We are excited to announce that the undergraduate campuses of The Claremont Colleges are collaborating with Anthology to introduce a new student information system (SIS) for release in the Fall 2025 semester. As you know, the undergraduate colleges have been looking to replace the aging Jenzabar system for the past 6 years and have been working diligently to align the 5C’s cross-registration needs with this new, modern software. Finding a product that meets cross-registration needs has been challenging, but Anthology has these features built into the platform without massive customization. Anthology offers a modern SIS interface that will, over time, adapt to the Claremont College’s unique needs within a stable cloud-hosted environment.
Anthology SIS will support key functions such as:
- Academic records
- Course scheduling
- Degree audits
- Academic advising
- Student accounts
- Institutional research
Plans are being developed to offer training opportunities, based on your role, to help everyone familiarize themselves with the system’s interface and features. We think you’ll find this system intuitive and easy to navigate. You can even use the back button, too.
The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS) hosts a web page with information on planning, testing, and project overview. In addition to the 5C Registrar's involvement in the implementation, this site lists the various technical and administrative teams across the 5Cs involved in this project. The site includes progress on various integrations, solving security concerns, FAQs, and general testing planning. We will provide periodic updates and timeline adjustments as this project progresses.
A separate but related project is implementing the new portal tool Pathify, which will replace the current my.pomona.edu environment.
For faculty and students, Pathify is the main gateway into Anthology SIS.
For staff, Pathify will be used to access Workday, timekeeping, Microsoft Office 365, job aids, quick links, HR forms, and all those other resources the current my.pomona.edu portal links to.
We are planning a soft launch for this portal tool this Spring semester 2025, and you will hear more about it next month.
Thank you for supporting the teams with these new, improved products. Please stay tuned for Pomona-specific training opportunities and a see below for the Pomona-specific FAQ.
If you have any technical questions about these new tools, please direct them to ServiceDesk. ServiceDesk@pomona.edu
General Anthology FAQ
Why is Pomona College implementing the Anthology Student Information System?
The 5Cs' 20-year-old student information system, Jenzabar CX, is built on outdated, heavily customized and soon to be obsolete on-premises technology. This creates a fragile foundation for our academic operations. With dwindling expert support, Pomona and the other 5Cs urgently need a modern Student Information System (SIS) to meet the colleges’ unique needs for the foreseeable future.
Will Anthology Student be a shared system?
Anthology Student is a cloud-based solution that is being implemented in a single tenant serving all 5Cs. While it will be a shared system, Anthology Student’s customized security models will ensure that authorized individuals can only access the data for their respective campus.
What academic functions will the new SIS support?
Anthology Student will support key functions such as academic records, cross-registration, degree audits, student advising, student accounts, and institutional research among others. It is also possible to extend the functionality of the new SIS through the development of new custom features.
When will the colleges begin using it?
Anthology Student is scheduled to go-live in Fall of 2025, following a phased implementation from planning and design to testing and launch. On or before Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Anthology Student will become the new system of record for all 5C’s SIS functions.
How will Anthology Student be accessed?
Anthology Student will have a dedicated web address or URL that will require users to log in with their Pomona Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials. The live Anthology portal links will be shared at a later date. The SIS will also be accessible via the campus portal (See Pathify).
Will there be training and support resources available?
Administrative users will be trained throughout the SIS implementation process with end-user training coming in later in Spring/Summer 2025. Job aids, multi-format reference materials, and TCCS Project Team support will also be made available to all Anthology users.
Will Anthology Student provide student account and billing information?
Anthology Student will provide a link for securely accessing the student billing system, CASHNet. CASHNet is configured to use Single Sign-On, so users will not need a separate set of login credentials.
Students Anthology FAQ
How will continuing students register for classes for the Fall 2025 semester?
All students that will be continuing their enrollment for Fall 2025, will pre-register for courses in April 2025 as they usually do (on My.pomona.edu). At the start of the Fall 2025 semester, all students from across the 5Cs will use the new Anthology Student portal to register for courses.
How will new students register for classes for the Fall 2025 semester?
All undergrad students from across the 5Cs will use the new Anthology Student portal to register for courses prior to the start of the Fall 2025 semester. More detailed information about pre-registration for Pomona students will be shared at a later date.
Will Anthology Student have a degree audit feature?
The new Anthology Student portal will include a dual feature called Anthology Degree Progress Audit and Degree Pathway, which will work similarly to the degree audit that is currently available through the portal.
Will I still be able to access my transcript records in Anthology Student?
