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April 14, 2022 9:44 pm

Proposed legislation would increase state financial aid for California private college students

By Amara Mir and Marcella Todd 2073 Views California Legislature, Financial Aid

A pending bill would increase the amount of state aid available to California-residing 5C students, but it may not change the overall aid available.

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Claremont McKenna College Front Page News

April 1, 2022 12:02 amApril 1, 2022 1:57 am

CMC mistakenly offers admitted students $40,000 scholarship awards

By Jasper Davidoff 7278 Views Admissions, Admissions Day, Award, Claremont McKenna College, CMC, College Admissions, Economics, Financial Aid, Gilien Silsby, Podlich, Podlich Scholarship, PPE, Scholarship

When 306 of this year’s first-year applicants to Claremont McKenna College opened their admissions letters on March 24, they got the good news they were hoping for — and even more. But the joy from a $10,000 annual scholarship wouldn’t last long.

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Affinity Opinions

November 11, 2021 10:12 pmFebruary 23, 2022 5:44 pm

OPINION: Support for Black students at Pitzer is long overdue

By Luciénne Reyes 3259 Views Black Student Union, Campus Climates, Climate Survey, Community Engagement Center, COVID-19, Diversity, Equality, Financial Aid, Pandemic, Pitzer College, Predominantly White Institution, Racial Justice, Racism, Survey, Young Black Scholars

Similarities between the 1968 and 2020 Pitzer College Black Student Union’s addresses are testament to the lack of development in support for Black students, argues Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.

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Front Page News Pomona College

May 21, 2020 4:30 pmMay 21, 2020 5:05 pm

Pomona Board of Trustees votes to freeze tuition

By Julia Frankel and Maria Heeter 4731 Views CARES Act, Financial Aid, G. Gabrielle Starr, Pomona College, Tuition

Pomona College will freeze tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year at 2019-2020 levels, the college board of trustees voted Friday. The measure keeps on-campus tuition at $54,380.

"Economic diversity is important to a well-rounded liberal arts education. We learn from those who are most unlike us, and in a small school environment that is composed so fully of the upper echelons of the American aristocracy, we lose so much by having so little diversity." — Noah Gabor PZ '23

Opinions

May 3, 2020 10:22 pmMay 7, 2020 11:57 am

OPINION: Pitzer has an economic segregation problem

By Noah Gabor 6320 Views Financial Aid, Inequality, Pitzer College

In order to improve its economic diversity and become need-blind, Pitzer College needs to embark on a substantial fundraising campaign.

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Front Page News Pomona College

March 16, 2020 1:13 pmApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Many Pomona students’ housing petitions rejected, organizers say

By Jasper Davidoff 5017 Views Coronavirus, COVID-19, Financial Aid, FLI, International Students, Residence Halls, Student Activism, Student Affairs

A coalition of Pomona College students organizing as #HomelessAtPomona say that many petitions to remain on campus have been rejected.

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Claremont McKenna College Front Page Harvey Mudd College News Pitzer College Pomona College Scripps College

March 13, 2020 1:46 amApril 19, 2020 10:42 am

Colleges draft policies to meet students’ financial concerns as COVID-19 spreads

By Hank Snowdon 3204 Views Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Financial Aid, Harvey Mudd College, Money, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College, Student Workers

The 5Cs are sending students home and moving classes online, and many students have been left wondering about housing and financial issues.

Opinions

September 20, 2019 1:50 amSeptember 20, 2019 7:41 am

OPINION: Hey, Pomona admin — FLI students deserve textbooks, too

By Brooke Sparks 3202 Views Financial Aid, First-Generation Students, FLI, Low-Income Students, Textbooks

Despite Pomona College’s promise to first-generation and low income students to support their financial needs, FLI students are too often left with no help to buy hundreds of dollars of textbooks.

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News Pomona College

September 20, 2019 1:47 amSeptember 21, 2019 2:04 pm

Stuck in limbo: Low income Pomona students frustrated by uncertainty over textbook aid

By Jasper Davidoff 4560 Views Avis Hinkson, Books, Dean of Students, Financial Aid, FLI, Low-Income/First Generation Students, Pomona College, Textbooks

The programs Pomona College has implemented to help students afford textbooks have left many students unclear if and how they can receive financial support for academic materials.