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Faculty promotions 2022

Nine Pomona College Faculty Members Promoted

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Jared Mejia '22

From Classroom to Lab to Soccer Field: Jared Mejia ’22 Excels

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What’s Happening at Pomona College this Summer

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Seven Faculty Members Receive Wig Distinguished Professor Award
Monday, May 16, 2022
The 2022 Wig Distinguished Professor awards were announced May 15 at the first in-person Pomona College Commencement in three years.
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Abdul Ajeigbe ’22 Combines Computer Science and Media Studies for Immersive Gaming Experience
Monday, April 18, 2022
Abdul Ajeigbe '22 finds a seamless combination of his majors of computer science and media studies in his virtual reality senior thesis.
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Rose Portillo ’75 and Jasmine Reed ’12 Make Movie Magic for Disney’s Encanto
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Lecturer Rose Portillo ’75 voiced a character in the award-winning film Encanto and Jasmine Reed ’12 worked on the production side to make the animated film about a Colombian family with magical powers come alive on screen. 
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Pomona College Transfer Students Overcome Challenges and Find Community
Friday, December 10, 2021
Three Pomona College transfer students share their experiences as they navigate a new academic environment and find their place in the Pomona College community. 
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New Critical Inquiry Seminars Explore the Power of Art, Media, Love
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Critical inquiry seminars are a required class for first year students, and this year there are eight new ones that students can choose from.
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Solar Cells, Warbler Birds and Medieval Manuscripts: 14 Thesis Projects to Cap (and Gown) Senior Year
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Pomona College seniors share their thesis projects that range in topics from physics to anthropology, theatre and molecular biology.
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Media Studies Professor Jennifer Friedlander Receives a Fulbright Scholar Award
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Media Studies Professor Jennifer Friedlander, has received a U.S. Fulbright Fellowship for 2020-21. She will be a visiting scholar at the Freud Museum in Vienna and will teach a seminar at the University of Vienna.

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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.

Sam Kelly ’18 Covers Chicago Protests
Journalist Sam Kelly ’18 Covers Chicago Protests
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Sam Kelly ’18, a journalist for the Chicago Sun-Times, reports on protests, police response from the streets.

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Ten Horror Movies You May Have Not Seen and Should According to Professor Kevin Wynter
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Media Studies Professor Kevin Wynter, who specializes in the horror genre, offers insight into its definition and evolution as a genre and offers recommendations on must-watch horror movies this spooky season.

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