Author: Jessie Welcomer

Paul Koenig PO ’14 was one of 20 students nationwide to won the 2013 Beinecke Scholarship, an award of $34,000 for graduate studies. Koenig, a music major, plans to pursue a Ph.D. in music theory or possibly a joint M.A./Ph.D. program. Jennifer Locke, Assistant Director of Fellowships and Career Advising

Pomona College has hired Bertil Lindblad PO ’78 as the Senior Adviser for International Initiatives, a newly created position that will focus on expanding international opportunities for the Pomona community. Interim Dean Betsy Crighton sent an e-mail to the student body on Feb. 6 welcoming Lindblad to the new position.

Two student forums were held at Pomona College this week to give students an opportunity to ask questions of the final candidates for Dean of the College, a position that was left open earlier this year when former dean and Acting President Cecilia Conrad began her position as Director of

When Pomona College students return from winter break in January, they may be seeing some new faces in the residence halls—those of Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students. According to Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life Eric Vos, CMC is currently operating slightly above maximum enrollment capacity, which

This semester, Emma French PZ ’13 joined Pitzer College’s Ecology Center, one of many environmental organizations offered at the Claremont Colleges. French, however, soon recognized the need for a unifying force to coordinate activities between the various environmental groups. “There’s a lot of people on each campus doing similar, wonderful

Since arriving on campus in August, students living in Pomona College’s Mudd-Blaisdell and Harwood Court residence halls have been greeted with chain link fences covered in black tarps and construction signs every time they exit or enter their building. Though students were initially told the construction project surrounding Dartmouth Avenue

As a liberal arts college, Pomona College boasts a plethora of courses across all disciplines. For gender and women’s studies major Sarah Appelbaum PO ’13, however, academic options have occasionally been sparse. “There have been semesters where there wasn’t a single course offered talking about queer theory that was within

Pomona College’s annual Halloween party, Harwood Halloween, has undergone some major changes this year. The party, which was previously held in the parking lot beneath Pomona’s Information Technology Services (ITS), will take place in the new South Campus Parking Structure on Saturday, Oct. 29. Also, while the full event will

Paul Riggins HM ’12 has a busy schedule. With classes, string theory research for his thesis, tutoring appointments with underclassmen through Harvey Mudd College’s (HMC) Academic Excellence Program, and graduate school applications, Riggins has his fair share of academic commitments. But Riggins, who has earned a spot on the dean’s