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Strategic Communications Leader Katharine Laidlaw Will Be Pomona’s Next Chief Communications Officer
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Shark Mutulili ’25 Named a Rhodes Scholar
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Nadiya Muhammad '25 standing in front of Carnegie building on Pomona College campus. — Watson Fellowship Will Give Nadiya Muhammad ’25 a Year to Study Around the World
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Cherene Sherrard-Johnson and J Finley at the Benton Museum

Professors Curate New Show with Help From Their Students at the Benton Museum

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

“Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art,” which opened last month and shows through June at the Benton Museum of Art, is the unique product of interdisciplinary collaboration at Pomona.

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Summer Internship in Jamaica Connects Madison Thomas ’26 to Familial Roots

Monday, September 9, 2024

After completing the GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme, Madison Thomas ’26 returned home inspired to take the knowledge she accrues at Pomona and redistribute it to those in Jamaica. “I want to create something sustainable,” she says.

Peter Flueckiger, professor of Japanese, with his Japan as Utopia and Dystopia class in Mason Hall.

Critical Inquiry Seminars Welcome First-Year Students into Pomona’s Intellectual Community

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

The Critical Inquiry seminar, or ID1, as it’s more commonly known, serves as both a rite of passage for first-year students and an introduction to academic life at Pomona.

Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted

Monday, June 26, 2023

Thirteen faculty members have been recognized for their intellectual leadership, professional achievement, and service.

Professor Ousmane Traoré Focuses on Ancient Africa with New Directions Fellowship

Monday, May 22, 2023

Professor Ousmane Traoré spent a year in Senegal conducting research as part of his New Directions Fellowship.

Eleven Pomona College Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

The NSF fellowship will provide Pomona students and alumni with an annual $37,000 stipend and $12,000 cost of education allowance for three years over a five-year fellowship period.

Kiya Henderson '23 at equator marker in Kenya.

Kiya Henderson ’23 Wins Prestigious Award for Academic Achievement Abroad

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The Forum on Education Abroad announced that Kiya Henderson '23 is the winner of its Award for Academic Achievement Abroad for her research paper, “A Retrospective Analysis of Maternal Mortality in Kisumu, Kenya from March 2021 to March 2022.

Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 Named Nominee for 2023 National Teacher of the Year

Monday, December 12, 2022

Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 was named the California Teacher of the Year in October and is the nominee for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year competition.

Maggie Fick stands in front on an open-air shop in Africa.

Pomona Alumni in Journalism Write “The First Draft of History” – Maggie Fick ’07

Monday, August 29, 2022

Maggie Fick has been the East Africa deputy bureau chief for Reuters since 2017. In November, she will begin a new London-based job at Reuters reporting on the European pharmaceuticals industry on the global health and pharma team.

Leah Donnella stands against a magenta wall.

Pomona Alumni in Journalism Write “The First Draft of History”—Leah Donnella ’13

Monday, August 22, 2022

Leah Donnella ’13 is an editor with the NPR Code Switch team. She joined NPR in 2015. She created “Ask Code Switch” in which team members answer listener questions about race, culture and identity in everyday experience.

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