This year, Claremont McKenna College and Pomona College both made adjustments to their housing to accommodate all of the students requesting on-campus housing. While Pomona was able to house all students on campus, CMC is housing 15 transfer students in apartments at the Brighton Park complex, located north of the
Author: Marc Rod
Nicole Weekes Promoted to Pomona Diversity Leadership Position
Pomona College Neuroscience Professor Nicole Weekes was recently promoted to a full-time position as an Associate Dean of the College focusing on diversity issues on Pomona’s campus, particularly within the faculty and academic affairs department. Weekes has a long history of working on successful diversity initiatives at Pomona. During
Scripps President Tiedens Transitions Smoothly
Scripps College President Dr. Larissa Tiedens, who took office on Aug. 1, 2016, has already become extremely involved in campus life. Tiedens is a social psychologist and former senior associate dean at Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is replacing former President Lori Bettison-Varga, who left Scripps in fall 2015. The
Pitzer Students, Faculty Outraged Over Skandera Hall Dedication
The Pitzer College Office of Communications, in an email dated May 6, announced that the multi-purpose hall previously named 2014 Hall would be renamed Skandera Hall to honor former college president Laura Skandera Trombley, at the request of the donors who contributed the funds for the hall’s construction. This announcement sparked a wave of