Dozens of Pomona College students met with Pomona President David Oxtoby and other Pomona administrators on Mar. 31 at a student forum about diversity and inclusion initiatives. The forum followed a Mar. 23 email to Pomona students from Oxtoby, acting Vice President and Dean of Students Jan Collins-Eaglin, and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Author: Candice Wang
Pomona Policy Change Draws Criticism from International Students
On the evening of Mar. 23, an email from International Student Advisor Sara Mitchell about changes in Pomona College’s Curricular Practical Training (CPT) policies raised concerns within Pomona's international student community. According to the email, international students will no longer be provided with CPT work authorization required for noncitizens to work in
Pomona Writing Fellow Resigns, Claims Harassment
On Feb. 28, Claremont Independent Editor-in-Chief Steven Glick PO ’17 published an editorial about his resignation from Pomona College’s Writing Center. Glick’s editorial outlined several incidents with the Writing Center leadership “over many months,” characterizing interactions which included meetings with the leadership and investigation about an anonymous complaint as “harassment” based
ASCMC Senate Expresses Support for Marginalized Students
The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Senate passed a resolution Nov. 23 affirming support for CMC students from marginalized identities in response to a Nov. 16 letter published by CMCers of Color and four other affinity groups in the wake of recent protests regarding race on campus. The Nov. 16 letter,
Students Demand Representation in Search for Pomona Dean of College
Pomona College has been conducting an internal search for a Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. The Faculty Search Committee did not include a student representative, but due to a recent request from a group of students, a student chair—Aaron Sege PO '18—was added to help solicit
Pomona Administration’s Response to Bed Bugs Frustrates Students
After two weeks of exile, rounds of laundry and chemical sprays, and a month of frustration, Pomona College’s Sontag Hall was finally deemed free of bed bugs, and residents of the Sontag 230 and 130 residential suites were allowed to move back into their suites on Oct. 6 and 7. According to
Know Tomorrow Event to Highlight Climate Change
The Claremont Colleges will join more than 50 campuses nationwide today, Oct. 2, for Know Tomorrow, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness about climate change. Over 30 environmental organizations and a number of partner vendors will set up booths on Pomona College’s Walker Beach for an activity fair from noon
Construction Continues Across 5Cs
By now, 5C students are used to hearing the buzzing and whirring of construction in Claremont. Multiple projects occur simultaneously across the campuses, and when one college wraps up construction, another begins almost immediately. Already this semester, we have seen the completion of two buildings at the 5Cs: the Robert A. Millikan Laboratory