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Pitzer College Ranks #1 in Student Fulbright Fellowships for Sixth Straight Year
Claremont, Calif. (February 22, 2016)—For the sixth consecutive year, Pitzer College is the top producer of student Fulbright Fellows among all US colleges in the “bachelor’s institutions” category, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Pitzer’s 21 2015-16 student Fulbright Fellows topped the Chronicle’s top-producer list, which included Smith College, Williams College and Amherst College.
[Read More...]Pitzer College Students Receive Life-Changing STEM Scholarships
Claremont, Calif. (January 28, 2016)—Five Pitzer College students are one step closer to becoming physicians because of life-changing Rose Hills Foundation STEM scholarships. The scholarships are part of a four-year $750,000 grant from the Rose Hills Foundation to Pitzer College, beginning this academic year. They are awarded to high-achieving students from Southern California who show
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Sizes up Seismic Safety in Nepal and California
Sumesh Shiwakoty ’18 thinks big. An international student from Nepal, Shiwakoty wants to change the world through global initiatives that tackle issues ranging from climate change to nuclear proliferation. This summer, he took on a problem close to home—8,000 miles from Claremont. After receiving a 2015 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Environmental Analysis Fellowship for Summer
[Read More...]Pitzer Graduate Focuses on Community Health with Coro Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (July 20, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna Katherine Sutherland ’15 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs to St. Louis, MO. Coro fellowships train highly qualified recent college graduates to be versatile leaders who can forge connections and lead across the non-profit, business and government sectors in urban environments. An anthropology major and
[Read More...]Pitzer’s Alyssa Woodward ’15 Scores One More: NCAA DIII Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year
Claremont, Calif. (June 29, 2015)—Pitzer College alumna Alyssa Woodward ’15 was named the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Division III Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year. This is the latest in a slew of end-of-the-year and end-of-her-college-career honors for Woodward, who graduated in May with a degree in studio art. A total of five Sagehens were honored by the
[Read More...]Sagehen Roundup for the Week of April 6, 2015
April 13, 2015 (Claremont, Calif.) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw Women’s Water Polo and Women’s Lacrosse celebrate their Senior Days with dominant wins as they look to secure the top seed in the SCIAC Tournament. Women’s Water Polo was 3-0 on the week, defeating Caltech 17-3 and La Verne 15-5 in SCIAC play
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Allison Donine ’16 Selected for Conservation Program
Claremont, Calif. (June 13, 2014)—Pitzer College student Allison Donine ’16 has been named a Doris Duke Conservation Scholar. As a Doris Duke scholar, Donine will participate in mentored research activities in conservation biology and other related disciplines, including land, water and wildlife conservation. She will spend 10 weeks in the Grand Canyon region, participating in
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Sophie Howard ’14 Awarded Princeton in Asia Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Sophie Howard ’14 has been awarded a Princeton in Asia Fellowship to teach English to middle school students in Thailand. A psychology major with a minor in Africana studies, Howard served as peer teacher at Prototypes, interned at The Children’s School at Claremont McKenna College and taught rock
[Read More...]Pitzer College Student Autumn Pham ’14 Awarded Austrian Teaching Position
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Autumn Pham ’14 has been awarded a US Teaching Assistantship at Austrian Secondary Schools. A double major in European political studies and German studies, Pham served as a German tutor at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center and speaks German, French and Vietnamese. She received German Academic Exchange Service undergraduate
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Harisimran Paton ’14 Awarded JET Fellowship
Claremont, Calif. (May 16, 2014)—Pitzer College student Harisimran Paton ’14 has been awarded a one-year Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Fellowship. In Japan, Paton will team up with local educators to teach English to students in public schools. An international political economy major, Paton’s interest in East Asia developed in part through studying abroad in
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