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Pitzer Professor and Students Study Paleontological Treasures in China
Claremont, Calif. (August 16, 2013)—Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz and students Patrick Niedermeyer ’15 and Chloe Shih ’15 will spend a week studying the fossils of prehistoric creatures in collections at Peking University and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, China. “These museums have some of the most complete
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Nigel Boyle to Speak at Western Political Science Association Conference
Claremont, Calif. (March 28, 2013)—Pitzer College Professor of Political Studies Nigel Boyle will deliver his paper, “Social Partnership and Austerity Shocks in Open Economies: Why Were Social Pacts Institutionalized in Ireland but not Korea?” at the Western Political Science Association Conference in Los Angeles on Friday, March 29. Boyle co-wrote the paper with Professor of
[Read More...]The Teaching Tour: Pitzer College Awarded Fulbright-Hays Grant to Take School Teachers to Nepal
Claremont, Calif. (September 26, 2012) — Pitzer College has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad grant to take seven local school teachers and three Pitzer students on a five-week study-tour of Nepal next summer. The grant will fund the Pitzer College Educators in Nepal initiative, a program designed to help improve middle and high
[Read More...]Professor Nigel Boyle to Head Pitzer Institute for Global/Local Action & Study
Claremont, Calif. (June 8, 2012) — Pitzer College Professor of Political Studies Nigel Boyle, an expert on European politics, comparative labor relations and World Cup soccer, has been named as the founding director of Pitzer’s Institute for Global/Local Action & Study (IGLAS). He has also been appointed associate dean for global-local programs and IGLAS chair
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