Stories of Sagehen Impact

In August, Haile will embark on a transformative journey as a Schwarzman Scholar, pursuing a master’s degree in global affairs from Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Enjoy the second of our three-part series on the inaugural Faculty-Led Program (FLP) to expand Pomona's global education. Politics Professor Mietek Boduszyński's shares daily updates on the students' excursions in Morocco. 

The path to a career of service has been paved for Genevieve Krieger ’24. Earlier this year she was awarded the Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship. 

Enjoy the first of our three-part series on Pomona College's inaugural Faculty-Led Program, Diplomacy and Human Rights in the Mediterranean, led by Mietek Boduszyński, associate professor of politics.

Each year, the Downing Scholarship funds two graduating seniors from Pomona to pursue a one-year master’s degree at Cambridge. Leo Alaghband ’24 and Zongqi Zhai ’24 have been selected to represent Pomona at Downing College this fall. 

Four recent Pomona College alumni have spent the past year at the University of Cambridge pursuing graduate degrees, supported by scholarships that Pomona helped them obtain. They have been engaged in research as well as extracurricular life.

The fellowship supports superlative students who are pursuing or planning to pursue full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education.

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. 

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.

Prof. Samuel Yamashita, Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History, began his own impact on student lives at Pomona College in 1983. Read about what attracted him to Pomona, his longtime mentorship of his students and his own pivotal life experiences.