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Three members of the Pomona College faculty, Biology Professor Rachel Levin, History Professor April Mayes and Physics Professor Thomas Moore were named in May to endowed professorships by vote of the College’s Board of Trustees. 

Sixteen recent Pomona alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-2025 cycle, matching last year’s number of awardees which made Pomona a top producer of Fulbright students. 

Htet Wai Yan ’24 was stationed in his native Myanmar during Pomona College’s remote 2020-21 school year. There, as a first-year student, he navigated a 13-hour time difference and a military coup to keep up with his studies.

Prof. Char Miller's areas of expertise include history and environmental analysis. In this third in a series with Pomona faculty about election issues, he shares the role the environment and climate change might play in the fall elections.

A grant from the Institute of International Education’s American Passport Project can help 25 Pomona College students who are Pell Grant-eligible to receive funding for their first U.S. adult passport. This can open doors to international study.

Known for her roles in Zoot Suit and Encanto, Rose Portillo ’75 took great pride in creating Draper Center’s first community engagement course, Theatre with Young Audiences, nearly two decades ago.

Six members of the Pomona College faculty have been named winners of the 2024 Wig Distinguished Professor Award, which recognizes excellence in teaching, commitment to students and service to the College and the community. 

Mietek Boduszyński is an associate professor of politics at Pomona College with nearly a decade of experience as a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State. He shares insights into the role foreign policy may play in the presidential election.

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Choi's desire to build community made a road trip to Mesquite, Texas, last month happen. 

Pomona-Pitzer once again proved it can hang with the top Division I teams in the country. Two more wins and the Sagehens will capture a third consecutive Division III national championship.