Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry Launches Fall Series

Claremont, Calif. (August 28, 2015)—Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry launches its annual fall series on the theme ARCHIVE with “Juxtapositions: Archive, Image and Event,” a talk by Laura Wexler, professor of American studies and women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Yale University, and Lauren Tilton, co-director of the web-based platform Photogrammar at Yale [Read More...]

August 28, 2015

Press Releases

Bill Anthes’ New Book Illuminates the Art of Edgar Heap of Birds

Claremont, Calif. (August 24, 2015)— Professor of Art Bill Anthes’ Edgar Heap of Birds is the first book-length study of the Native American artist Edgar Heap of Birds, whose multi-media work is rooted in Cheyenne spirituality and an indigenous way of seeing the world. The book will be published by Duke University Press in September. [Read More...]

August 24, 2015

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Sagehens Women’s Lacrosse Team Leads the Nation with 10 Players on Academic Honor Roll

Claremont, Calif. (August 24, 2015)—Ten players from the Sagehens Women’s Lacrosse team were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association/Zag Sports Division III Academic Honor Roll, a recognition given to juniors and seniors with a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher. Pomona-Pitzer Athletics’ total of 10 players was the highest nationwide in Division III. The Sagehens, [Read More...]

August 24, 2015

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Professor Menna Bizuneh Wins Grant to Explore Shortage of Women of Color Majoring in Economics

Claremont, Calif. (August 14, 2015)— Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Economics Menna Bizuneh received a $6,450 grant from the Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS) for her project “Demystifying the Economics Major Shortage of Women in Minority Groups.” Bizuneh’s research project examines what factors influence undergraduates’ decisions to major in economics. She will explore [Read More...]

August 14, 2015

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Pitzer Alumna Oversees $30 Million Reproductive & Sexual Health Project

Claremont, Calif. (August 11, 2015)— Rebecka Lundgren ’81 has been named the principal investigator of the Passages Project, a global outreach program at Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) that aims to promote healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies in the developing world. The Pitzer College alumna is the director of research at the [Read More...]

August 11, 2015

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Princeton Review Gives Pitzer Students High Marks for Community Service

Claremont, Calif. (August 5, 2015)–The Princeton Review’s Best 380 Colleges 2016 Edition ranked Pitzer College #8 for Students Most Engaged in Community Service. The new Princeton Review rankings, released this week, also named Pitzer one of nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education and one of the greenest colleges in the country. Other rankings include #15 [Read More...]

August 5, 2015

Video

Meet Lesley Irvine

We welcome Director of Pomona-Pitzer Athletics Lesley Irvine to Pitzer College. We invite you to view this brief introductory video and get acquainted with her as she prepares for the 2015-16 Athletics season.

August 5, 2015

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Professor Daniel A. Segal to Serve as an Adviser of Open Hillel

Claremont, Calif. (July 29, 2015)—Daniel A. Segal, the Jean Pitzer Professor of Anthropology and Professor of History at Pitzer College, has accepted an invitation to serve on the Academic Advisory Council of Open Hillel. Open Hillel is a student-run campaign that encourages inclusivity and open discourse about issues surrounding Israel and Palestine at campus Hillels. [Read More...]

July 31, 2015

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Birthing Justice for Black Women

Claremont, Calif. (July 29, 2015)—Alicia D. Bonaparte, associate professor of sociology at Pitzer College, co-edited (with Julia Chinyere Oparah) Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth, released this spring by Paradigm Publishers/Routledge. Birthing Justice addresses the global crisis in maternal health care for black women. In the US, black women are over three times more [Read More...]

July 30, 2015

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Pitzer Student Karl Kiser Sets Sail to Explore the Pacific

Claremont, Calif. (July 28, 2015)—Pitzer College student Karl Kiser ’16 is spending the summer sailing on one of the first scientific research voyages to the Phoenix Islands, a largely unexplored region of the Pacific Ocean. Through an eight-week Sea Education Association (SEA) Semester summer program, Kiser and 21 classmates are gathering data that will help scientists [Read More...]

July 28, 2015