Pomona College alumnus and acclaimed poet Garrett Hongo ’73 returns with a powerful new work called "Ocean of Clouds." Members of the Pomona College community, including President G. Gabrielle Starr, attended Hongo's special book launch and reading.

Edray Goins, professor of mathematics and statistics, is the first mathematician from Pomona College to be elected president of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). www.pomona.edu/news/2025/10...

Wonderful first day of residency with the music students at @pomonacollege.bsky.social

Happy Founders Day, Sagehens! Honoring the past, celebrating the present, and looking ahead to the future of Pomona College.

Students recently showcased their summer discoveries at the Intensive Summer Experience Symposium — from quantum speed limits to public health in the Inland Empire. With 290 posters, they brought passion, curiosity, and real-world impact to Stover Walk. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/10...

Jenna McMurtry '25 unpacks a powerful story for NPR about Rock Springs, Wyoming’s new monument honoring 28 Chinese miners killed in an 1885 anti-immigrant massacre. www.npr.org/2025/09/28/n...

Sagehen spirit lit up campus, loud and proud, as fans rallied behind our team in the rivalry game against CMS. The Pomona-Pitzer football team secured a 25-17 victory over CMS Saturday night. Photos by: Teresa Chang '29

This week ASHE features Fernando Lozano, Profesor of Economics @pomonacollege.bsky.social and Co-Director of the AE Mentoring Program (AEAMP) in recognition of his leadership, scholarship, and contributions to the profession. His work inspires and empowers future generations of economists. #Econsky

Class of 2025 came together to give back to Pomona College. Nearly 27% of our newest alumni made a gift to the College. These gifts went to scholarships, community partnerships, athletics, the Draper Center, the Internship Program. www.pomona.edu/support-pomo...

The Pasadena Now reviews The Benton Museum of Art's new exhibitions. pasadenanow.com/weekendr/dra...

Pomona College is excited to welcome 15 new faculty members this fall to tenure-track and tenured positions! Their expertise spans fields from media studies and Asian languages to environmental analysis and English. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/09...

The Pomona College Internship Program (PCIP) has transformed summer break into a season of opportunity for students, providing them with stipends to pursue low-paid or unpaid internships. This summer, nearly 100 students benefited from the program. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/09...

Pomona College shared new data about the Class of 2029. This year’s incoming Sagehens were selected from a record 12,470 applicants. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/09...

More than 7,900 alumni, families and friends gave a record $82.8 million in gifts and pledges this past year—breaking all fundraising records in the institution’s 138-year history. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/08...

Did anyone else smile after today's Wordle? Cecil did 😁

Beckman Scholars Sebastian Kinzie ’26 and Anji Sipkins-Chenn ’27 started their 15-month mentored research experience this summer, the chemistry major and biology major recognized by Pomona College’s selection committee as exceptional undergraduates in their fields. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/09...

Pomona offered a variety of orientation activities for new students. This year, students participated in a dialogue session led by a panel of their peers. Emceed by Lawrence Stampino-Strain ’26, the discussion explored the meaning of dialogue and its core concepts.

Incoming Pomona College students participate in a three-day Orientation Adventure trip, at no extra cost, before classes begin in the fall. It gives them an opportunity to make friends in a relaxed environment as they settle into campus life. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/08...

Jonathan Williams, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Pomona, contributes to @Forbes story. www.forbes.com/sites/brenna...

Last first day of school in the family. Chirp, chirp. @pomonacollege.bsky.social

President G. Gabrielle Starr's message to new students this year focused on building community: “Join teams that stretch your horizons and expose you to new ideas and experiences." Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1F0...

Several of our incredible professors are being featured on NPR's The Academic Minute, sharing insights from their groundbreaking research with listeners across the country. Tune in to hear how their work is shaping how we understand the world—one minute at a time. www.npr.org/podcasts/564...

Biology majors Thomas Amory ’27 and Max Distaso ’28 are spending their summer in search of radio-banded pelicans and studying American bullfrogs and two species of woodrat. They are among 241 students in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/08...

The Pomona College Board of Trustees has elected investment company founder Paul Ghaffari ’80 and journalist and healthcare advocate Evelyn Nussenbaum ’84 as new members of the 31-member board. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

Prof. Sara Sadhwani speaks with the @latimes.com about redistricting in California. www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Chinasa T. Okolo '18, a fellow at the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, speaks to @npr.org about "woke AI." www.npr.org/2025/07/23/n...

