OPINION: Pomona endowment disclosure must include divestment from Israeli occupation

Pomona College’s endowment disclosure must include divestment from companies complicit in the Israeli occupation of Palestine, writes guest columnist Sarah Burch PO ’22.

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Palestinian poet articulates liberation: SJP hosts activist Mohammed El-Kurd

On Thursday night, Palestinian writer and activist Mohammed El-Kurd read poems from his debut book “Rifqa” and answered questions from a packed Rose Hills Theater in an event hosted by Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine.

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OPINION: The Sheikh Jarrah protests reveal the ugly truth about social media censorship

Despite being considered an important tool for socio-political movements, social media is still plagued by prevalent power politics and censorship, argues Sae Furukawa PO ’25.

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Claremont Jewish Voice for Peace hosts Andrew Ross, recipient of Palestine Book Award, at Pitzer College

Sociologist Andrew Ross was invited by Claremont Jewish Voice for Peace to read and discuss from his new book, “Stone Man: The Palestinians Who Built Israel.”

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Pitzer Senate demands school president reverse Haifa veto, rejects calls for his resignation

Pitzer Student Senate voted down a resolution of no confidence in president Melvin Oliver over his veto of the College Council’s vote to cancel the college’s Haifa study abroad program, but unanimously approved a motion condemning his decision.

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Pitzer College Council votes to suspend Israel study abroad program at University of Haifa

The Pitzer College Council voted 67-28 Thursday to suspend the college’s study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel.

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OPINION: Pitzer College should suspend its study abroad program at the University of Haifa

Recently, various members of the Pitzer College faculty pushed for a motion that would end the institution’s study abroad program at the University of Haifa. This moratorium, if enacted, would remain in effect until “(a) the Israeli state ends its restrictions on entry to Israel based on ancestry and/or political

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