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Maria Lyven '22 plays at the number one singles spot.

From Kyiv to NCAA Elite Eight: Maria Lyven '22 Leads Sagehens to Quarterfinals in the Face of Obstacles

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Melanie Wu in her office

Yuqing Melanie Wu Named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

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Wig awards 2022

Seven Faculty Members Receive Wig Distinguished Professor Award

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Category: Giving Clear Category
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AARC Awarded Grant to Support Local Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Affected by COVID-19
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Pomona's Asian American Resource Center has been awarded a $293,781 grant from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to help low-income Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander residents navigate and access safety net programs.
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Pomona College Partnership with LA River Storytelling Project Awarded California Humanities Grant
Friday, January 21, 2022
The project LA River X aims to highlight the cultural and historical significance of those miles through the collection, dissemination and preservation of the stories of the people who live along the LA River.
Martin Lee
Bobby Lee ’02 and Sophia Whang Establish the Dr. Martin Hyung-Il Lee Scholarship Fund
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Bobby Lee ’02 and Sophia Whang have established a scholarship fund for students facing financial hardships, come from immigrant families, are first-generation college students and/or are pursuing careers in science or medicine.
Barbara Smith
The Late Barbara Barnard Smith ’42 Leaves a Legacy of Support for Musicians at Pomona
Thursday, September 9, 2021
For decades, the generosity of Barbara Barnard Smith ’42 helped Pomona students and the wider community to grow in their knowledge of non-Western music. With her passing in July at the age of 91, Smith continued that legacy.
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Aashna Saraf '21 Develops Award-Winning App to Help Kids Love Math
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Aashna Saraf ’21 was selected as a Catalyst Prize Winner in the Futures Forum on Learning: Tools Competition for Root, a learning game app. 
Prof. Edray Goins to the far left with his cohort of students.
Mathematics Professor Edray Goins Awarded $124,454 Grant from the National Security Agency
Monday, March 29, 2021
Professor of Mathematics Edray Goins was recently awarded a $124,454 grant from the National Security Agency (NSA).
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Professors’ Haynes Foundation Grants Add Potential for Student Research on L.A. Social Justice Issues
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Pomona College professors Heidi Nichols Haddad and Stephen Marks have earned 2021 Faculty Fellowship Awards from the Haynes Foundation for social science research projects on issues in the L.A. region.
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Construction to Start for New Athletics, Recreation and Wellness Center
Monday, January 25, 2021
Construction will begin in February, with completion expected in time for the Fall 2022 semester.
Franco Liu siting at a table looking pensively.
Franco Liu ’20 Awarded Downing Scholarship to Study at University of Cambridge
Monday, March 9, 2020

Franco Liu '20 was awarded a prestigious Downing Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge for 2020-21 where he plans to pursue a master’s degree in linguistics.

Student stands in front of art museum building.
Daphnide Nicole ’20 Curates Her Own Experience at Pomona
Monday, February 17, 2020

Daphnide Nicole ’20, an international relations major, has stayed connected with the art world by working at the Pomona College Museum of Art all four years as a student. 

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