Tuesday, May 20, 2025
While studying abroad had been a dream of mine for years, I rarely envisioned it to mean living with three kids, one host mom, one roommate, and one dog.
Friday, May 16, 2025
The chance to study at Swarthmore has shown me that Pomona’s philosophy of Promise in the Place is a lesson to take with me beyond the West Coast.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Gilman Scholarships are helping to ease the financial burden of study abroad for several Pomona College students this spring semester. After their return, they will help other students plan to study abroad as well.
Friday, January 17, 2025
In the seventh grade, I created a “game plan” for becoming a diplomat. I knew the requirements (even the physical exam) and the studies I would have to go through to travel the world and create connections internationally.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Based in Washington, D.C., Leyth Swidan '16 works on U.S.-Saudi Arabia bilateral relations and building support for U.S. policy priorities across the Gulf. He previously completed two-year assignments in both Kuwait and Denmark.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Studying abroad in Ecuador was one of the best decisions I’ve made in college. Based in Quito, I took classes on tropical biology and ecology, Ecuador’s key conservation issues, and Ecuadorian culture and slang, all in Spanish.
Friday, December 6, 2024
An Oldenborg International Research and Travel Grant allowed two Pomona students to explore Irish traditional music and a French regional language during the summer of 2024.
Friday, November 22, 2024
When I tell my friends that I miss the food in Kyoto, they nod sympathetically.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Spending my junior year spring semester studying at University College London (UCL) was honestly pretty fantastic.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Studying abroad in Paris sounds like something straight out of a rom-com, right? The Eiffel Tower, baguettes, Paris Fashion Week—what’s not to love?