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Pitzer Student Karl Kiser Sets Sail to Explore the Pacific

Claremont, Calif. (July 28, 2015)—Pitzer College student Karl Kiser ’16 is spending the summer sailing on one of the first scientific research voyages to the Phoenix Islands, a largely unexplored region of the Pacific Ocean. Through an eight-week Sea Education Association (SEA) Semester summer program, Kiser and 21 classmates are gathering data that will help scientists [Read More...]
July 28, 2015
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Pitzer Student-Athletes Wow the Water Polo World

Claremont, Calif. (May 6, 2015)—Pitzer College student Alyssa Woodward ’15 is officially SCIAC Women’s Water Polo Athlete of the Year and Ahsha Earwood ’17 now belongs to the All-SCIAC first team. Woodward, a three-time Division III All-American, led the Sagehens in scoring for the fourth year in a row with 65 goals, finishing her four-year career [Read More...]
May 6, 2015
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Pitzer students Gabriela Ornelas ’17 and Sara Roschdi ’17 Selected as Mellon Mays Fellows

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship logoClaremont, Calif. (May 4, 2015)—Pitzer College students Gabriela Ornelas ’17 and Sara Roschdi ’17 have been selected as Pitzer’s first Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program fellows. An initiative of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MMUF aims to increase faculty diversity by supporting underrepresented students who want to pursue careers as professors. Ornelas and Roschdi [Read More...]
May 4, 2015
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Pitzer Student Braden Bernards ’15 Wins DAAD Scholarship for Research in Germany

Claremont, Calif. (April 23, 2015)—Pitzer College student Braden Bernards ’15 has been awarded a German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) undergraduate scholarship. The scholarship supports highly-qualified undergraduate students who have well-defined plans to study, conduct research or complete an internship in Germany. Bernards’ proposed research project would examine how growth-oriented local politics and city-branding has impacted [Read More...]
April 23, 2015
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Pitzer Students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 Awarded Critical Language Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2015)—Pitzer College students Emma Hanashiro ’15 and Anh Tran ’15 have been awarded US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships (CLS). The CLS Program is a fully-funded summer language and cultural immersion program that aims to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Hanashiro, an Asian studies [Read More...]
April 15, 2015