First-generation, low-income (FLI) Pomona College first-years arrived on campus this fall without a summer orientation “bridge” program they helped to plan, despite Pomona President G. Gabrielle Starr’s commitment last year to implement such a program in the near future.
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Title IX coordinator says student complaints, not lack of training, was primary reason for Pomona Advocates’ suspension
Pomona Title IX coordinator Sue McCarthy told TSL that the suspension of the program was primarily related to students’ reports of issues with the program, not a lack of confidentiality training.
G. Gabrielle Starr Inaugurated as 10th President of Pomona College
G. Gabrielle Star officially became the 10th president of Pomona College at her inauguration ceremony Saturday, making her the school’s first female and first African-American president. The ceremony, which was held in Bridges Auditorium, featured a variety of speeches by Pomona community members, Claremont Mayor Larry Schroeder, a pair of Starr’s
Q&A: New Pomona President G. Gabrielle Starr on Her First Month
Pomona College’s 10th president G. Gabrielle Starr is a recognized scholar of English literature, neuroscience, and the arts, and the former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of New York University. Starr arrived on campus in early July. TSL spoke with Starr soon after the start of the
Q&A: G. Gabrielle Starr Discusses Upbringing, Ideas for PO Supporting Students
G. Gabrielle Starr, who will become the 10th president of Pomona College in summer 2017, visited campus on Feb. 14 to meet with students, faculty, and staff of the Claremont colleges. She sat down with TSL to discuss her upbringing in Tallahassee, Florida, her ideas for supporting marginalized students, and the
Q&A with G. Gabrielle Starr, Pomona College’s Tenth President
G. Gabrielle Starr, currently the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science and Professor of English at New York University, will become the 10th president of Pomona College on July 1, 2017, the college announced in an email to students on Dec. 8 following a vote by the Board