Pitzer College News

• Why I Decided To Study Non-Belief? (The Forward)
  posted on June 7, 2011 at 01:27:00 pm
  The Forward interviewed Phil Zuckerman, a third-generation non-believing Jew and a professor at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. who will soon launch the first academic department of secular studies.
• Here's what goes when a college library cuts 30,000 books (LA Observed)
  posted on May 25, 2011 at 01:20:48 am
  Kevin Roderick: Ronald Macaulay, an emeritus professor of linguistics at Pitzer College, is the author of last year's "Seven Ways of Looking at Language." When he heard that the Claremont Colleges Library...
• Forum: Secular studies: Scrutiny or satisfaction? (Athens Banner-Herald)
  posted on May 19, 2011 at 07:13:00 am
  EDITOR'S NOTE: According to Time magazine, the secular studies program at Pitzer College will focus on the nonreligious people in society, and will include course offerings such as "God, Darwin and Design in America" and "Anxiety in the Age of Reason."
• Majoring in secular studies | Phil Zuckerman (Guardian Unlimited)
  posted on May 15, 2011 at 01:34:18 pm
  I'm proud to offer the US's first degree in secularism – given that unbelief is increasingly the norm, it's about time we studied it Last week, Pitzer College in Claremont, California launched a new department: secular studies . Students at this small, private liberal arts institution can now major in, and get a baccalaureate degree in, secular studies. Secular studies is an interdisciplinary ...
• Comedian's son fills Pitzer College commencement with laughs (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on May 15, 2011 at 07:53:11 am
  CLAREMONT - Max Brooks message to Pitzer College graduates was simple and straight to the point - life is just one big game of humans versus zombies.
• Secularism as a major? Pitzer College believes in it (KPCC Pasadena)
  posted on May 12, 2011 at 09:06:01 pm
  Perhaps inflammatory, maybe opinionated, but definitely expressed on the side of a bus in Toronto, Canada.
• Pitzer College Launches New Department and Offers a Degree in Secular Studies (Business Wire)
  posted on May 9, 2011 at 05:14:17 pm
  CLAREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitzer College will launch a Secular Studies Field Group in the fall 2011-12 academic year. Pitzer will become the first higher education offer courses and an undergraduate degree in secular studies.
• Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 04:55:23 am
  Colleges and universities have long offered majors in religion or theology. But with more and more people now saying they have no religion, one college has decided to be the first to offer a major in secularism.
• Pitzer College in California Adds Major in Secularism (New York Times)
  posted on May 7, 2011 at 11:18:37 pm
  Professors will teach courses like “God, Darwin and Design in America,” “Anxiety in the Age of Reason” and “Bible as Literature.”
• Local briefs (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on April 26, 2011 at 10:41:09 pm
  `Race and America's Future' set at Pitzer CLAREMONT - Stewart Kwoh and Manuel Pastor will present "Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America's Future" Thursday at Pitzer College.
• ArtOfficial at Pitzer College's Kohoutek Festival (Inland Empire Weekly)
  posted on April 21, 2011 at 05:32:34 pm
  ArtOfficial at Pitzer College's Kohoutek Festival
• Reader photos: Southern California Moments, Day 108 (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on April 18, 2011 at 11:04:16 pm
  Up in the air: Jacob Moss launches himself down a set of stairs at Pitzer College in Claremont on Friday in this photo by "ClarkieClark." Every day of 2011, we're featuring reader-submitted photos of Southern California Moments. Follow us on...
• Popular Comments (The Student Life)
  posted on February 19, 2011 at 02:38:52 am
  Last week, Pitzer College announced five new recipients of the Fulbright Fellowship: Alex Kenyon PI ’09, Jeffrey Bandler PI ’09, Yasuhiro Sekiyama PI ’09, Joshua Lo PI ’09, and Jason Morales PI ’09. In late March, Pitzer announced that Michele Hatchette PI ’09, Magee Clegg PI ’09, Tara Beatty PI ...
• Art exhibit at Pitzer College immerses visitors in a virtual sweatshop (KPCC Pasadena)
  posted on February 15, 2011 at 03:54:16 pm
  Interior shot of Jennifer Vanderpool and James Gilbert’s “Worker” installation at Pitzer College’s Lezner Gallery.
• Claremont college's 67th ceramic annual is longest exhibition of contemporary ceramics (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on February 4, 2011 at 06:08:41 pm
  The 67th Scripps Ceramic Annual at Pitzer College in Claremont is the longest continuous exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States.
• Otis College gets new provost, vice provost (The Argonaut)
  posted on December 9, 2010 at 09:26:45 am
  Dr. Kerry Walk has been appointed as provost of Otis College of Art and Design. Walk currently serves as associate dean of faculty at Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges.
• Pitzer Psych Professor Receives Two Research Grants (The Student Life)
  posted on November 12, 2010 at 10:38:21 am
  Pitzer College Professor of Psychology David Moore, Scripps College Professor of Psychology Alan Hartley and Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio, and Claremont McKenna Professor of Pscyhology Cathy Reed received a grant for $411,008 from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• Pitzer leads in awards (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
  posted on November 9, 2010 at 09:39:33 am
  CLAREMONT - For Mauricio Pantoja, applying for a Fulbright fellowship was simply part of the Pitzer College experience. "There is a marathon of students that apply," said Pantoja, 24, of Montclair. "It's almost like a tradition."
• Pitzer students lead nation in Fulbright prestige (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  posted on November 9, 2010 at 06:09:34 am
  CLAREMONT - Stephanie Hyland of Whittier and Steven Liang of Rosemead are among 22 Pitzer College students who were awarded Fulbright Fellowships for 2009-10 academic year.
• Pitzer students lead nation in Fulbright prestige (Whittier Daily News)
  posted on November 9, 2010 at 02:57:53 am
  CLAREMONT -- Pitzer College students Stephanie Hyland of Whittier and Steven Liang of Rosemead are among 22 Pitzer students who were awarded Fulbright Fellowships for 2009-2010 academic year.
• Art review: 'Bas Jan Ader: Suspended Between Laughter and Tears' at Pitzer College Art Galleries (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on November 3, 2010 at 02:03:14 am
  “Bas Jan Ader: Suspended Between Laughter and Tears” is one of those rare, perplexing exhibitions that’s more persuasive in print than in person. Strange as it may seem, experiencing Ader’s works from a distance gets to the heart of his...
• Company Profile for Pitzer College (Business Wire)
  posted on October 29, 2010 at 02:50:51 pm
  --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitzer College is a nationally top ranked undergraduate liberal arts institution. A member of The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer offers a distinctive approach to a liberal arts education by linking intellectual inquiry with interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, social responsibility and community involvement. For more information, please visit www.pitzer.edu ...
• Pitzer College #1 in the Nation in Fulbright Scholarship Awardees (Business Wire)
  posted on October 25, 2010 at 08:06:17 pm
  CLAREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pitzer College #1 in the Nation in Fulbright Scholarship Awardees