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Professors’ Haynes Foundation Grants Add Potential for Student Research on L.A. Social Justice Issues

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Blaisdell 2021 Alumni Award winners

2021 Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award Winners

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Emeritus Professor of Politics Lorn S. Foster is an expert on the Black church in L.A. Second Baptist Church (pictured) is among the first.

Emeritus Professor Lorn Foster Takes Us—and PBS—to Church

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Remote Summer Research Has Long-Lasting Impact
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The Remote Alternative Independent Summer Experience (RAISE) Program funded 404 student projects in summer 2020.
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First-Year Twins Evelyn and Summer Hasama Code Winning Apps
Monday, January 25, 2021
Pandemic or not, Evelyn and Summer Hasama keep on coding. The first-year twin sisters have won first place for apps they’ve developed together, not just once but twice already this academic year.
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Elena Kim ’21 Awarded 2021 Alice T. Shafer Mathematics Prize
Monday, January 11, 2021

Elena Kim ’21 has won a national undergraduate mathematics award after being selected as the recipient of the Alice T. Shafer Mathematics Prize established by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).

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Diego Vergara ’20 and His Unexpected Path to Wall Street
Friday, December 18, 2020

An economics major, Diego Vergara '20 recently accepted a full-time job offer from Goldman Sachs. 

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Together Apart: Pomona Students Carry On with Activities Remotely
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

From Pomona College's Model United Nations to the College's Ballroom Dance Company, students have found ways to carry on activities remotely.

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Sagehens' National Champions Never Stop Running
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The 2019 NCAA Division III champions in men's cross country from Pomona-Pitzer won't get a chance to defend their national title this year, but many of the runners are living and training together anyway.

 

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PomonaVotes Rallies Students—Wherever They May Be
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Michaela Shelton '21 and Naomi Tilles '22 lead the effort to register students and get out the vote, with a goal for  75% of eligible student voters to cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election.

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Amirah Adem ’21 To Explore Human Rights Violations in the U.S. by Documenting Her Own Story
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Amirah Adem '21 has a received a Strauss Foundation Award of $15,000 to carry out a project to educate others about female genital mutilation by documenting her story through film.

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Almost a Third of First-Year Students Engage in Collaborative 1-2-1 Summer Math
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Here are some numbers for you: 130 incoming first-year Pomona students—or 29% of the Class of 2024—opted to participate in 1-2-1 Math, an online summer program.

 

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The Beat Goes On at KSPC Despite Pandemic
Thursday, August 6, 2020

The student DJs scattered when campuses closed because of the pandemic, but Pomona College radio station KSPC has kept the music and programming going thanks to dedication and technology.

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