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Students Gain Career Experience through Pomona College Internship Program

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Pomona College Class of 2029 Profile

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Bob Tranquada
In Memoriam: Former Board of Trustees Chair Robert E. “Bob” Tranquada ’51
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Tranquada ’51, former chair of the Pomona College Board of Trustees and former dean of the medical school at USC, passed away Sunday, December 4. He was 92.
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Florence and Paul Eckstein '62 Pledge $1.2 Million to Support Refugee Students
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Pomona College Trustee and alumnus Paul Eckstein and his wife, Florence, have pledged $1.2 million to establish a permanently endowed scholarship fund to support refugee students. It will honor Paul’s parents, Liese and Albert Eckstein.
Zachary Freiman in Washington DC
Zachary Freiman '20 Ready to Enact Change as a Congressional Legislative Aide
Friday, November 18, 2022
Zachary Freiman '20 is a legislative aide for Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) and his time at Pomona gave him a solid foundation for the job.
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.
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Pomona Alumni in Journalism Write “The First Draft of History”—Saahil Desai ’16
Monday, August 22, 2022
Saahil Desai ’16 joined the staff of The Atlantic in 2018, where he is a senior associate editor and covers politics and policy. Before The Atlantic, he was a digital editor at The Washington Monthly.
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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.
Hugo Martín stands next to Cecil the Pomona College mascot on a street.
Pomona Alumni in Journalism Write “The First Draft of History”—Hugo Martín ’87
Monday, August 22, 2022
Hugo Martín ’87 is a business writer who covers the travel industries, including airlines and theme parks, for the Los Angeles Times. He was part of the Metro staff that won three Pulitzer Prizes.
Rising seniors who completed the PAYS program stand in front of Bridges Auditorium holding certificates.
Pomona College Academy for Youth Success Puts Local High Schoolers on Path to Top Colleges
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
The PAYS program gives rising 10th through 12th graders from groups underrepresented in higher education a full-immersion experience at Pomona College over three summers, fully free of charge. 
New members of the Pomona College Board of Trustees John Gingrich, Wei Hopeman and Jim Valone
Three New Members Join the Pomona College Board of Trustees
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Pomona College announces the election of three alumni to be members of its Board of Trustees. They are John Gingrich '91, Wei Hopeman '92 and Jim Valone '85.
Summer 2022 books to read
10 Books to Read This Summer
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Now that it’s summertime, are you seeking some good reads? Here are ten of the many books published by Pomona College alumni and faculty members in the last year for your reading pleasure.
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