Paying homage to the late David Foster Wallace’s legacy as a writer and teacher, actor-directorJohn Krasinskispoke to a crowd of 200 Pomona College students Tuesday night at the first Los Angeles-area screening of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.A longtime fan of Wallace’s work, Krasinski—who rose to fame as Jim Halpert
Author: Travis Kaya
Efron Named Chair of Pomona College Board of Trustees
Pomona College named Paul Efron PO ‘76 the new Chair of the Board of Trustees on Apr. 22. Efron has been a member of the Board since 2000 and is the father of Alex Efron PO ’11. “I joined the board because I thought I could help to make the
Stand with Staff Petition Presented for Review
Organizers of last week’s Stand With Staff rally presented a petition of nearly 800 signatures to the Budget Planning Advisory Committee (BPAC) on Monday as part of their student-led initiative to garner support for workers’ rights. The petition comes on the heels of the well-attended rally on Apr. 25 advocating
Pomona Creates Early Retirement Plan
Pomona College announced a voluntary early retirement plan (VERP) on Apr. 21 for eligible staff and faculty members. Administrators hope that the measure will reduce the college’s number of full-time employees, and cut down on labor costs. “Consequently, it is clear that we will have to reduce these costs in
Staff Wages To Remain Stable, For Now, at Pomona
Despite college-wide efforts to curb spending in light of massive endowment losses, Pomona College employees will not see their wages and salaries affected by budget cuts in the 2009 fiscal year. With massive deficits expected within the next five years, however, administrators are currently re-evaluating the college’s budget to determine