OPINION: We stand in solidarity with our students

The Intercollegiate Department of Ethnic Studies at the Claremont Colleges stand in solidarity with students in the wake of President Starr’s action to circumvent the established adjudicative process through executive action. These professors unite in calling for Pomona’s administration to embrace the values and ethical commitments to restorative justice, reconciliation and deliberative mediation as core educational principles rather than enforcing retributive, punitive and suppressive tactics by circumventing judicial processes

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Claremont McKenna College students push for demonstration policy evaluation with new working group

On Oct. 9, Claremont McKenna College’s vice president of student affairs announced the formation of a working group to revise demonstration and freedom of expression policies, following a student resolution, amid tensions from recent disciplinary actions at Pomona College related to a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

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ASPC organizes ‘Black Out’ in solidarity with suspended Oct. 7 protesters

The Monday, Oct. 28, “blackout” protest called for by ASPC’s Senate in a statement on the Oct. 7 student suspensions the day prior, sparked discourse on campus about the role that student government should play in campus activism culture.

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Starr suspends Pomona College students for remainder of academic year without judicial hearings

Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr has suspended 10 students for the 2024-2025 academic year without judicial hearings.

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