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James Solomon ’06 will be the next mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, after receiving 68% of the vote in Tuesday’s runoff election against the state’s former governor. The Pomona alumnus will lead New Jersey’s second-largest city.

Kristine Cho ’21 is interested in judgment and decision making, and her research at Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley focuses on questions such as when and why people infer more than the literal meaning of a statement.

Chloe Marple ’26 recently won the 2026 Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman for demonstrating independent work, a real interest in the field and quality performance in advanced courses and special programs. 

While not as profound as other sustainability efforts at Pomona College, Green Bikes’ impact is reflected in campus culture, says Nikhil Schneider, assistant director of sustainability.

Alumna Sharon Camp ’65 founded the start-up behind the development and commercialization of the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill. She received an honorary LL.D. from Pomona in 2013 and wrote a Commencement speech for that year’s senior class.

Hosted November 7-9, Family Weekend 2025 included a moderated conversation with Bill Nye, the beloved “Science Guy,” and the John A. Payton ’73 Distinguished Lectureship featuring Kwame Anthony Appiah, “The Ethicist” for New York Times Magazine.

To celebrate Veterans Day, Trevor Bwanika ’28 and Andres Jacobo ’28 share their respective paths to Claremont, plans for their time here and how Pomona is preparing them for the next chapter of their lives.

Now in its fourth year, Exit 47 is part of the Office of Admissions’ outreach efforts to local schools. The program brings top students from high schools within a 50-mile radius to campus to learn broadly about college admissions and financial aid. 

Her Sagehen career complete, Hannah Gough ’25 has her sight set on making the Australian national team bound for the 2026 World Cup in Tokyo and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Edray Goins will serve one year as president-elect of the MAA starting July 1, then two years as president beginning July 1, 2027. He’ll subsequently serve a year as past president.