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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).

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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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.

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Prof. Edray Goins Lends Expertise to “Journeys of Black Mathematicians” Documentary

Thursday, February 6, 2025

Filmmaker George Csicsery's two-part documentary takes a comprehensive look at the past, present and future of the field its myriad subjects have devoted their lives to. Prof. Edray Goins and Prof. Omayra Ortega '01 are among the interviewees.

Prof. Jessica Stern ’12 Studies Empathy in Children and Teens

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Jessica Stern’s research paper published in Child Development was named by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Magazine as one of the most provocative and influential findings on the science of a meaningful life published in 2024.

Ancient Fossil Found by Team Including Prof. Robert Gaines Named for James Turrell ’65

Friday, December 20, 2024

As Prof. Robert Gaines pieces together periods of time by exploring new ground, he finds the more he learns and investigates, the more questions about the history of life he encounters.

Neuroscience Major Seeks to Bridge the Generation Gap, Help Alzheimer’s Patients

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Serena Lin ’25 is passionate about bridging the gap between people. So much so that she created a toolbox called “Uplift Notes” to bring people together in conversation.

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Pomona College Closes Out a Historic Year of Fundraising

Monday, December 9, 2024

Pomona College alumni, families and friends gave a record $57 million in gifts and pledges this past fiscal year, marking a historic year of fundraising for the College.

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Students Use Oldenborg Travel Grants to Delve into Irish Music, French Regional Language

Thursday, December 5, 2024

An Oldenborg International Research and Travel Grant allowed two Pomona students to explore Irish traditional music and a French regional language during the summer of 2024.

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