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By Samson Zhang 2896 Views 2022, Alumni, Andrea Pierre, ASPC, Board of Trustees, Commencement, Gerardo Rodriguez, Graduation, Huntington Library, Jennifer Doudna, Kinsmith Financial Corporation, Nirali Devgan, Nobel Prize, Pomona College, President, Smith Campus Center, Stewart Smith

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Jennifer Doudna PO ’85 and Kinsmith Financial Corporation CEO Stewart Smith PO ’68 will speak at the Pomona College class of 2022’s commencement ceremony, Pomona President G. Gabrielle Starr announced to students via email Feb. 15.

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December 2, 2021 9:45 pmDecember 2, 2021 9:46 pm

Test-optional policies are sticking around for 5C admissions

By Elina Lingappa 3877 Views 5C admissions, Adam Sapp, Admissions, Board of Trustees, Claremont McKenna College, COVID-19, Gilien Silsby, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College, Seth Allen, Test Optional, test-blind, Testing, Thyra Briggs

Although originally just a COVID-19-era necessity, test-optional admissions policies at the 5Cs may be sticking around. During the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, each of the 5Cs were test-optional, a pattern they shared with two- thirds of colleges and universities across the country. But even as classes resume in person, the 5Cs are taking a second look at their traditional testing requirements.