Students ‘channel rage,’ demonstrate outside Starr’s house amidst calls for divestment

On Sunday, Sept. 15, approximately 60 students gathered in front of Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr’s house on N. College Avenue for a demonstration led by Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA).  The demonstration, which began at 11:50 p.m., went on for about 20 minutes and included a series of

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Hundreds of 7C students call for end to Gaza siege, demand Pomona financial disclosure, divestment from Israeli government

This Wednesday, over 350 Claremont Colleges students walked out of classes to demand that the 7Cs divest from companies and manufacturers that support the Israeli government, citing the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The demonstration and delegation effort was part of a nationwide student walkout.

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ASPC endowment presentation adjourned early amid student demonstration for workers’ pay

Following last spring’s student body vote to disclose Pomona’s fossil fuel investments, Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) hosted a Nov. 10 meeting open to the student body, at which Pomona’s financial officers presented information on the college’s endowment and budget support.

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Mudd to revise Core Math curriculum: Two years after campus protests, first major change from review designed to decrease workload

The class of 2023 will be the first to experience Harvey Mudd College’s new pilot Core Math curriculum, which was modified after student protests over excessive workloads in 2017.

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