Sagehen Roundup for the Week of April 13, 2015

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – This week in Sagehens Athletics saw an historic performance from Cameron Yen ’16 of the Baseball team on Saturday, helping the Sagehens move into a tie for first in the SCIAC, while Women’s Water Polo and Women’s Lacrosse both clinched first place and earned the top seed in the [Read More...]

April 20, 2015

Press Releases

Pitzer Professor Susan Seymour’s New Biography Reveals the Remarkable Life of Harvard’s First Tenured Female Professor

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2015)—Pitzer College Professor Emerita of Anthropology Susan C. Seymour’s upcoming book, Cora Du Bois: Anthropologist, Diplomat, Agent, tells the story of Harvard University’s first tenured female professor who served as a high-ranking intelligence officer during World War II. The University of Nebraska Press will publish the biography next month. Du Bois [Read More...]

April 17, 2015

Press Releases

National Geographic Highlights Professor Don McFarlane’s Borneo Bat Cave Expedition

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2015)— In a new video posted by National Geographic, Professor of Environmental Science and bat ecologist Donald McFarlane takes viewers deep into prime bat habitat in Borneo’s Gomantong Caves. McFarlane teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer, Claremont McKenna and Scripps Colleges. McFarlane narrates the short video, explaining his [Read More...]

April 17, 2015

Press Releases

Pitzer Student Robert Little ’15 Wins Coro Public Affairs Fellowship

Claremont, Calif. (April 17, 2015)—Pitzer College senior Robert Little ’15 has been named a 2015-16 Coro Fellow. The highly selective Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a full-time, graduate-level leadership-training program that prepares talented and committed individuals to become effective and ethical leaders in public affairs. During his Pitzer career, Little has proved himself to [Read More...]

April 17, 2015

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer Student Alyssa Woodward ’15 Earns SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week Award

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College senior and water polo player Alyssa Woodward ’15 was named the SCIAC Female Athlete of the Week (all sports) for helping the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Women’s Water Polo team to a 3-0 week. Woodward played in her final two regular season home matches at Haldeman Pool and scored a combined [Read More...]

April 15, 2015

Press Releases

Pitzer College Announces its 2015 Alumni Award Winners

Violence-Prevention Activists Rhonda Foster ’82 and Ruett Foster ’81 and Writer Jamilah King ’07 Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College names violence-prevention activists Rhonda Foster ’82 and Ruett Foster ’81 its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees, and writer and editor Jamilah King ’07 as its Young Alumni Achievement Award recipient. The Fosters and King will [Read More...]

April 15, 2015

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pitzer College Students Recognized for Outstanding Athletic Achievement

E.J. Lopez, Ellen Yamasaki, Alyssa Woodward, Joseph Eyen, Adrian Brandon and Ashley Morello

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015) — Pitzer College congratulates student-athletes Adrian Brandon ’15, Joseph Eyen ’15, E.J. Lopez ’15, Ashley Morello ’15, Alyssa Woodward ’15 and Ellen Yamasaki ’15, whose outstanding athletic performance and leadership were recognized at the 2014-15 Student Athlete Awards dinner on April 13 at Pitzer College. For the first time, this [Read More...]

April 15, 2015

Press Releases

Pitzer Students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 Awarded Critical Language Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 have been awarded US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS). The CLS Program is a fully-funded summer language and cultural immersion program that aims to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Hanashiro, an Asian studies [Read More...]

April 15, 2015

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

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...]

April 13, 2015

Press Releases

Professor Brent Armendinger’s Poetry is Highlighted in Publishers Weekly

Cover, The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying by Brent Armendinger

Claremont, Calif. (April 8, 2015)—Pitzer College Professor Brent Armendinger’s book of poetry The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying earned a starred review this month from Publishers Weekly, which awards stars to books of exceptional merit. Noemi Press published The Ghost in Us Was Multiplying in January 2015. Publishers Weekly describes Armendinger’s poetry collection as an [Read More...]

April 8, 2015