Comedian and commentator Sarah Haskins will examine the question and topic, “All Women Love Yogurt, Right? Gender Portrayals in Advertising,” in a talk on Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m., at Pomona College.

Daniel Low ’11 spent summer 2009 researching tuberculosis in Kenya, which has one of the world’s highest TB rates, with more than 130,000 new cases and 24,000 TB-related deaths reported annually.

Pomona College has been named the “Best Value” among liberal arts colleges for the second year in a row by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine.

Businessman D. Scott Olivet, Executive Chairman of RED Digital Cinema and Chairman of Oakley, Inc., was elected to the Pomona College Board of Trustees earlier this month.

The harpsichord and violin duo Corde à vide will perform music by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Couperin, Rameau and Pandolfi on Saturday, November 21, at Pomona College.

In her newest novel Cleopatra’s Daughter, Michelle Moran ’00 reconstructs a portrait of the orphaned children of Marc Anthony and the infamous Egyptian monarch.

Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events.

Each year, several of our professors take sabbaticals for research projects, to write books, perform as visiting scholars or professors at other universities, and more. Here is a sample of what our professors are currently doing on their sabbatical leave.

New Pomona College Magazine is live. The theme is "Play" wtih articles on video games as literature, Professor Mark Allen's Machine Project gallery, Sagehens' favorite toys and more.

For the third year in a row, Pomona College topped all liberal arts colleges in the total number of Fulbrights awarded to its graduating class, with the Class of 2009 receiving 15 of the prestigious awards.

Planned upgrades for the Pauley Tennis Complex will allow students more practice and match time, lessening the need for excused absences from classes.

Under the direction of Camille Cettina ‘01, a group of young women from the Mulberry School took home top honors at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.

Pomona College has received a gift of $7.5 million from Rick and Susan Sontag for a new residence hall being built to one of the highest levels of green building standards, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold.

Pomona College has been named one of the nation’s leaders in college campus sustainability policies and practices by the Sustainable Endowments Institute in its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card, released today.

Each summer, several dozen students are afforded the opportunity to work on extensive research projects through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Orange-cushioned seats flank spacious tables, widescreen televisions display photographs of the 5Cs, and couches and booths make up a quaint area known as The Cafe.

A two-day program organized by the Pomona Student Union (PSU) brought former Representatives Dennis Hertel (D-MI) and Denny Smith (R-OR) to campus Sep. 28-29 to provide insight into the legislative process and perspectives on current political situations.

Pomona College hosted residents of the greater Los Angeles area on Saturday, September 26, to discuss views and perceptions about global warming.

On October 8, Pomona College will dedicate the new Draper Center for Community Partnerships, with a talk by John Payton ’73, president and director-counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Education Fund.

On September 29, actor, writer and director John Krasinski visited Pomona College to debut his film based on David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews With Hideous Men.

Cruz Reynoso ’53 was recently honored with the Bernard E. Witkin Medal by the California State Bar at its Annual Meeting in San Diego on September 4.

This year, we welcome 11 new faculty members, including two professors who have moved from visiting professor positions into full-time positions and a lecturer who has been promoted to assistant professor.

Every three years, the Phi Beta Kappa Society recognizes national distinction by a single scholar in three endeavors--scholarship, undergraduate teaching and leadership in the cause of liberal arts education--with the Sidney Hook Memorial Award. This year’s recipient is Professor of Politics John Seery.

Christian Lander, blogger at the enormously popular Stuff White People Like Web site, will speak at Pomona College on Thursday, September 17 at 7 p.m., on issues of racial stereotypes, political incorrectness and humor in new media.

President David Oxtoby and the College as a whole welcomed the class of 2013 with convocation exercises in Bridges Hall of Music on Sept. 1. The keynote speaker was Dean of the College Cecilia Conrad. President David Oxtoby and Jed Cullen ’10, president of the Associated Students of Pomona College, also addressed the community.

Over the summer, six Pomona College professors received more than $1.16 million in research related grants from the National Science Foundation.

