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Pitzer Students and Alumni Recognized for Academic Excellence and Innovation
Pitzer College students and alumni have earned a multitude of awards and fellowships to conduct research, teach English, study languages, engage communities, and pursue their academic interests both virtually and around the globe.
Kyle Greenspan ’23 Wins Projects for Peace Award to Help Thai Students Learn to Read
Pitzer College student Kyle Greenspan ’23 has been awarded a 2022 Projects for Peace grant for $10,000 to help facilitate Thai literacy education for elementary students in Isaan, Thailand’s largest and poorest region.
Pitzer Senior Genevieve Kules ’18 Wins Davis Projects for Peace Award
Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2018)—Pitzer College student Genevieve Kules ’18 has been awarded a Davis Projects for Peace prize to develop a peace garden and video production skills workshop with Native American and Quaker youth in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Pitzer sophomore Isaiah Kramer ’20 was selected as the alternate for the Davis Projects for
[Read More...]Pitzer College Students and Alumni Win 2017 Regional, National and International Awards
Claremont, Calif. (August 9, 2017)—More than 30 Pitzer College students and graduates won fellowships, scholarships and awards during the 2016-17 academic year. Here is an overview of Pitzer’s outstanding scholars and the awards they received to support research projects, language learning and academic programs around the world. American Sociological Association Honors Program Adriana Ceron ’18
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Brendan Schultz ’20 Wins Davis Projects for Peace Award to Create Macedonian Youth Conference
Claremont, Calif. (April 26, 2017)—Pitzer College student Brendan Schultz ’20 has been awarded $10,000 by Davis Projects for Peace to organize a youth conference this summer in Macedonia. Schultz’s project, “Bridging Backgrounds: A Macedonian Inter-Ethnic Conference for Cultivating Mutual Understanding and Tolerance,” will bring together Macedonian participants from all ethnic backgrounds with the goal of
[Read More...]Pitzer Student Eli Erlick ’17 to Found Trans Youth Leadership Program with Davis Projects for Peace Award
Claremont, Calif. (April 6, 2016)—Pitzer College student Eli Erlick ’17 has been awarded $10,000 by Davis Projects for Peace to establish the Trans Youth Leadership Summit, a Los Angeles-based leadership institute for young transgender people. Erlick’s initiative is one of 120 proposals from across the country selected for the award, which supports college students who
[Read More...]Pitzer Students’ Solar Initiative Selected for Projects for Peace Award
Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2015)—Pitzer College seniors Robert Little ’15 and Lauren Phipps ’15 have been awarded $10,000 by Davis Projects for Peace to fund a community-owned, women-run solar project in Ghana. This is the first year Pitzer has been eligible for an award from Projects for Peace, which supports undergraduates’ efforts to create and
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