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Prof. Jessica Stern’s New Book Helps Readers Deal with Difficult People

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Pomona College Named a Top School for Financial Aid by The Princeton Review

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Haakon Pihlaja ’25 and Gabriel Schuhl ’25

Two Members of the Class of 2025 Head to Cambridge University as Downing Scholars

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JC Ng
JC Ng ’25 Eyes Pro Career as Major League Baseball Draft Approaches
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The 2025 MLB Draft is scheduled for July 13-14, and as front office executives across baseball decide which players to draft, JC Ng '25 will be waiting to see if his body of work at Pomona earns him a chance to continue his playing career.
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Tori Agostini ’20 Receives Schwarzman Scholarship
Monday, June 16, 2025
Tori Agostini '20, an international relations major, has lived in Denmark the past three years while working for the freight forwarder Flexport. She was one of 150 Schwarzman Scholars chosen from nearly 5,000 applicants. 
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Mac Barnett ’04 Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
During his two-year term, Mac Barnett '04 will travel the country championing children’s picture books as a quintessential American art form. The New York Times best-selling author has sold more than five million copies and won myriad awards.
Alexandra Turvey holds the NCAA Woman of the Year award
NCAA Woman of the Year Alexandra Turvey ’24 Epitomizes Pomona College’s Promise
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
While the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes individual excellence in academics, leadership and community service, Alexandra Turvey '24 sees herself as a product of her college environment. She is the first Sagehen to receive the honor.
Edray Goins points to a chalkboard in a classroom.
Prof. Edray Goins Lends Expertise to “Journeys of Black Mathematicians” Documentary
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Filmmaker George Csicsery's two-part documentary takes a comprehensive look at the past, present and future of the field its myriad subjects have devoted their lives to. Prof. Edray Goins and Prof. Omayra Ortega '01 are among the interviewees.
A portrait of Leyth Swidan '16
U.S. Diplomat Leyth Swidan ’16 Represents America’s Promise to the World
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Based in Washington, D.C., Leyth Swidan '16 works on U.S.-Saudi Arabia bilateral relations and building support for U.S. policy priorities across the Gulf. He previously completed two-year assignments in both Kuwait and Denmark.
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As An Exoneree, Ruben Piñuelas ’21 is Accomplishing the ‘Impossible’
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
As someone who felt life would always be an uphill battle, Ruben Piñuelas '21 credits Pomona College for giving him the resources to pursue a career in law. “Pomona knows how to push you," he says, "but also how to let you grow at your own pace.”
Chinasa Okolo on stage giving a talk to an audience
TIME Magazine Names Chinasa T. Okolo ’18 One of 100 Most Influential People in AI
Monday, September 16, 2024
Chinasa T. Okolo ’18, a first-generation Nigerian American, holds dear her time at Pomona College, crediting her liberal arts education and computer science professors for igniting in her a desire to understand human-computer interaction.
People look at items in a display case in the Bridges Auditorium lobby.
Exhibit About Civil Rights Icon Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 to Open in The Claremont Colleges Library
Monday, August 19, 2024
Highlights of the archival collection  civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams '68 donated to Pomona College in 2023 will be displayed starting Aug. 26 at The Claremont Colleges Library. It will be open to the public free of charge through Dec. 20.
Janet Benton standing outside with trees in the background
Janet Benton ’79 Elected as the Next Chair of the Board of Trustees at Pomona College
Friday, July 12, 2024
Janet Inskeep Benton ’79 is the new chair of the Pomona College Board of Trustees. Her three-year term as leader of the 28-member board began July 1. She succeeds outgoing chair Sam Glick '04, who had led the board since 2015.
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