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Pomona College’s talented and diverse Class of 2030, which arrived on campus last month, consists of 414 first-year students from across the country and the world.

More than 8,200 Pomona College alumni, families and friends contributed $63.8 million in gifts and pledges during the 2025-26 fiscal year, the second-largest fundraising year in the College’s history. 

A dozen new faculty joined Pomona College in tenure-track, tenured and coterminous positions ahead of the 2026-27 academic year. Three professors—including an alumnus—taught at the College previously.

Beckman Scholars Eva Chen ’27 and Ryan Mooney ’27 started their 15-month mentored research experience this summer, their recognition by Pomona College’s selection committee indicative of their promise as undergraduate researchers.

The Music Department’s free fall concert series will feature student performances of major works such as Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5, a new chamber opera composed by Assistant Professor of Music Ania Vu, and music from across the globe.

The first week of classes at Pomona College is underway, and Convocation on Tuesday marked the ceremonial start to the academic year.

Meagan Tokunaga Block ’15 cut her teeth in public service at Pomona, where she earned degrees in public policy analysis (with a concentration in environmental analysis) and politics. She also started 140 games for the Sagehens’ softball team.

Pomona College’s yearly Orientation Adventure lived up to its name for more than 400 new students who enjoyed various leisurely activities around Southern California before beginning the academic year at their new home.

Through an early Center for Global Engagement (CGE) initiative, Professor Pierre Englebert’s “Africa After the End of History” symposium and course will examine how the rest of the world now interacts with African nations.

Here are four students who benefited from the Pomona College Internship Program (PCIP) this summer and gained hands-on career experience in healthcare-related fields, thanks to generous PCIP stipends for multiweek unpaid or low-paid internships.