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Remembering Professor Emeritus Lew Ellenhorn
From Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley April 15, 2015 Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that I share with you the news that Professor Emeritus of Psychology Lew Ellenhorn passed away on April 12 from heart failure. Professor Ellenhorn was one of Pitzer’s earliest faculty members, joining the College in 1966 after teaching
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Ronald G. Rubin Dies
Claremont, Calif. (October 27, 2014)–Pitzer College Professor Ronald G. Rubin passed away peacefully at home on October 22, 2014 with his wife, Susan Perry, by his side. He was 69. Rubin joined Pitzer in 1971 and was the founder of the History of Ideas Field Group. As a scholar, Rubin was known for his work
[Read More...]Pitzer College Trustee Ann E. Pitzer is Remembered For Her Dedication to Learning
Claremont, Calif. (October 24, 2014)—Pitzer College Trustee and granddaughter of the College’s founder, Ann Elizabeth Pitzer passed away on October 15, 2014 in La Jolla, CA. She was 77. “Ann’s bright, sunny and inquiring mind led to deeper and richer conversations as a trustee of Pitzer College and her lifelong dedication to education and social
[Read More...]Pitzer College Professor Michael Woodcock Dies
Claremont, Calif. (April 9, 2013)—Pitzer College Professor Emeritus of Creative Studies Michael Woodcock, an artist and teacher, passed away on March 31, 2013 after a long illness. Woodcock joined the Pitzer faculty in 1989 and was known as a unique artist with a great passion for teaching the creative process. Woodcock’s course, “The Mother Road,”
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