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Sebastian Kinzie, left, and Anji Sipkins-Chenn

Beckman Scholars Sebastian Kinzie ’26 and Anji Sipkins-Chenn ’27 Embrace 15-Month Research Journey

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Pomona College Orchestra performing at Bridges Hall of Music

Fall Concerts Pay Tribute to Musical Innovators, Including Pomona’s Own

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Student walking across a tightrope stretched across trees in the mountains.

Orientation Adventure Builds Friendships and Confidence

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Sebastian Kinzie, left, and Anji Sipkins-Chenn
Beckman Scholars Sebastian Kinzie ’26 and Anji Sipkins-Chenn ’27 Embrace 15-Month Research Journey
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Since 2023, the Beckman Scholarship has been awarded to one Pomona student who has already had significant research experience and another who has demonstrated strong promise for research.
Student walking across a tightrope stretched across trees in the mountains.
Orientation Adventure Builds Friendships and Confidence
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Incoming Pomona College students participate in a three-day Orientation Adventure trip, at no extra cost, before classes begin in the fall. It gives them an opportunity to make friends in a relaxed environment as they settle into campus life.
Joseph Osborn and students
Cartography 101: Students Spend Summer Mapping Video Game Worlds
Thursday, August 21, 2025
For their Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) project, three rising Pomona College seniors are determining whether it’s possible to not just map video games on the Nintendo Entertainment System, but any two-dimensional action game.
Students walk down College Avenue
‘The Energy is Unmatched’: Pomona College Welcomes Class of 2029 on Move-In Day
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Hundreds of new students moved into their respective dorm rooms Saturday with the help of dozens of residential advisors and Pomona staff members. In total, 423 first-year students, as well as 30 transfer students, are joining Pomona this fall.
Thomas Amory, Ross Pringle and Max Distaso kayaking near Redondo Beach, California
A Summer of Pelicans, Bullfrogs and Woodrats: Students Study Local Wildlife Diversity
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Biology majors Thomas Amory ’27 and Max Distaso ’28 are spending their summer in search of radio-banded pelicans and studying American bullfrogs and two species of woodrat. They are among 241 students in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
Chloe Marple, left, and Sage Santomenna
Chloe Marple ’26 and Sage Santomenna ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The two rising Pomona College seniors were among the 441 college students recognized by the Goldwater Foundation for their exceptional promise of becoming research leaders in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Haakon Pihlaja ’25 and Gabriel Schuhl ’25
Two Members of the Class of 2025 Head to Cambridge University as Downing Scholars
Monday, July 7, 2025
Every fall, two recent Pomona College graduates travel across the pond to the University of Cambridge as Downing Scholars. Starting in October, Haakon Pihlaja ’25 and Gabriel Schuhl ’25 will represent Pomona College in Cambridge for nine months. 
In class with Professor of History Sam Yamashita
Seven Pomona College Students Recognized by Asian Studies Program
Friday, June 27, 2025
The Asian Studies program has recognized seven Pomona College students for academic excellence this spring. Thanks to an anonymous gift, the program introduced six student prize awards to complement the Chanya (Butt) Charles ’90 Senior Thesis Prize.
Big Bridges
Eighteen Pomona College Alumni Receive Fulbright Award
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Their disciplines range from biology to mathematics to linguistics to religious studies, and their participation in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program will take them abroad to study, conduct research or teach English.
7 winners of Rena Archibald prize
Seven Graduating Seniors Awarded Rena Gurley High Scholarship Prize
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Seven members of the Class of 2025 were awarded the Rena Gurley Archibald High Scholarship Prize at Commencement on May 18. The prize is given to seniors drawn from the list of students with perfect GPAs.
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