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Pitzer Welcomes Emerging College Students

Claremont, Calif. (June 12, 2015)—Eighty high school students from Texas will get a taste of college life in Southern California when they visit Pitzer College and the adjoining Claremont Colleges the week of June 15. The group is from the EMERGE Fellowship, a Houston-based nonprofit that helps students from underserved communities get into, and graduate [Read More...]
June 12, 2015
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Pitzer College Honors Houston-based Nonprofit Founder as 2014 Core Values Award Winner

Mattie Ross and Rick CruzClaremont, Calif. (September 22, 2014)—Pitzer College names Richard “Rick” Cruz, assistant superintendent of college readiness for the Houston Independent School District, the winner of the second annual 2014 Pitzer College Core Values Award. Pitzer’s Office of Admission created the award to recognize a high school educator whose work exemplifies Pitzer’s core values of social responsibility, [Read More...]
September 22, 2014