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Laura Skandera Trombley Resigns as President of Pitzer College

Laura Skandera TrombleyClaremont, Calif. (December 2, 2014) — After more than 12 years of service, Laura Skandera Trombley will step down as president of Pitzer College on June 30, 2015. Trombley has been named the president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. “Pitzer is fortunate to have benefitted from President Trombley’s distinctive leadership and [Read More...]
December 2, 2014
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Pitzer College and Robert Redford Announce Breakthrough Fossil Fuel Divestment-Climate Action Model

Integrated Sustainability Plan Includes Targeted Reinvestment and Accelerated Carbon Footprint Reduction Claremont, Calif. (April 12, 2014) — Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new Fossil Fuel Divestment-Climate Action Model during a special trustee meeting on Saturday, April 5. Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley and Trustees Robert Redford and Donald Gould made the [Read More...]
April 12, 2014
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Pitzer College President to Speak at TEDxFulbright in DC

TEDx FulbrightClaremont, Calif. (April 1, 2014) – Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will speak at TEDxFulbright at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC. Trombley, who was appointed by President Barack Obama to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in 2013, will present a talk titled [Read More...]
April 1, 2014
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Pitzer College President to Speak at 2011 Talloires Network Global Leaders Conference In Spain

Claremont, Calif. (January 27, 2011) — Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will speak at the 2011 Tallories Network Global Leaders Conference held on June 14-16 in Madrid, Spain. Trombley will discuss Pitzer College as a socially responsible institution. The Tallories Network is a gathering of higher education leaders from its 190 members in 58 [Read More...]
January 27, 2011
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Fall 2010 Welcome to Members of the Pitzer Community

Dear Pitzer Community, Last week we formally welcomed the newest members of the Pitzer community, the students and families of the Class of 2014. In order to create the superb opening of the semester and new student orientation, staff, faculty and administrators have been at work all summer preparing for our students’ arrival with a [Read More...]
September 9, 2010
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Winter news from President Trombley

Dear Pitzer Community, I hope you receive this email well rested after a pleasant holiday season spent with good friends and family and that the break afforded you all time to relax and recharge for the spring semester. For me, team-teaching with Professor Stu McConnell in our Great Depression seminar during the fall semester was a joy [Read More...]
January 15, 2010
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Fall 2009 Campus News from President Trombley

Dear Pitzer Community, Today we formally welcome the newest members of the Pitzer family, the Class of 2013, and I’d like to take a moment to thank everyone for all you have done to prepare for the arrival of our new students and their families. Because of your work I am certain we will have [Read More...]
August 28, 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 President Laura Skandera Trombley Receives CASE CEO Leadership Award

Award Honors Campus Leaders for Outstanding Efforts to Promote Understanding and Support of Education Claremont, Calif. (October 31, 2008) – Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley received the 2008 Chief Executive Officer Leadership Award, given by District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The award recognizes institutional leaders for outstanding [Read More...]
October 31, 2008
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Pitzer College President Trombley Joins Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet

Claremont, Calif. (September 16, 2008)—Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley joined with other leading thinkers in higher education to participate in the inaugural meeting of the The Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet, held on September 15. The Cabinet, made up of chancellors, presidents and trustees, convened to discuss the most pressing issues facing [Read More...]
September 16, 2008