On Monday, Pomona Divest from Apartheid established an encampment on Pomona’s Marston Quad to express solidarity with Gaza.
Author: Annabelle Ink
College administrations nationwide escalate responses to protests for Palestinian liberation
Higher education institutions across the nation respond to pro-Palestine protests, prompting concerns from some community members.
Pomona College hosts town hall to discuss calls for divestment; Starr announces plans to lift three of seven suspensions for arrested students
On Thursday, April 18, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr and Chair of the Board of Trustees Sam Glick hosted a town hall discussion in response to students’ calls for the administration to disclose their investments and to divest from “the apartheid system within the state of Israel.”
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.
Pomona faculty holds emergency meeting to discuss resolution condemning arrests
On Monday, April 8, Pomona College held an emergency faculty meeting to discuss a resolution regarding the April 5 student arrests.
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.
Pitzer Green Bike Program launches new women and gender-nonconforming hours
The Pitzer Green Bike Program recently launched an initiative to host women and gender-nonconforming hours each Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Community members release statements about Haifa study abroad program; Pitzer College Council to vote on suspension next month
Following heightened community tensions, the Pitzer College Council met Thursday to discuss their study abroad program with the University of Haifa.
5C students march to Claremont City Council meeting; council unanimously votes to support neutrality resolution, bars vote on ceasefire
On Tuesday, Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine led a march to Claremont City Hall to attend a vote on a ceasefire resolution in Gaza.
ASPC and Divest 5Cs referendum results released
From Monday, Feb. 19 to Wednesday, Feb. 21, students at Pomona College voted on a campus-wide referendum hosted by the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC). The referendum was proposed by Divest Claremont Colleges and endorsed by 34 other on-campus student organizations. The referendum was meant to gather student opinions