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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
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Beckman scholars 2022 — Louie Kulber ’23 and Daniela Pierro ’23 Named Beckman Scholars
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In class with Professor of Anthropology Dru Gladney

In Memoriam: Anthropology Professor Dru Gladney

Friday, March 18, 2022

Anthropology Professor Dru Gladney, a leading expert on the peoples and cultures along the past and present Silk Road, passed away yesterday suddenly and unexpectedly. He was 65 years old.

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In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emeritus Professor of Politics Lee C. McDonald ’48

Friday, January 7, 2022

Emeritus Professor of Politics Lee McDonald ’48 passed away on Dec. 29, 2021. McDonald taught government and political theory from 1952 to 1990, serving as dean of the College from 1970 to 1975.

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In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emerita Professor of Biology Laura Mays Hoopes

Friday, October 29, 2021

Laura Mays Hoopes, Halstead-Bent Emerita Professor of Biology, has passed away. She served as Pomona College’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College from 1993 to 1998.

Remembering Dixie Lewis ’24

Friday, May 28, 2021

With deep sadness, we share the tragic news that Dixie Lewis ’24, a rising sophomore and member of the softball team, passed away Tuesday in a car accident.

In Memoriam: Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz died at home on Dec. 24, 2020, after a long illness. He was 83.

In Memoriam: English Professor Stanley Crouch

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Stanley Crouch —former Pomona College professor, poet, syndicated newspaper columnist, novelist and acclaimed and controversial jazz critic—died September 16 in New York at age 74.