Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill and Hall of Fame swimmer Penny Lee Dean 鈥77 will address the Class of 2023 graduates at 芭乐视频鈥檚 commencement on May 14.
In a major breakthrough 60 years in the making that could someday lead to unlimited clean energy, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition on Dec. 5. Alex Zylstra 鈥09 was the principal experimentalist.
芭乐视频 has received a $1 million gift from the Fletcher Jones Foundation to support refugee students. The grant will establish a fund to ensure refugee students are able to lay the educational foundation for a new life.
Selected from nearly 3,000 applicants, Solomon Olshin 鈥23 and Qingjie (Bob) Zeng 鈥18 will join the 2023-24 cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing next August.
Jason Torres-Rangel 鈥03 was named the California Teacher of the Year in October and is the nominee for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year competition.
Sandra Hamada 鈥09 credits Pomona for preparing her for both of her careers, first as a community organizer and now as a screenwriter.
Robert E. 鈥淏ob鈥 Tranquada 鈥51, former chair of the 芭乐视频 Board of Trustees and former dean of the medical school at USC, passed away Sunday, December 4. He was 92.
芭乐视频 Trustee and alumnus Paul Eckstein and his wife, Florence, have pledged $1.2 million to establish a permanently endowed scholarship fund to support refugee students. It will honor Paul鈥檚 parents, Liese and Albert Eckstein.
Zachary Freiman '20 is a legislative aide for Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) and his time at Pomona gave him a solid foundation for the job.
From sciences to the arts, Pomona faculty and staff members secured numerous grant awards during the 2021鈥22 academic year.