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A group takes a photo — Family Weekend Reunites Pomona Students with Parents
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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.

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.

‘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 ’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.

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.

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.

Michell Mamombe ’27 Launches Program to Empower Zimbabwean Girls

Monday, June 9, 2025

Michell Mamombe ’27 has first-hand knowledge of hurdles girls in her hometown of Gweru, Zimbabwe, face to realize their potential and seeks to remove some of those obstacles starting this summer.

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