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Alumni Weekend is April 29-May 1
This annual Sagehen gathering offers dozens of fun, traditional and educational activities for all alumni, and special reunion events for classes ending in 0 or 5. It's one of our biggest events of the year. Check the Alumni Weekend Website for the latest schedule.

Young Alumni Happy Hour ... X 10!
Young alumni from the Claremont Colleges will be gathering in 10 cities for the semi-annual National 5C Happy Hour on Wednesday, March 9. Regions include San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C.

Discovering History in D.C.
The National Museum of the American Indian has opened in Washington, D.C. On March 19, Pomona Anthropology Professor Jennifer Perry will be there to discuss how the museum’s architecture and exhibitions celebrate the many native voices of the Americas.

View the Entire Alumni Events Calendar, including…
• Meet President Oxtoby in Santa Barbara – March 12
• Visit the Little Thompson Observatory in Colorado – April 9
• Join Robert Towne ’56 on campus for a screening of Chinatown – April 10

 

Taylor '84 takes Sideways to the top
After picking up the Golden Globe earlier this year, Jim Taylor ’84 and writing partner Alexander Payne landed an Academy Award nomination for their Sideways screenplay. Tune in to the ceremony on February 27 to see if Taylor brings home the Oscar. More ...

Sagehens Earn Alumni Awards
Bruce Prestwich ’55 and Carolyn Tranquada Prestwich ’54 were selected as the recipients of the Alumni Distinguished Service Award, while Enriqueta Ramirez ’00 will receive the Inspirational Young Alumni Award. They will be recognized during Alumni Weekend in April. More ...

Wilson-Oyelaran '69 Will Lead College
Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran ’69 has been chosen as the next president of Kalamazoo College in Michigan. She is currently dean and vice president at Salem College in North Carolina, where she has been for the last decade.  More ...

Read more alumni news.

In recent weeks, Pomona College attracted media coverage in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Professor Nicole Weekes appeared on National Public Radio -- twice. Plus the Chronicle of Higher Education zeroed in on Pomona's fixation with the number 47.


Please join fellow Sagehen volunteers on Saturday, February 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. on campus for a special spring Pomonathon. For more information, call (888) 736-9425 or e-mail pomonathons@pomona.edu.

Your gift to The Annual Fund will help Pomona meet the educational and financial aid needs of every current student. Make a gift today online.


The Claremont Business Network offers Claremont Colleges alumni a chance to make professional connections in the Los Angeles area. Get details on this network, plus tips for successful career changes, at the Career Development Office's alumni Website.



Just days before finals, Pomona students are quite willing to put down their books for a delightfully decadent ritual known as Death by Chocolate. More ...

Snow Day is a longtime Pomona tradition, but these days there's a twist to the frosty fun. We bring the snow to campus. Oh, and it's not actually snow. More ...

Have you come across yet another strangely "coincidental" occurrence of the No. 47? Tell us about your 47 sighting.

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