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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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.
Pomona College moves commencement off campus during student encampment on Marston Quad
On Friday, May 10, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr emailed a statement to the Pomona community announcing Pomona’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, May 12, would be moved off campus to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The announcement comes during an ongoing Gaza solidarity encampment on Marston Quad.
7C and national organizations denounce Pomona College’s response to student arrests
Following the arrest of 20 students at Pomona College by the Claremont Police Department (CPD) on Friday, April 5, several 7C and national organizations have released statements condemning Pomona’s response, pointing to both the academic disciplinary and legal prosecutions sanctioned by its president, G. Gabrielle Starr.
20 student protesters arrested at Pomona College
20 students were arrested outside of Pomona College’s Alexander Hall in a protest condemning the administration’s removal of a ‘mock apartheid wall,’ on Friday, April 5.