On Monday, Pomona Divest from Apartheid established an encampment on Pomona’s Marston Quad to express solidarity with Gaza.
Tag: Palestine
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.
OPINION: Pomona, riot gear police is the opposite of de-escalation and ‘dialogue’
Former TSL editor-in-chief Jenna McMurtry PO ’25 argues that Pomona College’s decision to call the police on April 5 protestors was unprecedentedly cruel.
7C and national organizations denounce Pomona College’s response to student arrests
Following the arrest of 20 students at Pomona College by the Claremont Police Department (CPD) on Friday, April 5, several 7C and national organizations have released statements condemning Pomona’s response, pointing to both the academic disciplinary and legal prosecutions sanctioned by its president, G. Gabrielle Starr.
20 student protesters arrested at Pomona College
20 students were arrested outside of Pomona College’s Alexander Hall in a protest condemning the administration’s removal of a ‘mock apartheid wall,’ on Friday, April 5.