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

By Noah Brewster 141 Views center for global engagement, Dr. Kara Godwin, Gabi Starr, grace zheng, Housing and Residence Life Office, Noah Brewster, Oldenborg, Pomona College

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.

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February 13, 2026 2:16 amFebruary 17, 2026 7:33 pm

Pomona ASPC and CSWA continue efforts to reinstate dining hall worker Rolando Araiza

By Charlotte Hahm and Ila Bell 616 Views ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, Charlotte Hahm, Claremont Student-Worker Alliance, CSWA, Elias Pleucker, Frary Dining Hall, grace zheng, Ila Bell, ireland griffin, Pomona Administration, Pomona College, resolution, Rolando Araiza, Senate, Soren Murphy-Pearson, Sponsor, Workers union

ASPC unanimously voted to pass a CSWA-backed resolution that demands the rehiring of Frary dining hall cook and union leader Rolando Araiza on Thursday. The decision solidifies ASPC’s support in presenting the resolution to the Pomona College administration.
Since Araiza’s termination Jan. 29, CSWA has collaborated with students and dining hall staff to collect over 900 signatures from the 5C community in support of Araiza’s reinstatement.
“The support from the students was really powerful and heartwarming and meant a lot to the workers,” CSWA member and author of the resolution Elias Pleucker PO ’28 said.

Moving forward, ASPC President Grace Zheng PO ’26 said it will be up to the two sponsors, Murphy-Pearson and Vice President of Student Affairs Ireland Griffin PO ’26, to spearhead the next steps in fulfilling the resolution’s demands.

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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