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7 winners of Rena Archibald prize — Seven Graduating Seniors Awarded Rena Gurley High Scholarship Prize
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Michell Mamombe ’27 Launches Program to Empower Zimbabwean Girls
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Images of the five guests on Sagecast — New Season of Sagecast Delves into “What’s Next?”
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Thomas Aguilar '27 and Ricardo Camacho '27 seated at a dining table

From Zoom Room to Residence Hall at Pomona College

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Thomas Aguilar '27 and Ricardo Camacho '27 became friends when they were both in the Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS) program. Now they are first-year students and roommates at Pomona College.

Kyle Lau holds ball in front of Pomona-Pitzer scoreboard

After Representing Hong Kong at Asian Games, Ka Kiu (Kyle) Lau ’25 Eyes a Career Off the Pitch

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Sagehens forward Ka Kiu (Kyle) Lau '25 donned his home city’s uniform last fall at the Olympics-styled multi-sport extravaganza, playing in front of thousands of fans during Hong Kong’s historic run to a fourth-place finish in soccer.

Masha Prokopenko working with samples in lab

NSF Grant Will Help Unpack Mysteries of Oceanic “Deserts”

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Masha Prokopenko, visiting assistant professor of geology, is part of a team that has received an NSF grant to explore how apparent “deserts” in the North Pacific Ocean defy the odds and obtain the nutrients they need to sustain the ecosystem.

Pomona College Announces 2024 Commencement Speakers

Friday, January 26, 2024

Pomona College’s commencement ceremony, taking place May 12, 2024, will feature four distinguished speakers: Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Cecilia Conrad, Harry Elam and Emil Kakkis ’82.

Julia Foote '18, Samantha Little '20, Sal Daddario '18 and Aseal Birir '18 at Harvard Medical School outdoors with flowers in background

Sagehens Continue Journey into Medicine at Harvard Medical School Together

Thursday, January 25, 2024

A group of Sagehens are continuing their shared journey in Boston as Harvard Medical School students. Another has already graduated and is doing a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard teaching hospital.

In Memoriam: Emerita Professor of Religious Studies Margaret “Peggy” Dornish

Monday, January 22, 2024

Margaret (“Peggy”) Dornish, emerita professor of religious studies, died in San Marcos, California, on December 27 at the age of 89.

Hudson Colletti sits at a customized piano inside Pittsburgh airport

Hudson Colletti ’27 Brings Love of Pianos to Pomona

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Hudson Colletti '27 was classically trained at a young age and fell hard for the piano. The Pomona first-year student has since given others in his home state of Pennsylvania a chance to fall in love with the ivories too.