Pitzer College Professor Awarded Two National Research Grants

Claremont, Calif. (August 30, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Sociology Azamat Junisbai has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a $40,000 grant by the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) to organize and oversee nationally representative public opinion surveys in post-Soviet Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. [Read More...]

August 30, 2012

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Pitzer College Alumnus and Professor Present at World Congress of Herpetology

Claremont, Calif. (August 24, 2012) — Pitzer College alumnus Matthew Ward ’11 and Professor of Biology Marion Preest of Pitzer’s W. M. Keck Science Department presented research about the way some chameleons attract their prey. The presentation, “Chemical Prey Luring in Jackson’s Chameleons: Time’s Fun When You’re Having Flies,” was made at the 7th World [Read More...]

August 24, 2012

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Pitzer College Receives $500,000 Gift from the Pitzer Family Foundation

Claremont, Calif. (August 23, 2012) — Pitzer College received a $500,000 gift from the Pitzer Family Foundation to establish the Pitzer Archive and Conference Center. The new archival and conference space is a leading attraction of Phase II of the College’s Residential Life Project. Opening in the fall, Phase II brings online four mixed-use residence [Read More...]

August 23, 2012

Pitzer College Appoints New Dean of Faculty

Claremont, Calif. (August 13, 2012) — Pitzer College appoints Muriel E. Poston as the College’s 13th dean of faculty and vice president of academic affairs beginning fall 2012. A plant biologist with an interest in environmental studies, Poston served as the dean of the faculty at Skidmore College from 2005-11 and as acting vice president [Read More...]

August 13, 2012

Pitzer Art Galleries Presents Joyce Campbell: Te Taniwha/Crown Coach

Claremont, Calif. (August 2, 2012)—Pitzer Art Galleries presents Joyce Campbell: Te Taniwha/Crown Coach, a large-scale photographic installation that explores the history, mythology and ecology of two diverse sites: Maori tribal land in New Zealand and a neglected brown-field tract in Los Angeles. The exhibit will be on view at the Nichols Gallery at Pitzer College [Read More...]

August 2, 2012

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22 Pitzer College Graduates Awarded 2012-13 Fulbright Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (July 11, 2012) — Recent Pitzer College graduates have set another record this year with 22 Fulbright Fellowships for 2012-13. For the last two years Pitzer has had more Fulbright winners than any other undergraduate institutions in the country. With interests that span the globe, these alumni will travel to more than a [Read More...]

July 11, 2012

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Bringing Home the Gold: Pitzer Wins Two Top Awards from CASE

Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2012)—Pitzer College won two grand gold 2012 Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for “Come Home to Roost,” last year’s alumni reunion weekend invitation designed by Communications Coordinator Mona Ducrocq. The invitation earned grand gold in the Excellence in Design Overall Category as [Read More...]

June 14, 2012

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Pitzer Professor Robert (Lee) Munroe Discovers Indoor Open-Fire Cooking May Affect Cognitive Development in Children

Claremont, Calif. (June 14, 2012) —For millions of children in the developing world, open-fire cooking may be related to serious cognitive issues, according to a paper published by Pitzer College Research Professor of Anthropology Robert (Lee) Munroe and UC Riverside Professor of Psychology Mary Gauvain in the April issue of International Journal of Environmental Health [Read More...]

June 14, 2012

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Pitzer College Student Joshua Grisé Serves as USA Pavilion Student Ambassador in Korea

Claremont, Calif. (June 13, 2012)—Pitzer College student Joshua Grisé ’15 was named a USA Pavilion 2012 Student Ambassador for the International Exposition Yeosu, Korea held from May 12 to August 12, 2012. The USA Pavilion selected 40 American college students from 19 states and the District of Columbia to represent the United States as student [Read More...]

June 13, 2012

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Hoop Dreams vs. Racial Realities: Pitzer College Professor Kathleen Yep Writes about Pro Ball

Claremont, Calif. (June 8, 2012) — Kathleen S. Yep grew up hoping to be the first female basketball player in the NBA. Although the Pitzer College Associate Professor of Asian American Studies stands only 5 feet 5 inches tall, she believed in the American ideal that anyone can succeed with enough effort and determination. Yep’s [Read More...]

June 8, 2012