Chloe Marple ’26 and Sage Santomenna ’26 were among the 441 college students recognized by the Goldwater Foundation for their exceptional promise of becoming research leaders in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

Today: working on organic chemistry catalysis lab I've been working on developing with my undergrad Organic Chemistry professor at @pomonacollege.bsky.social . If you ever doubt where to make a contribution, get in touch with the people who shaped you - give back a little to get so much!

What led to the demise of indigenous people that once inhabited the land around Pomona College? Gabriel Dalton ’25 wants to challenge the conventional theory that smallpox epidemics in the late 1800s wiped them out. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

Last month, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Jessica Stern ’12 published "Beyond difficult: An attachment-based guide to dealing with challenging people." www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

Prof. Char Miller discusses the recent flooding in Central Texas for San Antonio Express-News. He explains how hillside developments in Southern California were “built to burn,” these areas along the Guadalupe were built to flood and will surely do so again. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

Pomona College is honored to be recognized by The Princeton Review for our commitment to making education accessible, ranking fifth on the list of “Top 20 Best Schools for Financial Aid (Private Schools)." www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

The 2025 MLB Draft is scheduled for July 13-14, and as front office executives across baseball decide which players to draft, JC Ng '25 will be waiting to see if his body of work at Pomona earns him a chance to continue his playing career. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/07...

Desiree (Golen) Wicht ’08 and her husband Jordan spent more than half of the last decade on their 30-foot sailboat Atticus, braving hurricanes, Turkish warships and even pirates. magazine.pomona.edu/2025/spring/...

The Asian Studies program recognized seven students for excellence in academics. Thanks to an anonymous gift, the program introduced six additional student prize awards to complement the Chanya Charles Butts ’90 Senior Thesis Prize. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

Today’s spotlight features Alan Jiang, a rising junior in Computer Science and Mathematics @pomonacollege.bsky.social. Alan is working in Andrew Blumberg’s lab to build tools for single-cell RNA sequencing analysis. Read more: bit.ly/SRPQA2025 cc: @columbiacancer.bsky.social

Prof. Prageeta Sharma's poem "Passions of the Void" appears in @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

Tori Agostini '20, an international relations major, has lived in Denmark the past three years while working for the freight forwarder Flexport. She was one of 150 Schwarzman Scholars chosen from nearly 5,000 applicants. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

Congratulations to our Fulbright recipients! We're proud to honor these outstanding students whose academic excellence, curiosity, and commitment to global engagement have earned them prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Chirp, chirp! www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

Pomona College Magazine: How a Nigerian-American record executive, Tunji Balogun ’04, came to run the label that launched LL Cool J, Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys. magazine.pomona.edu/2025/spring/...

Prof. Char Miller @charmillerfour discusses on LA Times Studios: "LA is 'Built to Burn': What Can We Do About It?" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Johanna S. Hardin has been named the Hardison Chair of Analytical Thinking at Pomona College by vote of the College’s Board of Trustees. She joined the College in 2002 as an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

Research into the Pope's Louisiana family tree would seem to all but confirm he's a cousin of former @nytimes.com editor Dean Baquet, current @grambling1901.bsky.social president Martin Lemelle, and @pomonacollege.bsky.social professor emeritus Sidney J. Lemelle. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Seven members of the Class of 2025 were awarded the Rena Gurley Archibald High Scholarship Prize at Commencement on May 18. The prize is given to seniors drawn from the list of students with perfect GPAs. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

The new season of Sagecast, the podcast of Pomona College, recently launched with the theme “What’s Next?” Each episode features a conversation between a Pomona professor and an alumnus or alumna who shares their field of interest and expertise. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06...

Conor Friedersdorf '02 talks to several Pomona students and faculty for this piece in @TheAtlantic. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Hundreds of linens, school supplies and other items donated by Pomona College students after the spring semester will have a second life thanks to the Sustainability Office’s annual ReCoop, a program where items that would normally go into landfills are instead delivered to local organizations.

On National Higher Education Day, we celebrated the transformative power of accessible education. Roofie Konshie ’28's journey to Pomona College exemplifies how financial aid can open doors to opportunity. www.pomona.edu/news/2025/05...

Take a listen as Prof. Char Miller @charmiller4.bsky.social talks about proposed legislation to reform California's environmental regulation law on @knxnews. www.audacy.com/podcast/the-...

Congratulations to Denis Recendez and Mary Rosier on receiving the Distinguished Staff Award at the annual staff recognition luncheon. Thank you for your exemplary service to the College. Chirp, chirp! www.pomona.edu/news/2025/05...