Stories of Sagehen Impact

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.

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

From his office on the Pomona College campus, Tahir Andrabi, Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics, is helping to improve educational outcomes half a world away in Pakistan, with global implications.

Each year, the Alumni Association bestows awards on alumni and faculty for their unique and remarkable achievements. 

Francesca Capossela ’18, David Connor ’15 and Julius Taranto ’12, along with Tyriek White PZ ’13, convened this month on Pomona’s campus for the event “Four ‘First Novelists,’” presented by the Pomona College English Department.

Since hitting FM airwaves Feb. 12, 1956, KSPC has given Claremont Colleges students the platform and freedom to explore the intricacies of DJing, making the college radio station unique in its objective and longevity.

By day, Della Anjeh ’16 works as a software engineer at Google. On evenings and weekends, she moonlights as a cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers. Her experiences at Pomona College helped launch both of her disparate careers.

Hear how Alumni Association Board member Robi Ganguly ’00 used his Pomona education experience and long-standing Sagehen friendships to forge an entrepreneurial path leading to his own successful company and the inspiration to pay it forward.

In 2018, Pomona College alumna Mackenzie Grieman '09 spent weeks living in a tent in Antarctica for postdoctoral research. Six years later, she's an associate editor at Springer Nature Group, the global publisher of scientific research.

In January, the Career Development Office’s (CDO) Smart Start Career Fellows Program partnered with several Bay Area alumni who helped to arrange an experiential learning trip for 20 sophomores.