Alyshia Silva ’12, Laura Silverberg ’12, Sarah Surrey ’12, Amelia Troutman ’12 and Elisha Whitman ’12. Diaz is a double major in neuroscience and psychology [Read More...]
May 3, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Autumn Pham ’14 Awarded German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2012) — Pitzer College student Autumn Pham ’14 has been awarded a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undergraduate scholarship. The scholarship funds study abroad for highly-qualified undergraduate students with well-defined plans to study, conduct research or complete an internship in Germany. With the support of the DAAD scholarship, Pham will spend [Read More...]
May 2, 2012
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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...]
April 27, 2012
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Pitzer College Students Named 2011-12 McNair Scholars

Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2012) — Pitzer College students Marlene Salazar ’13 and Kimberly Vargas ’13 have been named 2011-12 McNair Scholars by the McNair Scholars Program at the Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Salazar is an environmental analysis and history major who plans to pursue a graduate degree in environmental policy, focusing on race and [Read More...]
April 18, 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