As Pomona and Scripps College double down on punishing student protestors, guest writer Maggie Zhang PO ’26 reflects on how protests serve as the ultimate expression of the college’s core values, and therefore must be protected and respected.
Tag: Divestment
Pomona College faces ongoing pressure for divestment as academic year comes to an end
Following a disrupted commencement and on-campus student encampments, Pomona College enters the summer facing calls for divestment.
Brandeis Center and Anti-Defamation League sue Pomona College over antisemitism Title IV violation
On May 9, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) announced they filed a federal Title VI complaint suing Pomona College for rising campus antisemitism since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
OPINION: Who graduation disruption actually harms
Graduating senior Kevin Carlson PO ’24 urges Pomona Divest from Apartheid (PDfA) organizers to reconsider their methods after Pomona’s commencement ceremony was moved off campus.
‘No commencement until divestment:’ Pomona Divest from Apartheid organizes second encampment to express solidarity with Gaza
On Monday, Pomona Divest from Apartheid established an encampment on Pomona’s Marston Quad to express solidarity with Gaza.
Pitzer College announces disclosure of holdings in military and weapons manufacturers; students continue Gaza solidarity encampment
On Friday, May 3, Pitzer College announced that Pitzer will disclose its investments in military and weapons manufacturers by June 30, 2024.
Pomona faculty vote to divest from corporations ‘complicit in war crimes committed by the Israeli government’
On Thursday, May 2, Pomona College faculty voted to “divest from corporations complicit with war crimes and other human rights violations committed by the Israeli government in Israel/Palestine.”
OPINION: Dear Pomona College faculty, vote with your students
Emeritus Professor of History Victor Silverman pens a letter in support of a faculty resolution on divestment from Israeli organizations and affiliates.
Pomona College faculty votes to pass resolution condemning college; over 250 7C community members walkout for divestment
On Thursday, April 11, Pomona College faculty passed a resolution criticizing the events of April 5 while hundreds of 7C members protested.
Letter to the editor: Trustees’ obligations on investment
Lew Phelps PO ’65, former editor in chief of TSL, echoes the call for Pomona College to divest from fossil fuels and suggests a further way the college can ensure that its investments are responsible for the climate.