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Classics professors Benjamin Keim and Christopher Chinn discuss why the 3,000-year-old poem remains relevant, the perils and promise of adapting ancient classics and whether The Odyssey is the ultimate dad story.

Former All-American Hannah Gough ’25 will don her native Australia’s colors in Tokyo as the Aussies go for gold at the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship. The premier 16-team tournament begins Friday, July 24, and ends Sunday, August 2.

The Summer Undergraduate Research Program is supporting projects of more than 200 Pomona students, including a history major exploring archives in Rome and an anthropology and English double major studying cultural preferences in Rio de Janeiro.

Professor of Politics Mietek Boduszynski and his sister, Monica Chellam ’04, recently organized and led “Poland’s Democratic Journey,” an educational tour in Warsaw for senior American political and civic leaders focused on democratic resilience.

As director of amateur scouting for the Boston Red Sox, Jake Bruml ’15 is nomadic most of the year, his weekday afternoons an endless parade of high school and collegiate baseball at different schools in different counties in different states.

Donny Lu ’26 graduated in June with a Bachelor of Science degree from Caltech and is expected receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in August from Pomona. Now he’s in San Francisco launching a startup to build a hardware ecosystem in the U.S.

Four faculty members have been awarded endowed professorship positions. The Pomona College Board of Trustees voted to support these appointments during their meeting in May.

Fourteen faculty members have been promoted, recognizing the exceptional work and impact of faculty across departments. 

Fourteen recent Pomona College graduates have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for 2026-27. 

Khalab Blagburn ’27, a cognitive science and mathematics double major, won a $35,000 Beinecke Scholarship last month to support his graduate education—the first Pomona student since 2013 to receive the prize.