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Pitzer College Student Alexander Rosario ’15 Wins Kemper Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (April 27, 2012) — Pitzer College student Alexander Rosario ’15 has been named a Kemper Scholar by the James S. Kemper Foundation. Rosario plans to design his own media and communications major and later pursue a career in advertising or publicity. Rosario says the Kemper scholarship is distinguished by “the program’s goal to [Read More...]

April 27, 2012

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Pitzer College Professor Elected VP of Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

Claremont, Calif. (April 24, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Spanish Milton Machuca has been elected Vice President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). Originally from El Salvador, Machua took the lead role in organizing the spring meeting of the Southern California Chapter of [Read More...]

April 24, 2012

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Sagehen Round Up for the Week for April 16, 2012

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) – This week saw the top-ranked Women’s Water Polo team, led by its standout Pitzer students, finish the regular season unbeaten while the Softball team, led by its Pitzer seniors, set a school record for wins in a season. Women’s Water Polo capped off an impressive undefeated regular season in [Read More...]

April 23, 2012

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Pitzer College Names 2012-13 Scholars-in-Residence

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College has selected Associate Professor of Media Studies Ming-Yuen S. Ma and Assistant Professor of Political Studies Rachel VanSickle-Ward as the College’s Scholars-in-Residence for the 2012-13 academic year. In fall 2012, Rachel will teach a seminar entitled “The Battle over Birth Control: Gendered Dimensions of the Contraception Policy [Read More...]

April 23, 2012

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Pitzer College Student Nathan Pensler ’13 Accepted to Selective Philosophy Seminar

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College student Nathan Pensler ’13 has been accepted to the 2012 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy held in Boulder, Colorado. The highly selective program is limited to 15-20 philosophy students from schools across the country and abroad. Running from July 23-August 10, the seminar is sponsored by the [Read More...]

April 23, 2012

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Pitzer College Alumna Ramona Ausubel ’01 Publishes Debut Novel

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Ramona Ausubel ’01 has released her first novel, No One Is Here Except All of Us, published by Riverhead Books. Set in Europe during World War II, No One Is Here Except All of Us unfolds in a tiny Jewish village in Romania in 1939. Lena, [Read More...]

April 23, 2012

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Pitzer College Alumna Kathleen Kile ’97 Wins Travel Blog Contest

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Kathleen Kile ’97 won the Women on Their Way travel blog contest and will serve as a contributing writer for the blog’s “Local Nation” section. “Local Nation” is a new initiative for Women on Their Way, an online resource for female travelers run by Wyndham Worldwide. [Read More...]

April 20, 2012

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Author, Activist and Educator Angela Davis to Keynote 2012 Pitzer College Commencement

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2012) — Pitzer College’s forty-eighth Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Stephen L. Glass Commencement Plaza. Noted author, activist and educator Angela Davis was chosen by the class of 2012 to serve as the keynote speaker for this year’s event. Davis is a Distinguished Professor [Read More...]

April 20, 2012

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Pitzer College Art Professor Jessica McCoy’s Murals on Permanent Display at New Train Station in LA

Claremont, Calif. (April 20, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Art Jessica McCoy’s 16 new mosaic murals will be on permanent public display at the Expo/Vermont Station of the new Metro Expo light-rail line which opens on April 28, 2012. McCoy was selected to design artwork for the Expo/Vermont Station after a rigorous, peer-reviewed [Read More...]

April 20, 2012

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Pitzer College Alumna Jenn Louis ’93 Named Best New Chef by Food & Wine Magazine

Claremont, Calif. (April 18, 2012) — Pitzer College alumna Jenn Louis ’93 has been named a 2012 Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef. One of the highest honors in the restaurant industry, the Food & Wine award is given to chefs “with a unique culinary vision.” The 2012 winners will be featured in the [Read More...]

April 18, 2012