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Pomona Institutes Policy Changes as Activist Groups Begin Another Semester of Protests

Emilio Bankier

Aug 28

Pomona Institutes Policy Changes as Activist Groups Begin Another Semester of Protests

Private property signage at Pomona College. On August 21st, Pomona College Treasurer Jeff Roth, Dean of Students Avis Hinkson, and...

Pomona President Starr Announces Spring Sabbatical

Emilio Bankier

Aug 22

Pomona President Starr Announces Spring Sabbatical

Image Credit: Pomona College On August 20th, Pomona College president Gabi Starr announced her decision to take a sabbatical during the...

Pomona Students Vote to Divest from Israeli "Apartheid"

Liam Bayer

Feb 23

Pomona Students Vote to Divest from Israeli "Apartheid"

Copyright of Dave and Margie Hill. On Thursday, February 22, Pomona College's student government, released the results from the...

Pomona Professor Investigated for Discrimination, Takes College to Court

Charlie Hatcher

Feb 13

Pomona Professor Investigated for Discrimination, Takes College to Court

Professor Aaron Kunin in his office. Image Credit: Pomona College In December, Pomona College English professor Aaron Kunin began...

Palestine Protesters Block Entry to Pomona College Building

Liam Bayer

Nov 13, 2023

Palestine Protesters Block Entry to Pomona College Building

Students protest Pomona's financial ties to Israel. On Thursday, November 9th, students from across the Claremont Colleges protested at...

Divest Claremont Submits Legal Complaint Against Pomona College

Charlie Hatcher

Nov 5, 2023

Divest Claremont Submits Legal Complaint Against Pomona College

Students march through Pomona's campus. (TSL) On Monday, October 30th, the student group Divest Claremont Colleges, in collaboration with...

Claremont SJP Blames Israel for Hamas Attacks

Jameson Mitrovich

Oct 14, 2023

Claremont SJP Blames Israel for Hamas Attacks

Walker Wall at Pomona College. (Claremont JVP) In a statement released on October 8, the Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine and...

Israeli Flag Torn in Half at Pomona College

Margot Rosenblatt

Mar 6, 2023

Israeli Flag Torn in Half at Pomona College

Image taken by Solomon Oshin This fall, Solomon Olshin, a Senior at Pomona, hung three flags from his dorm window: an Israeli Flag, a...

Pomona Map Vandalized Over Israel-Palestine Conflict

Margot Rosenblatt

Mar 3, 2023

Pomona Map Vandalized Over Israel-Palestine Conflict

On Feb 17th, a Claremont student visiting the Oldenborg Center, Pomona’s international residence hall, found a hallway’s painted map of...

Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Activist Visits Claremont Colleges

Pieter van Wingerden

Oct 30, 2022

Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Activist Visits Claremont Colleges

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Sunny Cheung spoke at Pomona College last month. The event was part of the Hong Kong Democracy Council’s...

Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students

Anna Gersh

Feb 18, 2022

Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students

In an email sent to Pomona College students today, the Associated Students of Pomona College Senate (ASPC) announced their support for...

Claremont Colleges Reopen Cross-Campus Dining

Trevor Klein

Feb 10, 2022

Claremont Colleges Reopen Cross-Campus Dining

On Tuesday, the Claremont Colleges announced that cross-campus dining will partially reopen on February 26. An email sent to the Scripps...

Students Call For Online Option For Disabled Students

Leonora Willett

Feb 3, 2022

Students Call For Online Option For Disabled Students

On Tuesday, Claremont DISCOVR (IG:@claremontdiscovr) posted a petition calling on the Claremont Colleges to provide an online alternative...

Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs

Santiago Barreto

Jan 29, 2022

Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs

In an email sent to students, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) President Maria Klawe announced that “Dr. Marco Valenzuela will be the permanent...

Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option

Liam MacDonald

Jan 21, 2022

Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option

Earlier this evening, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium announced a new set of guidelines for the remainder of the...

Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23

Kara Hagler and Sophia Frye

Jan 7, 2022

Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23

Yesterday, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium emailed students regarding their initial spring semester COVID-19...

Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester

Trevor Klein

Jan 6, 2022

Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester

After a preliminary announcement earlier this week, on Thursday Scripps, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd College, members of the Claremont...

Claremont Consortium To Reopen For Spring Semester, Restrict In-Person Activity

Santiago Barreto

Jan 3, 2022

Claremont Consortium To Reopen For Spring Semester, Restrict In-Person Activity

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the U.S., several Claremont Colleges sent emails to their...

Pomona To Require Booster Shots, Cancel 5C Events At Start Of Spring Semester

Liam MacDonald

Dec 20, 2021

Pomona To Require Booster Shots, Cancel 5C Events At Start Of Spring Semester

In an email sent earlier today, Pomona College administrator informed students that “eligible students, faculty and staff should receive...

The Chain of Decision Making: Where Are COVID-19 Rules Coming From?

Leonora Willett

Dec 12, 2021

The Chain of Decision Making: Where Are COVID-19 Rules Coming From?

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, LA County’s precautions have been among the strictest in the country. For example, the county recently...