On Sunday, May 12, Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA) and the Los Angeles, Orange County and Inland Empire chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM LA-OC-IE) organized a protest to disrupt Pomona College’s relocated commencement ceremony.
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OPINION: Who graduation disruption actually harms
Graduating senior Kevin Carlson PO ’24 urges Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA) organizers to reconsider their methods after Pomona’s commencement ceremony was moved off campus.
Pomona College moves commencement off campus during student encampment on Marston Quad
On Friday, May 10, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr emailed a statement to the Pomona community announcing Pomona’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, May 12, would be moved off campus to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The announcement comes during an ongoing Gaza solidarity encampment on Marston Quad.
‘No commencement until divestment:’ Pomona Divest from Apartheid organizes second encampment to express solidarity with Gaza
On Monday, Pomona Divest from Apartheid established an encampment on Pomona’s Marston Quad to express solidarity with Gaza.
Pomona faculty vote to divest from corporations ‘complicit in war crimes committed by the Israeli government’
On Thursday, May 2, Pomona College faculty voted to “divest from corporations complicit with war crimes and other human rights violations committed by the Israeli government in Israel/Palestine.”
OPINION: Dear Pomona College faculty, vote with your students
Emeritus Professor of History Victor Silverman pens a letter in support of a faculty resolution on divestment from Israeli organizations and affiliates.
A history of occupying Pomona College’s Alexander Hall
In light of the arrest of 20 students on April 5, TSL looks back on the history of protest and organizing at Alexander Hall.
‘The only solution is a political solution’: UCLA professor James L. Gelvin gives historical perspective on Gaza
On April 3, UCLA Professor of History James L. Gelvin gave a lecture titled “The Conflict in Gaza: A Historian’s View” at Pitzer College’s Benson Auditorium where he examined the historical roots and current dynamics of Israel’s ongoing siege of Gaza.
Pomona College faculty votes to pass resolution condemning college; over 250 7C community members walkout for divestment
On Thursday, April 11, Pomona College faculty passed a resolution criticizing the events of April 5 while hundreds of 7C members protested.
Pitzer College Council votes to permanently close University of Haifa study abroad program; Pitzer President Strom Thacker announces intention to veto
The Pitzer College Council voted to suspend Pitzer’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa, a motion that Thacker announced he would veto.