International & Domestic Programs Student Stories

A grant from the Institute of International Education’s American Passport Project can help 25 Pomona College students who are Pell Grant-eligible to receive funding for their first U.S. adult passport. This can open doors to international study.

Studying abroad was one of the most challenging, but also one of the most rewarding, experiences I’ve gone through as a student with a disability.

Pomona College students studying in Paris and Edinburgh are among 96 Sagehens studying away from their home campus fall semester through the College's International and Domestic Programs Office. There is a resurgence of interest in off-campus study.

As a junior, Kiya Henderson ’23 was on the fence during fall semester 2021 about doing Study Away from the Pomona College campus.

My college experience and my life has become infinitely richer and more rewarding to me in so many ways since I stepped on that plane. I think everyone should try it if they are able to!

Calder Hollond ’21 earns an award for academic achievement abroad from the Forum on Education Abroad.

If you have already seriously considered studying abroad, you have probably imagined the possibility of a homestay with a local family.

When I was applying to colleges, I was confident that I wanted a small college experience. I didn't even consider colleges with more than a few thousand students, and I ended up at a school (that I love) of 1,600 students.

Once I decided to go to Madrid through Middlebury Schools in Spain, the next big, looming question was where on earth in Spain's beautiful capital I should live. 

I often receive the question ‘why did you choose to go to South Africa to study abroad?’ I’ve known I was going abroad in Cape Town on the Globalization, Environment, and Society program since early on in my freshman spring of college.