When directives to clear the campuses, cancel events and suspend most on-site activity were issued in March, many 5C students scattered for home or alternate residences. But departing students left behind a vastly different landscape for the handful of their classmates that remained at the colleges.
Author: Erika Schwerdfeger
Facing challenges of remote instruction, 5C faculty and students get creative
With one week of remote classes under their belts, 5C professors and students are coming to terms with the ups and downs of online instruction.
After dispute with protesters, Pomona lets about 100 students stay during pandemic
After Pomona College sent most students away in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, about 100 students remain on campus as of Friday.
March sadness: P-P, CMS cancel spring sports seasons due to coronavirus
Following the 5Cs’ decision to eliminate in-person classes, athletic departments suspended the remainder of the spring sports season.
Pomona shortens OA, overhauls orientation programming
Pomona College is planning a slew of changes to its first-year orientation programming, designed to increase awareness of campus resources.
Pomona shortens OA by a day and a half, will house three trips on campus
Pomona College is shortening its Orientation Adventure by a day and a half, and adding LA-based options which won’t require wilderness travel.
As coronavirus spreads, 5C students’ study abroad programs abruptly canceled
As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread globally, more 5C students studying abroad are seeing their programs suddenly canceled.
Right-wing foundation to sue Pomona, Pitzer
The David Horowitz Freedom Center will sue Pomona and Pitzer Colleges for alleged anti-Semitism, citing Trump’s new executive order.
Pomona to limit OA destinations further than four hours
Pomona will keep next fall’s Orientation Adventure destinations within four hours’ driving distance from campus.
Claremont residents turn out to condemn police outsourcing proposal
Claremont residents opposed a proposal to dissolve the city’s police department and contract with the L.A. County sheriff instead.