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April 3, 2026 12:58 amApril 3, 2026 2:47 am

Pomona approves $125 million investment plan for new Center for Global Engagement; students express housing concerns

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Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr confirmed in an announcement last month that the college’s Board of Trustees approved a $125 million investment plan for the Center for Global Engagement (CGE), the facility that will replace Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations, a residential complex and dining hall where students learn and practice foreign languages.

College officials said they will adjust for the temporary decrease in housing after Oldenborg is demolished and before the CGE is completed.

Coop fountain stands tall during the day with students working around it.

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February 6, 2026 1:39 amFebruary 6, 2026 4:14 am

Coop Fountain operations at risk following destruction of Oldenborg Center next academic year

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Plans to destroy Pomona College’s Oldenborg Center in the 2026-2027 academic school year could threaten operations at the Coop Fountain, according to student representatives familiar with the situation. As part of the college’s Global Pomona initiative, Oldenborg will be replaced with the Center for Global Engagement, a facility meant to encourage both global and local partnerships among students and faculty. But one detail in the building’s plans has alarmed students: unlike Oldenborg, the new center will not have an industrial kitchen.

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