Pitzer administrators are attempting to revive the Residence Hall Council program after it did not run in the 2018-2019 year due to lack of interest.
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News Bites Week of Feb. 24
Pitzer Student Senate advocates for making all public bathrooms gender-neutral, Pomona names its new art museum and more from this week’s news.
Pitzer College Council schedules vote on suspending Israel study abroad program
After months of heated debate, the Pitzer College Council, a governance board comprising students and faculty, will vote at its March 14 meeting whether to suspend its study abroad program with Israel’s University of Haifa. While the Council’s vote is technically a recommendation to the president of the college, decisions
Students, alumni seek to be more involved in debate over Pitzer motion to suspend University of Haifa program
Pitzer College students and alumni expressed concerns over the lack of transparency and procedural ambiguities of a controversial faculty motion to suspend a Pitzer study abroad partnership with the University of Haifa. The motion discussed by students and faculty at a Pitzer College Council meeting Nov. 26 was originally intended
Pitzer president decries motion to suspend Israel study abroad program
Suspending Pitzer College’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel would be a “major blow” to the college, Pitzer President Melvin Oliver said in a Pitzer College Council meeting Nov. 29. The Council, a student and faculty governance board, is expected to vote on the motion at
Pitzer College Council seeks to resolve student and faculty debate over boycott of Israel study abroad program
The Pitzer College Council, a student and faculty governance board, will deliberate Thursday on whether to suspend Pitzer’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel. The Council discussion follows a vote during a Pitzer faculty meeting adopting two motions boycotting Israeli products and the study abroad program
News Bites – Week of Sept. 23
Israel-Palestine Working Group releases final recommendations, addresses free speech The Pitzer College Israel-Palestine Working Group released its final recommendations to the student body Sept. 24 in an email sent to the Pitzer student body from Susan Catone, executive assistant to the vice president for academic affairs. The recommendations come after
News Bites – Week Of March 25
Former CMC Student, Disney Star Joins White House Comms Office Former Claremont McKenna College student and actress on Disney Channel’s “Shake It Up” Caroline Sunshine has joined the White House as a press assistant in the communications office, the White House announced Wednesday. The 22-year-old is a former White House
Pitzer Senate Leaders Promise Reform, Transparency In Wake Of Financial Revelations
Pitzer College Student Senate’s incoming executive board is promising accountability and transparency in the wake of revelations of poor accounting practices and potential misuse of funds by the organization. The details, first reported by TSL March 23, describe how the Senate lost track of more than $40,000, and include
Pitzer Senate Loses Track Of $40,000: Lack of Accounting, Oversight Led To Questionable Spending Decisions
At least $40,000 disappeared from the Pitzer College Student Senate budget by the end of the fall 2017 semester, the most egregious example of chronic disorganization and accounting issues that have plagued the organization for years. Current and former members of Pitzer Senate, including former Vice President Lora McManus PZ