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Transfer Students Find Their Place at Pomona College

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Elena Shih seated at her desk.

Pomona Internship Leads Elena Shih ’04 to Career Focus on Human Trafficking

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James Solomon and daughter

James Solomon ’06 Wins Mayoral Election in New Jersey’s Second-Largest City

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Mackenzie Grieman '09 in Antarctica
Mackenzie Grieman ’09 Traveled to Edge of the World Along Winding Career Path
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
In 2018, Pomona College alumna Mackenzie Grieman '09 spent weeks living in a tent in Antarctica for postdoctoral research. Six years later, she's an associate editor at Springer Nature Group, the global publisher of scientific research.
Mickey Dickerson stands in front of classroom of students.
From the Cover of ‘Time’ Back to Campus, Mikey Dickerson ’01 Pilots ‘Return to Pomona’
Monday, February 12, 2024
Mikey Dickerson '01 helped rescue the HealthCare.gov website, a key part of the Affordable Care Act, in 2013. Now he is helping pilot a new program, "Return to Pomona," and teaching computer science spring semester at his alma mater.
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.
Ruben Murray '19 provides interpretation for a meeting between the Djibouti president and the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
From Senior Thesis to Foreign Service: Ruben Murray ’19 Conducts Diplomacy in Djibouti
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
When Ruben Murray ’19, wrote his senior thesis on the small East African country of Djibouti, the international relations major didn’t expect to end up there two years later as a foreign service officer for the U.S. State Department.
Julia Frankel '23, left, interviews an Israeli lawmakers in July.
Julia Frankel ’23 Reports from Jerusalem for The Associated Press
Friday, December 1, 2023
Two months after receiving her diploma, Julia Frankel ’23 started reporting on issues in the Middle East from Jerusalem for the Associated Press. Now covering the Israel-Hamas war, her stories shed light on the trauma felt throughout the region.
Pomona alumnus Jálynn Castleman-Smith '13, from left, Julius Torres Kellinghusen '16 and Harry Leshner '08.
Pomona College Alumni Carve Out Careers in Emerging Fields
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Pomona College graduates Jálynn Castleman-Smith ’13, Julius Torres Kellinghusen ’16 and Harry Leshner ’08 credit their time on campus for propelling them into novel and meaningful careers. 
Kirsten Housen '23
3-2 Program Sets Kirsten Housen ’23 on Civil and Environmental Engineering Path
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
This past spring, Kirsten Housen ’23 earned a bachelor of science from Washington University along with a bachelor of arts from Pomona as part of Pomona’s 3-2 combined plan in engineering.
Katrina Dank meets with mentor in Uganda
Katrina Dank ’20 Authors and Illustrates Children’s Book to Help Ugandan Youth Understand Cancer
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Katrina Dank '20 spent the summer in Uganda learning how prevalent cancer is among the population. Before returning home, she wrote and illustrated a children's book to help the country's youth understand the disease.
Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete ’17
Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete ’17 Returns to Pomona as Postdoctoral Fellow
Thursday, September 7, 2023
When Ernesto Gutiérrez Topete ’17 received his Ph.D. this past summer, he became the first Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship alumnus from the Claremont Colleges to achieve that goal. He will be teaching phonetics at Pomona.
As a Coro fellow, Peter Heckendorn ’22 will learn about how policies are shaped through meetings with city leaders, rotational field placements across various industries and weekly seminars.
Peter Heckendorn ’22 Awarded Prestigious Coro Fellowship
Friday, July 21, 2023
Peter Heckendorn ’22 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship for Public Affairs for 2023-2024. He will learn about how policies are shaped through meetings with city leaders, rotational field placements across various industries and weekly seminars.
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