A liberal arts education values knowledge for its own sake, cultivating well-rounded citizens beyond the narrow confines of pre-professionalism. Yet Anna Yost PO ’28 argues that both pre-professional students and academia-focused students at Pomona are disconnected from practical skills necessary outside the classroom.
Tag: Academia
The 5Cs Class of 2028 by the numbers
This fall, TSL surveyed first-years from throughout the 5Cs to take a glimpse at the Class of 2028. From demographic info like race, sexuality and family background to lifestyle choices like dating habits or drugs and alcohol use, the survey chronicles some key aspects of the newest members of the
OPINION: Give humanities and social sciences a chance
While STEM subjects are great, the humanities and social sciences deserve to be recognized too, writes Zeean Firmeza PO ’26.
OPINION: Academia needs to better accommodate writer’s block
We need to rethink writer’s block, and acknowledge that it’s not inherently a bad thing, writes Yifei Cheng PO ’24.
OPINION: We need more women-specific academic programs at the 5Cs
The Claremont Colleges must devote more resources to female students’ academic development and to programs that confront systemic challenges in academia, argues Yutong Niu PO ’23.
Let’s spill the pop culture tea: ‘The Chair’ gets academia right more often than not
Pop culture columnist Anna Tolkien CM ’24 reviews the authenticity of the world of academia presented in Netflix’s “The Chair.”
OPINION: Unnecessary complexity is ruining academic writing; it’s up to us to save it
Academic writing is plagued by inaccessible language and jargon that raises up walls around academia, says Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.
OPINION: The 5Cs should have a department for disability studies
OPINION: The 5Cs should provide students with the opportunity to major or minor in disability studies, says Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
OPINION: Teach philosophy in elementary school and beyond
Philosophy, much to the chagrin of the scientistic intelligentsia, is inescapable. The study of life’s animating questions protects the mind against the tyranny of common opinion, certainty, and the pitfalls of post-truth politics. Philosophy should be taught in the elementary, middle, and high school curriculum. It’s an inexpensive way to
OPINION: Intellectual uniformity fails Pomona College
The student bodies of many colleges today look more like America as a whole than ever before, and Pomona College has every reason to boast about its relative success. Recently ranked as the most diverse undergraduate institution in America by Niche, Pomona has attracted ethnically diverse students from all 50