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Sagehen Women’s Tennis Team Advances to the NCAA Elite Eight

Claremont, Calif. (May 28, 2009) – The Women’s Tennis Team will advance to the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championship quarterfinals with a 5-1 victory over University of Redlands. This is the second consecutive year the Sagehens reached the Elite Eight as a team. The 2009 NCAA Division III Championships will be hosted by [Read More...]

May 28, 2009

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Pitzer Emerita Trustee Honored as Distinguished Graduate

Claremont, Calif. (May 28, 2009) — Pitzer College congratulates Emerita Trustee Deborah Deutsch Smith ’68, recipient of the University of Washington’s 2009 Distinguished Graduate Award. Smith, who majored in psychology at Pitzer, is a professor of special education at Claremont Graduate University and director of IRIS Center, which provides interactive modules and other training materials [Read More...]

May 28, 2009

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Pitzer College Seniors and Alumnae Win Fourteen Fulbright Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (May 5, 2009)—Pitzer College congratulates Jeffrey Bandler ’09, Tara Beatty ’08, Austin Brawner ’09, Owen Brewer ’09, Magee Clegg ’09, Roxanne Cruz de Hoyos ’09, Brian Dolphin’ 09, Michele Hatchette ’09, Alex Kenyon ’09, Joshua Lo ’09, Francine Mireles ’09, Jason Morales ’09, Laura Beck-Pancer ’08 and Yasuhiro Sekiyama ’09, awardees of Fulbright [Read More...]

May 28, 2009

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Pitzer College Receives Silver Medal from Council of Advancement and Support of Education

Claremont, Calif. (May 27, 2009) — Pitzer College was awarded a 2009 Circle of Excellence silver medal by the Council of Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the Individual Intuitional Relations Publications category for its 2008 Report of Excellence, an annual booklet that highlights the best of Pitzer College. Pitzer College was recognized twice [Read More...]

May 27, 2009

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Summer News from President Trombley

May 26, 2009 Dear Pitzer Community, Thank you for all your efforts in making this year, the College’s 45th, another rewarding one for our students. I am very pleased to be back from my sabbatical and returning during the most joyous time of year on campus—commencement—was especially uplifting. True to my sabbatical announcement, I happily [Read More...]

May 26, 2009

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Pitzer College Alumnus Wins Southern California Horticultural Society Grant

Claremont, Calif. (May 20, 2009) — Pitzer College congratulates John Lee ’09, recipient of an educational internship grant from the Southern California Horticultural Society. Lee, who double majored in environmental studies and economics, will use the grant this summer on the Pitzer campus to gain knowledge and experience in landscaping and gardening with an emphasis [Read More...]

May 20, 2009

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Pitzer College Professor Wins Book Award

Claremont, Calif. (May 14, 2009)— Dragon’s Child by Pitzer College Assistant Professor Kathleen Yep was named a Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choice for 2009. Yep teaches Asian American studies and sociology at Pitzer. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is an examination, study and research library of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The [Read More...]

May 14, 2009

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Pitzer College Announces Nancy Judd ’90 as 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Claremont, Calif. (May 11, 2009) — Pitzer College congratulates Nancy Judd ’90, recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. Judd will be presented the award dinner on Saturday, May 30 at McConnell Dinning Room from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The award is part of Pitzer’s Alumni Weekend. Judd is the principle of Recycle Runway, [Read More...]

May 11, 2009

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Pitzer College Student Christopher Thomas ’12 Wins Kemper Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (May 8, 2009)—Pitzer College congratulates Christopher Thomas ’12, recipient of a James S. Kemper Foundation Kemper Scholarship. Thomas, who plans to double major in economics and psychology, will attend Kemper Foundation’s 2010 summer internship program in Chicago. “I think this experience will give me a taste of what to expect from a professional [Read More...]

May 8, 2009

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Pitzer College Senior Wins Three Academic Awards

Claremont, Calif. (May 5, 2009) – Pitzer College congratulates Francine Mireles ’09, who has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, a Critical Language Enhancement Award and a Hyogo Earthquake Memorial Research Scholarship. Mireles is a major in East Asian cultural studies. While at Pitzer, she studied abroad with Pitzer in China and Pitzer Summer Study in [Read More...]

May 5, 2009