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Pitzer Seniors Chance Kawar ’17 and Jennifer Lesorogol ’17 Win Coro Public Affairs Fellowships
Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2017)—Pitzer College students Chance Kawar ’17 and Jennifer Lesorogol ’17 have been awarded Coro Fellowships to Los Angeles. The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a nine-month graduate-level leadership-training program that prepares talented and committed individuals to become effective and ethical leaders. The fellowship is designed to develop change-makers who can forge connections and
[Read More...]Pitzer College Senior and Three Alumni Named 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2017)—Pitzer College senior Lillian Horin ’17 and alumni Brian Cohn ’15, Kristin Dobbin ’13 and Samuel “Yoni” Rubin ’15 have been awarded 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program selects outstanding college seniors or recent graduates who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology,
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Jordan Jenkins ’17 Wins International Writing Centers Association Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (December 5, 2016)—Pitzer College student and Writing Center Fellow Jordan Jenkins ’17 won a 2016 President’s Future Leaders Scholarship from the International Writing Centers Association (IWCA). The Pitzer senior was one of only four writing tutors nationwide—and the only undergraduate in the country—to receive the scholarship, which is awarded to peer tutors who
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Jacqueline Composanto ’17 to Serve as German Academic Exchange Ambassador
Claremont, Calif. (September 7, 2016)—Pitzer College student Jacqueline Composanto ’17 has been selected by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) as one of its 2016 Young Ambassadors. The DAAD Young Ambassadors Program chooses outstanding undergraduates from across North America who have studied or interned in Germany as liaisons who promote study and research in the
[Read More...]Pitzer Graduate Marie Fleming ’16 Joins Peace Corps to Improve Food Security in Madagascar
Claremont, Calif. (July 13, 2016)—Pitzer College recent graduate Marie Fleming ’16 will serve with the Peace Corps as an agriculture extension agent in Madagascar. For the next two years, she will work with community members on issues related to sustainable agriculture and food security, bolstering local harvests while reducing destruction of forest buffer zones. Fleming
[Read More...]New Pitzer College Graduate Selected for Teach For America
Claremont, Calif. (June 22, 2016)—Pitzer College congratulates Brendan Nwankwo ’16, who has been awarded a position with Teach For America. A combined anthropology/English and world literature major, Nwankwo will teach in a low-income community in Chicago, IL, for two years. Nwankwo is passionate about increasing educational equity and inspiring young people of color to pursue
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Hernan Gallo-Cornejo ’17 Wins Udall Environmental Scholarship
Claremont, Calif. (May 13, 2016)— The Udall Foundation recognized Pitzer College junior Hernan Gallo-Cornejo’s dedication to environmental justice with a 2016 Udall Scholarship. He is one of 60 students from across the US—and the first male student from Pitzer—to be named Udall Scholars this year. At Pitzer, Gallo-Cornejo has coordinated “toxic tours” in the LA
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Allison Donine ’16 Receives Teachers for Vietnam Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 4, 2016)—Pitzer College student Allison Donine ’16, an environmental analysis major, has been selected for the Teachers for Vietnam (TfV) program. She is among a small group of TfV fellows who will travel this fall to universities in the Mekong Delta to offer classes in oral communication, pronunciation, American culture and literature.
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Hannah Leib ’16 Receives JET Fellowship to Japan
Claremont, Calif. (May 4, 2016)—Pitzer College senior Hannah Leib ’16, a psychology major and media studies minor, was awarded a JET fellowship to teach English in Japan. The JET Program is an initiative sponsored by the Japanese government to promote internationalization at the grassroots level by bringing young college-educated individuals to work in communities throughout
[Read More...]Pitzer First-year Student Crystal Sin ’19 Wins Two International Scholarships to Study in China
Claremont, Calif. (May 2, 2016)—Pitzer College student Crystal Sin ’19 received two scholarships to study in China this summer: a Freeman-ASIA award and a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The programs, administered by the Institute of International Education, seek to strengthen intercultural understanding and prepare students for a global economy by increasing the number of
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