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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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Shark Mutulili ’25 Named a Rhodes Scholar

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Shark Mutulili, a public policy analysis major with a politics focus, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. The Rhodes Scholarship is awarded to about 100 students each year, 32 from the United States and the rest from countries across the world.

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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.

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.

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Graves Awards Support Transformative Teaching in the Humanities

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Pomona College and the American Council of Learned Societies are jointly facilitating the Graves Awards to enhance teaching in humanities-related disciplines by early-career professors.

Grant Will Support Politics Professor Erica Dobbs’ Research into Union Organizing in the American South

Monday, February 24, 2025

Erica Dobbs, assistant professor of politics at Pomona College, has received a grant of $48,036 from the Russell Sage Foundation to study the effectiveness of efforts to unionize workers in the South using the Justice for Janitors model.

The Athletic’s Gabby Herzig ’21 is a Rising Star in Golf Journalism

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Four years after graduating from Pomona College with a degree in politics, Gabby Herzig ’21 now covers golf as a staff writer at The Athletic—the sports vertical of The New York Times. “It was a dream come true to land this role,” she says.

Six New Students Reflect on Their First Semester at Pomona College

Friday, December 13, 2024

As the fall semester comes to an end, we talked to six first-year students about their experience at Pomona so far: their classes, the organizations they’re involved with and the support they have found on campus.

Michael Negussie ’21 Awarded Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Michael Negussie ’21 is among the 28 individuals in the inaugural cohort of Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellows.

How Will Identity Motivate Voters in the Upcoming Election?

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Will people of color cast their ballots in the next election in numbers consistent with past voter behavior or are new patterns developing? Is the gender gap consistent across groups? Assistant Professor of Politics Sara Sadhwani provides insights.

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Four Pomona College Classmates Encourage Civic Engagement This Election Season

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Sydney Cottrell ’26, Lexi Duffy ’26, Katharine Turcke ’26 and Ellie Urfrig ’26 are leading the Claremont League of Women Voters this academic year and promoting civic engagement ahead of November's general election.

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