For 15 years, Pomona College economics professor Tahir Andrabi and his research team have been conducting research to understand and improve education for villages in Pakistan. The World Bank Strategic Evaluation Fund awarded Andrabi and his research team a three-year $745,000 grant this September to continue this research. “As far as
Author: Jazmin Ocampo
CMC Center Caters to 5C Entrepreneurs
Claremont McKenna College’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) held an open house Oct. 11. The center, founded last year, is working to expand its 5C presence and to continue to provide student entrepreneurs with mentoring, funding, and other resources. The CIE focuses on building a “strong intercollegiate community around
Chiapas Support Committee Holds Speaker Series
Revolution, resistance, and political movements across the Americas are the focus of an ongoing series of events held this semester by the Chiapas Support Committee (CSC) at the 5Cs. The CSC is a grassroots volunteer organization that began in the Claremont area in 1995 that supports “indigenous people fighting against
Pomona Launches Leadership Program
Pomona College is launching its 4/7 Leadership Program this semester after several years of planning to provide students with leadership development opportunities tailored to their interests. “We’ve heard certain feedback from various sources that students are interested in learning how to tell their stories better, and I think this is
Students Reflect on Orientation Dances
The first weeks of college for first-years present a haze of new activities, including—despite what the substance-free opening dictates—an introduction to mind-altering substances for some. Being away from home, a first time for many, calls for a night to remember, or perhaps not, by the following day. There is a
Pomona Turns Fourth Street Into a Walkway
Fourth Street is no longer accessible by car on Pomona College’s campus after a summer construction project changed the street into a pedestrian walkway. Parking spaces were also eliminated around Bridges Auditorium to avoid traffic jams and other inconveniences. “Eliminating parking on Fourth Street and around Big Bridges creates a