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High Levels of Voter Participation Among Pitzer College Students Earns National Recognition
A new report from the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE) shows a dramatic increase in the number of eligible Pitzer College students who voted in the 2020 presidential election compared to the 2016 election. Pitzer students’ voting rate rose to 79.7 percent in 2020 from 56.9 percent in 2016, according to IDHE’s National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement.
Pitzer College Named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
Claremont, Calif. (March 13, 2013) — Pitzer College was named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction by the Corporation for National and Community Service. This is the sixth time Pitzer has been recognized by the President’s honor roll and the first time it was designated with distinction. The awardees were
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Gina Lamb Receives Cal Humanities Grant
Claremont, CA (May 10, 2012) — Pitzer College Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Studies Gina Lamb has received a Community Stories grant from Cal Humanities, a nonprofit that promotes the humanities in California. The grant will fund Lamb’s on-going documentary project about the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe’s culture and community. The Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe
[Read More...]Pitzer College Center for California Cultural and Social Issues Recognized by Corporation for National and Community Service
Claremont, Calif. (February 9, 2009) – The Pitzer College Center for California Cultural and Social Issues was named to The Corporation for National and Community Service President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its exemplary community service. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve
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