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Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Win Major Sports Championships This Spring

It’s been a triumphant spring for the Sagehens in NCAA Division III! The Pomona-Pitzer women’s teams have dominated their seasons in swim and dive, golf, water polo, lacrosse, and tennis. Two Pitzer student-athletes received SCIAC Athlete of the Year honors in women’s water polo and lacrosse. The Claremont Colleges women’s rugby team also scored a [Read More...]

June 11, 2024

Press Releases

Season of Achievements: 2023–24 Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards

From studying repatriated artifacts in Turkey to investigating solar irrigation efficiency in Sri Lanka, Pitzer students and alumni are excelling as scholars in action. Their work has earned a multitude of awards, grants, and fellowships during the 2023–24 academic year. To date, 11 students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships to teach English or [Read More...]

June 11, 2024

Press Releases

Licheng She ’25 and Corrine Waters ’26 Receive Curatorial Apprenticeship Awards

Pitzer College Art Galleries recently gave an award to Licheng She ’25 and Corrine Waters ’26 to complete in-depth curatorial apprenticeships. Available to first-generation and students of color, the Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns Student Apprenticeship Award provides the chance to work with the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) in Hollywood and Fulcrum Arts in Pasadena. [Read More...]

June 10, 2024

In the News

Animal lawyer Monica Miller ’08 speaks to Vox about what a new study means for elephant rights

"Elephants have names — and they use them with each other"
Vox, 06.10.24

In the News

Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward ’99 talks to ABC News about how the presidential election is raising the stakes of higher childcare costs

"Skyrocketing child care costs show how inflation could impact 2024 election"
ABC News, 06.06.24

In the News

Los Angeles Times features Pomona-Pitzer baseball’s first appearance in College World Series

"Pomona-Pitzer defies expectations, makes first CWS appearance in school history"
Los Angeles Times, 05.30.24

In the News

Claremont Courier highlights Pomona-Pitzer baseball team’s entrance into NCAA Division III World Series

"Pomona-Pitzer baseball team heads to Division III World Series"
Claremont Courier, 05.30.24

Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Pomona-Pitzer Baseball Advances to College World Series for the First Time

The Pomona-Pitzer men’s baseball team gather on the field in front of the score board with their NCAA trophy.

The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team punched its first-ever ticket to the NCAA World Series with their 8–7 win over East Texas Baptist on May 25. The Sagehens took the three-game Super Regional Series 2–0 over the Tigers to improve to 37–12 on the season. The Sagehens were led by Isaac Kim PO’24, who became the first SCIAC [Read More...]

May 29, 2024

Press Releases

Professor Ethan Van Arnam Awarded NIH Grant to Seek Disease-Fighting Molecules

For his efforts in finding new antibiotics and other agents with medicinal potential, Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Institute of General Medical Sciences. “I’m excited about all of the new work we’ll be able to do as a result [Read More...]

May 28, 2024

Press Releases

Pitzer Announces Selection of 11 Recipients of 2024 Fulbright Awards

Nine Pitzer College seniors, one Class of 2022 graduate, and one Class of 2023 graduate have been offered 2024–25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants. Five of the recipients will teach English in countries including Laos, Sri Lanka, Spain, and Taiwan. The other six recipients will conduct a variety of self-designed research projects around the globe. [Read More...]

May 22, 2024