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A selection of photos — Sagehens Shine in 2025: The Year that Was at Pomona
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Four members of the class of 2029 — Four New Students Reflect on Their First Semester at Pomona
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Economics class in front of the San Francisco Fed sign — Pomona Students Get Inside Look at the San Francisco Fed
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Category: History Clear Category

Downing Scholarship Funds Leo Alaghband ’24 and Zongqi “Tim” Zhai ’24 to Study at Cambridge

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Each year, the Downing Scholarship funds two graduating seniors from Pomona to pursue a one-year master’s degree at Cambridge. Leo Alaghband ’24 and Zongqi Zhai ’24 have been selected to represent Pomona at Downing College this fall.

Daniel Gao ’25 Named 2024 Goldwater Scholar

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Daniel Gao ’25, a molecular biology major, has been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, given to sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise of becoming research leaders in science, engineering and mathematics.

Head and shoulder photos of professors Rachel Levin, April Mayes and Thomas Moore

Faculty in Biology, History and Physics Named to Endowed Professorships

Friday, May 24, 2024

Three members of the Pomona College faculty, Biology Professor Rachel Levin, History Professor April Mayes and Physics Professor Thomas Moore were named in May to endowed professorships by vote of the College’s Board of Trustees.

A class is held outdoors on beautiful Marston Quad.

Sixteen Pomona College Alumni Receive Fulbright Award

Friday, May 24, 2024

Sixteen recent Pomona alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-2025 cycle, matching last year’s number of awardees which made Pomona a top producer of Fulbright students.

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Will Climate Change Move Voters to Act in the 2024 Election?

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Prof. Char Miller's areas of expertise include history and environmental analysis. In this third in a series with Pomona faculty about election issues, he shares the role the environment and climate change might play in the fall elections.

Montage of vintage posters for music events

Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Era in the City of Pomona to Get Replay in Multimedia Exhibit and Events

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

A new exhibit organized by Pomona College Associate Professor of History Tomás Summers Sandoval at the dA Center for the Arts in the city of Pomona will spotlight the local music scene in 1955-75 through recordings, videos, photos and memorabilia.

Critical Language Scholarship Sends Pomona College Recipients to Morocco, South Korea and India

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

This summer, Lilly Bar ’23, Benjamin Cheng ’24 and Arivumani Srivastava ’26 made vast language gains as participants in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship program.