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Pitzer College Financial Aid Associate Director and Students Speak Out on Proposed Cal Grant Cuts in Sacramento

Claremont, CA (March 16, 2012) — Pitzer College’s Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Yvonne Gutierrez-Sandoval ’03 along with Pitzer students Guadalupe Avila ’14, Alba Cobian ’14 and Cesar Vargas ’14, participated in a “Day in the Capitol” event on March 7 in Sacramento, CA. The event was organized by the Association of Independent California [Read More...]
March 16, 2012
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Pitzer College Students Awarded Teach For America Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (February 29, 2012) — Pitzer College congratulates students awarded Teach For America fellowships for fall 2012: Betsy Diaz ’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 and will teach in [Read More...]
February 29, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Gabriel Loewinger ’12 Coauthors Paper to be Published in Journal Neuropharmacology

Claremont, Calif. ( February 27, 2012) — Pitzer College student Gabriel Loewinger ’12 has coauthored a paper about methamphetamine that will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Neuropharmacology. Loewinger’s paper, “Methamphetamine-induced dopamine terminal deficits in the nucleus accumbens are exacerbated by reward-associated cues and attenuated by CB1 receptor antagonism” examines the relationship [Read More...]
February 28, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Abraham Sprague ’13 Selected for Prestigious Honors Program

Claremont, Calif. (February 15, 2012) — Abraham Sprague ’13 has been selected as a 2012-2013 Robert Day Scholar at Claremont McKenna College’s Robert Day School of Economics and Finance. The undergraduate Robert Day Scholars Program is an honors program that prepares students for leadership roles in business, finance, government and nonprofit organizations. Selection for the [Read More...]
February 15, 2012
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Pitzer College Students Publish Journal of Psychology

Claremont, Calif. (November 10, 2011) — Pitzer College students Danny Feinberg ’13, Jerzy Kaufmann ’12, Holly Kempler ’13, Jordan Myint ’13, Mariana Schmalstig ’10 and Emily Souder ’13 have published Encephalon: The Pitzer College Student Journal of Psychology. Encephalon is a student-run undergraduate psychology journal that includes student writings, student art and faculty interviews. The [Read More...]
November 10, 2011
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Pitzer College Student Katherine Tenneson ’12 Featured in Video Series “Young Farmers”

Claremont, Calif. (November 2, 2011) — Pitzer College student Katherine Tenneson ’12 is featured in “Young Farmers,” a video series which documents her work with San Antonio High School and with its students. Tenneson, who majors in environmental studies, teaches food justice and gardening at San Antonio High School, a continuation high school in Claremont, [Read More...]
November 2, 2011