The new SIS will contain 10 years of historical transcript records for all 5C students. Transcript records in Anthology Student will display all courses taken by a student in chronological order and will include program, area of study and degree progress information.
Will I still be able to request permission to enroll in a specific course while using Anthology Student?
The Anthology Student portal will give students the ability to request permission to enroll in a course. This custom feature is being developed for all 5Cs and will function much like the Permission to Enroll (PERM) request does in the portal today.
Faculty Anthology FAQ
How will I access my class rosters and advisee information in Anthology Student?
Anthology Student includes a dedicated faculty portal for managing grades, class rosters, and advising information. Pomona faculty should expect some changes to Pomona’s academic processes (e.g., new forms, approvals, system messages), which will be documented for training as the SIS implementation progresses.
Can students still request permission to enroll in my course(s) in Anthology Student?
The Anthology Student portal will give 5C students the ability to request permission to enroll in a course. Instructors will use the faculty portal to access and review these requests. It will function much like the Permission to Enroll (PERM) request does in the portal today.
Will the new faculty portal have all of the same features as the current portal?
Because Anthology Student and the current campus portal are built with different technology, only a small number of existing custom features are being replicated in Anthology Student and will be made available at go-live. Additional portal features, such as viewing First-Year advisee letters and links to administrative systems like Workday will be accessible through the new campus portal (see Pathify).
How will data be synced between Canvas and Anthology Student?
A live data integration between the Canvas LMS and the new SIS is currently in development and is expected to go-live along with Anthology Student. Some course information from Canvas may also be viewable within Pathify when it is officially launched at the end of Spring 2025.
Staff Anthology FAQ
Will all data from Jenzabar CX be migrated to Anthology Student?
Only the last 10 years' worth of historical data from CX will be imported into Anthology Student. Essentially, any student who has taken a course at any of the 5Cs since 09/01/2015 will have a record in Anthology Student. Note that the data points for imported student records may differ from those that are currently available in CX.
What is the last date to input data to CX?
Between June 16 – 30, 2025, all integrations with the Jenzabar CX system will be taken offline. During this quiet period, no changes will be recorded in CX. Any data coming from upstream systems during the 2-week quiet period will then be synced into Anthology Student after 7/1/25.
How will I access reports and historical data after Anthology Student goes live?
Pomona will continue to maintain and support the existing Cognos and Tableau reporting environments for a necessary transitional period in order to provide access to historical data prior to 2015. Any new SIS reports will be created in Microsoft Power BI, which is the native reporting tool for Anthology Student.
How will data integrations between the SIS and external systems be impacted by the move to Anthology Student?
The SIS Project Team has taken inventory of all the shared and campus-specific data integrations that rely on Jenzabar CX. These integrations are currently being redesigned to replace CX with Anthology Student as the system of record. A large part of these integrations will be developed and supported directly by Anthology. The remaining ones will fall under the purview of either TCCS or the individual colleges that utilize them.
Pathify FAQ
What is Pathify and what system is it replacing?
Pathify is an engagement platform that centralizes campus resources and information into a personalized, mobile-friendly dashboard. Pathify will be the new campus portal solution for Pomona as well as the other 5Cs and will interface with the Anthology Student Information System.
How is Pathify different from Anthology Student?
Pathify is intended to be a one-stop-shop for accessing campus resources for faculty, staff and students. Anthology Student manages student data and administrative processes like course registration. While they are distinct systems, Pathify has the capability to display information directly from the SIS. To avoid any confusion between the Anthology Student/Faculty portals and Pathify, the new campus portal is being dubbed the “My Pomona Hub”.
When will we begin using Pathify at Pomona?
The Pathify implementation project is currently underway and is expected to go live at the end of Spring 2025. In the coming months, a soft launch of Pathify will provide a subset of faculty, staff and students with an opportunity to preview the new portal solution and share their feedback.
Will Pathify have the same features as the existing portal?
Because Pathify and the current campus portal are built with different technology, only a small number of custom features will be replicated in the new My Pomona Hub. Essential custom features will be made available at go-live, with additional ones to be developed and deployed through Fall 2025.
How will I access the new My Pomona Hub?
To help make the transition to Pathify as seamless as possible, the My Pomona Hub will utilize the same URL as the current campus portal. Upon go-live, anyone who visits my.pomona.edu will be redirected to the new portal experience. Users will log in with their Pomona SSO credentials.
What training and support resources will be available for Pathify?
Pathify offers plentiful documentation, training (live and recorded), technical support, as well as community resources. Customized training will be offered to administrative users across campus. Pomona ITS will also provide relevant knowledge-base articles and offer immediate technical support for any issues that may arise.