Statements/Messages from President Starr

Early this morning, we learned that Jennifer Doudna ’85 and her collaborator, Emmanuelle Charpentier, have received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool.

After a process of consultation and at the request of the Seaver family, joined with the support of the Board of Trustees, I am writing to announce the Millikan name will be removed from 610 N. College Ave.

Pomona College President Starr joins college leaders from across the nation expressing outrage over a Department of Education investigation of Princeton.

I’m writing to you today about words and our life together as a community.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking plans to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is exceptionally good news. 

I write you today with a heavy heart, deeply saddened by the hateful and tragic events that occurred today at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Watching the suffocation and death of George Floyd was sickening to me and so many across our community, and not only for the loss of an individual and the horrifying details of how it took place.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing arguments in a case that may determine the fate of DACA. For everyone in our community affected by the ongoing uncertainty over DACA: We support you and we stand with you.

Dear Pomona College Community: I’m writing to ask for your help in making Pomona College a place where every student, faculty and staff member has the opportunity to flourish—academically, physically, emotionally and spiritually. During the 2019-20

I’m writing to share my thinking and next steps in response to conversations over the past year with members of the President’s Advisory Committee on Diversity (PACD). PACD has been in place for 14 years, and during this time Pomona has become more