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Seven Faculty Members Receive Wig Distinguished Professor Award

Monday, May 19, 2025

This year, five Pomona professors received their first Wig Award—an honor presented annually to faculty since 1955. The other two faculty members won previously. Students in their junior and senior years cast anonymous ballots for the prize.

Daniel Ziblatt, Corey Brettschneider and Amanda Hollis-Brusky seated on stage in Rose Hills Theater at Pomona College

Alumni Experts on Democracy Share Views During Alumni Weekend

Friday, May 16, 2025

Corey Brettschneider '95 and Daniel Ziblatt '95 shared their views on “Understanding the Crisis of Democracy” on May 2 on the Pomona College campus during the College’s Alumni Weekend. They drew on research presented in their books on democracy.

Prof. Prageeta Sharma Receives National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Prageeta Sharma, Henry G. Lee ’37 Professor of English, is working on her sixth collection of poetry, and a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowship is providing her the support to complete the project.

Prof. Lupe Bacio to Continue Her Research on COVID-19 Impact on Latino Adolescents and Caregivers Through Haynes Foundation Grant

Friday, May 9, 2025

Prof. Lupe Bacio, associate professor of psychological science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies, says her goal “has always been to try to use science and evidence-based practices to reduce inequality and inequities.”

Six Members of the Class of 2025 Reflect on Their Time at Pomona

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Leading up to Commencement on May 18, meet six members of the Class of 2025 and learn about their time at Pomona, their future plans and what they will miss after they graduate.

Prof. Jonathan Lethem Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

The Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the world’s preeminent honors for scholars in the arts and humanities, will give Lethem the opportunity to revisit the backdrop of two of his finest works, Fortress of Solitude (2003) and Brooklyn Crime Novel (2023).

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Pomona Students Serve Communities in Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco During Spring Break

Thursday, April 17, 2025

This year, Draper Center staffers and student coordinators planned trips to Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco to serve and explore. Between the three groups, about two dozen students volunteered with organizations addressing pressing issues.

Pomona Students Carry Out Innovative Conservation Work in Hawaii over Spring Break

Monday, April 14, 2025

While many college students flock to Hawaii over spring break for rest and relaxation, 10 Pomona students spent their week on the island of Oahu dissecting albatross, searching for invasive snails and restoring a traditional Hawaiian fishpond.

Chloe Kellison ’23 Gets Front-Row Seat to Government as President Biden’s Press Assistant

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Shortly after graduating, Chloe Kellison ’23 made her way into the West Wing, serving as a press assistant for President Joe Biden for 15 months.

Prof. Preston McBride Awarded NEH Fellowship to Finish Book on Native American Boarding Schools

Thursday, March 27, 2025

What started as Prof. Preston McBride’s dissertation on Native American boarding schools became a forthcoming monograph on an understudied part of the colonization of the continent.

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