Sagehen Roundup for the Week of December 30, 2013

Men's Basketball Coach Charles Katsiaficas became one of only 35 NCAA Division III active coaches with 400 career wins.

Claremont, Calif. (December 30, 2013) The end of the holiday break saw a major milestone reached by a Sagehens head coach, and an impressive showing by the Women’s Swimming and Diving team, which nearly upset the No. 12 ranked team in Division II. Men’s Basketball Head Coach Charles Katsiaficas (“Coach Kat”) became one of 35 [Read More...]

December 30, 2013

Press Releases

Pitzer College Alumna Kimberly Richman ’96 Authors New Book About Same-Sex Marriages

Claremont, Calif. (December 19, 2013) – Pitzer College alumna Kimberly Richman ’96 pens License to Wed: What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples to be released by New York University Press on December 30, 2013. A majority of Americans now support same-sex marriage. License to Wed examines what marriage means to the wedded couples in [Read More...]

December 19, 2013

Press Releases

Health News & Tips: Meningitis

Claremont, Calif. (December 17, 2013) —To date, there have been no reported cases of meningitis at The Claremont Colleges. The Claremont Colleges Student Health Services (SHS) and college administrators have been closely monitoring the situation and following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Meningitis is [Read More...]

December 17, 2013

Press Releases

Pitzer College Alumni Speak at Rally to Prevent Gun Violence

Claremont, Calif. (December 13, 2013) — Pitzer College alumni Rhonda Foster ’82 and Ruett Foster ’81 will speak at Remember, Recommit Rally in Los Angeles on December 14, the first anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The rally is being held to remember the victims of Sandy Hook and all victims [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

Press Releases

Biology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant

Claremont, Calif. (December 13, 2013)— Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and Scripps College. The grant, “RUI: Chromatin Dynamics and Transcription in Drosophila [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

Press Releases

Cynthia Ann McKinney to be the Sojourner Truth Lecturer at The Claremont Colleges

Claremont, Calif. (September 25, 2007)—The Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies of The Claremont Colleges has announced that Cynthia Ann McKinney will be the twenty-third keynote speaker of the annual Sojourner Truth Lecture on Thursday, October 11 at Pitzer College. McKinney, an internationally renowned advocate for human rights, voting rights and holding government accountable, was elected [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

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Pitzer College Professor Invites the Public to Online Class to Learn About YouTube, the Popular Videosharing Website

Claremont, Calif. (September 4, 2007)—Today Alexandra Juhasz, Pitzer College Professor of Media Studies, and enthusiastic students from The Claremont Colleges will commence a pedagogic experiment focusing on the potentials and limits of digital media culture. Her course meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:10 p.m. The public is invited to watch the class or [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

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Pitzer College Receives $50,000 from Bernard Osher Foundation

Gift to Support College’s New Resources Program for Non-traditional Students Claremont, Calif. (June 9, 2006) – The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded $50,000 to Pitzer College in support of its New Resources Program. Pitzer College’s New Resources Program is unique among small liberal arts colleges on the West Coast, addressing the needs of the non-traditional [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

Press Releases

Pitzer College GOING FOR GOLD in Residential Housing Project

Stands to Become One of the First Colleges in the Nation to Earn Gold Certification from Green Building Council Claremont, Calif. (September 12, 2005) — Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges, officially begins construction of model student residence halls on its campus with a public ground breaking ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005. [Read More...]

December 13, 2013

Press Releases

Eating Disorders Conference at Pitzer College February 27-March 1

Students Plan Conference to Raise Awareness of Eating Disorders among Male and Female College Students Claremont, Calif. (February 23, 2006) – Emily London, a senior at Pitzer College, along with fellow classmates discussed the need for a conference to raise the awareness of eating disorders among male and female college students. According to the National [Read More...]

December 13, 2013