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Pitzer College Named One of Best Values in Higher Education by The Princeton Review

Claremont, Calif. (February 6, 2013) — The Princeton Review named Pitzer College as a “best value” among the nation’s top undergraduate schools in its The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition. Pitzer was ranked among the country’s top 75 private colleges. Pitzer is also listed as one of The Princeton Review’s Best Western Colleges. It places [Read More...]

February 6, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 28, 2013

Claremont, Calif. (February 4, 2013)—Whereas two weeks ago was all about symbolic or moral victories for Sagehen Athletics, this past week was just about plain old victories, as the four winter teams went a combined 7-0, and Softball opened up its season with a solid split by bouncing back after a loss in the opener [Read More...]

February 4, 2013

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Pitzer College Student Jason Cox ’13 Named Division III Water Polo Player of the Year

Claremont, Calif. (February 4, 2013)—Pitzer College student Jason Cox ’13 was named the Division III Men’s Water Polo Player of the Year by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC). Cox, who plays center, led the Sagehens to a 16-16 overall record and a 10-1 mark against Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) opponents [Read More...]

February 4, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 21, 2013

Claremont, CA (January 28, 2013) – It may have been a tough week in terms of wins and losses, but several strong performances gave the Sagehens optimism for a promising future. Highlighting the week was the near-upset that the Women’s Swimming and Diving team pulled off at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Sagehens have not won a dual [Read More...]

January 28, 2013

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Pitzer College Alumnus Richard McKinney Awarded Social Innovation Fellowship

Claremont, Calif. (January 28, 2013) — Pitzer College alumnus Richard McKinney ’10 won a StartingBloc Fellowship to the New York-based Institute for Social Innovation. The StartingBloc Fellowship program prepares young people committed to social and environmental justice to become global leaders who can address some of today’s most urgent issues. Through the Institute for Social [Read More...]

January 28, 2013

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Pitzer College’s art+environment Program Unveils Edgar Heap of Birds Artwork

Claremont, Calif. (January 25, 2013) — Pitzer College’s new art+environment program is kicking off its inaugural year with a public art installation by Edgar Heap of Birds, the program’s first artist-in-residence and an internationally-recognized contemporary artist. The installation, Native Hosts, will be on display for two years in various locations across Pitzer’s campus. Native Hosts [Read More...]

January 25, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 14, 2013

Claremont, CA (January 21, 2013) – This week Sagehens Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams and the Women’s Swimming team split their meets to set up big match-ups at CMS, while the coming week will see the spring season officially get underway with Women’s Water Polo traveling to the UC Santa Barbara Invitational. Men’s Basketball had [Read More...]

January 21, 2013

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Emergency Drill with LA County First Responders Held at The Claremont Colleges

Claremont, Calif. (January 18, 2013) Los Angeles County Fire Department, in coordination with Campus Safety, Claremont Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, conducted an active shooter drill on January 16, 17 and 18 at the Scripps College Performing Arts Center. The drill included personnel from several local Los Angeles County Fire Stations, the [Read More...]

January 18, 2013

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Pitzer College Professor of Sociology Phil Zuckerman Publishes Book on the Study of Religion and Society

Claremont, Calif. (January 17, 2013) — Pitzer Professor of Sociology Phil Zuckerman co-edited Studying Religion and Society: Sociological Self-Portraits, a book of essays written by leading experts in the field who explore how they approach and understand religion. In Study Religion and Society, Zuckerman and his co-editor Titus Hjelm examine why some of the most [Read More...]

January 17, 2013

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 7, 2013

Claremont, Calif. (January 14, 2013) This week in Sagehen Athletics saw both Swimming and Diving teams improve to a perfect 4-0 in the SCIAC, while the Men’s Basketball team improved to 5-1 with a statement win over Occidental. At Haldeman Pool, the Women’s Swimming and Diving team won easily, defeating La Verne 217-62 and Occidental [Read More...]

January 14, 2013