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2020 Sagehen Athletics Highlights
Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history, after Jack Boyle ’20’s three-pointer beat the buzzer in the second round against Emory. On their way to continue play in Chicago, players learned the NCAA tournament had been canceled at all levels
[Read More...]Happy Holidays from President Melvin L. Oliver and Suzanne Oliver
December 17, 2020
First Footsteps: Pitzer’s First-Generation College Students
One by one, students stood and introduced themselves: “I’m Carlos from Houston,” “I’m Jessica from Miami,” “I’m Sumesh from Nepal.” They had come to Pitzer College, to this get-together at the beginning of the academic year, from every corner of the map. Some flew across continents, others drove west on Interstate 10, but the distance they traveled to college
[Read More...]Dancer/Choreographer Bill T. Jones to Appear at Pitzer College
Claremont, Calif. (Feb. 21, 2003) — Bill T. Jones, dance artist, choreographer, social intellectual and iconoclast will present a lecture/demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 in Avery Auditorium on the Pitzer campus. The event is free and open to the public. A MacArthur “genius grant” recipient, Jones has performed and choreographed for dance companies
[Read More...]Pitzer College Announces SAT-Optional Admission Policy
Claremont, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2003) — After two years of thorough study addressing faculty and student concerns about the role of SAT exams in admission to Pitzer College, the college has adopted an SAT-optional admission policy, which will be instituted on a trial basis for three years. “After careful consideration, the Pitzer College community has
[Read More...]Taliban Expert Ahmed Rashid to Speak at Pitzer College
Visit to be Followed by Symposium Surrounding “Just War Doctrine in the Age of Terror” Claremont, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2003) — Ahmed Rashid, recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the Taliban, will speak on his new book, “Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia,” at Pitzer College on Feb. 7.
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