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Pomona College has received a $1 million scholarship gift from alumnus David Sklar ’83 and his wife Susan Acevedo. 

Pamela Prickett, associate professor of sociology, shares insights from a recent book she coauthored telling the stories of people who were abandoned after death in Los Angeles County and the heartwarming ways strangers stepped in to provide dignity.

Arianna Lawrence ’26 has been awarded the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. The leadership development and scholarship program identifies and supports students who have a passion for helping others through public service.

Aidyn Osgood, visiting assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, teaches a popular class on the history of witchcraft. He shares insights into ways witches have been viewed in history and the evolution of Halloween as a cultural phenomenon. 

Will people of color cast their ballots in the next election in numbers consistent with past voter behavior or are new patterns developing? Is the gender gap consistent across groups? Assistant Professor of Politics Sara Sadhwani provides insights. 

Yanshuo Zhang, assistant professor of Asian languages and literatures, won a $150,000 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for her project to bolster the field of China studies at North American colleges and universities.

Tymmaa Asaed ’25 works closely with both Elizabeth Glater, professor of neuroscience, and Chuck Taylor, professor of chemistry, who have been teaming up for about a decade.

The Critical Inquiry Seminar, more commonly known as ID1, serves as the primary means to introduce students to the intellectual community of the College.

Sydney Cottrell ’26, Lexi Duffy ’26, Katharine Turcke ’26 and Ellie Urfrig ’26 are leading the Claremont League of Women Voters this academic year and promoting civic engagement ahead of November’s general election.

With football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo and men’s and women’s soccer in season, scores of Sagehens are balancing responsibilities this fall. Three discuss the thrill of being a student-athlete at Pomona.