A range of community outreach initiatives at Pomona College have been brought together under one roof this fall as part of a new center committed to building and strengthening partnerships between the college and the community, thanks to a significant gift from alumnus Ranney Draper, his wife, Priscilla Draper, and the Draper Family Foundation.

Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public, and there is no cost to attend unless otherwise noted.

The new Post-9/11 GI Bill is a much expanded college program for veterans, providing college tuition and fees up to the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate in a given state. Part of the bill is the “Yellow Ribbon” matching program, which allows participating schools to help fund tuition expenses that go beyond the public college rate.

The Pomona College Museum of Art is set to open two new exhibitions on August 25. “The New Normal” is a traveling exhibition of contemporary artworks that reflect the state of privacy in the world today, and “Project Series 38: Constance Mallinson” features life-size oil paintings that depict figurative imagery using decaying and rotten natural materials.

Pomona College has received a $300,000 from the Fletcher Jones Foundation for its 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Program, which will support 68-83 research students.

The Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College is co-sponsoring the “Cultural Forum Through Film” from August 7-9 at the Doris Duke Theater in Honolulu.

Pomona College students are the nation’s happiest with their classroom experience and among the most satisfied with financial aid, according to the Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges, 2010 edition, released today.

t’s never easy to tell your boss that you’re quitting your job and moving on to a new opportunity. For Nora Becker ’07, she has that moment captured forever in a photograph…with the current President of the United States.

Pomona’s Mark Allen, professor of art and founder of the Los Angeles-based Machine Project, has been tapped as Hammer Museum's first artist innovator for a new artist-driven visitor engagement and education program.

A record number of recent college graduates are joining the ranks of Teach for America this fall, and Pomona’s class of 2009 is ranked at the top of the list. With 11 seniors joining the program, Pomona is tied for eighth among small-sized colleges.

Claremont’s 61st annual Independence Day Celebration will culminate in a music- and fireworks-filled celebration at Pomona’s own Strehle Track. Pomona will also participate in the parade, with a float celebrating the goddess Pomona.

Frederick E. Sontag, the Robert C. Denison Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College, died Sunday, June 14, at the age of 84, after several months of declining health. Professor Sontag had recently retired from the Pomona faculty, bringing a close to a remarkable 57-year tenure as a member of Pomona’s Philosophy Department. Please visit our memorial page to contribute your memeories of Professor Sontag.

Naohito Miura '11 is one of only 15 sophomores across the country awarded the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship.

Upon the 20-year anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest on June 5, Terril Jones ’80 finally found the perfect opportunity to release an almost-forgotten photograph that reveals a new perspective of the famous man who faced down the tanks that day.

Last February, reality TV producers took over Harwood Court for a day to film the premiere episode of the new cooking show “Top Chef Masters.” Anne Calef ‘12, Chelsea Muir ‘11, Paloma Garcia ‘12 and Adam Buchholz ‘12 graciously gave up their dorm rooms so that renowned chefs could tackle the challenge of cooking a three-course meal in a dorm room with little more than a microwave, hot plate and toaster oven.

Ellen Le, Class of 2010, has received a National Security Education Program Boren Scholarship for intensive language and cultural study at Hong Bang University in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, from February through August 2010.

Sustainability on campus now has a set of brand new wheels: The solar rover has arrived, bringing portable green energy to the Farm and, in the future, to events on campus.

Effective July 1, 2009, Pomona College will grant tenure to seven faculty and promote nine faculty from associate to full professor.

Pomona College Professors Eleanor P. Brown, Stephan R. Garcia, Susan J. McWilliams, Gilda L. Ochoa, Ghassan Y. Sarkis, Tomás F. Summers Sandoval, Jr. and Jonathan C. Wright have received the 2009 Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Award recognizes exceptional teaching, concern for students and service to the College and the community.

The Board of Trustees approved a new Environmental Policy last month, marking the first update to the policy since it was first developed in 2003.

Twenty-two graduates of the Pomona College Class of 2009 have received prestigious Fulbright Fellowships to pursue research or teach around the globe. This marks the second highest amount ever received by a Pomona graduating class.

Pomona-Pitzer finished the 2009 season by winning its fifth Collegiate III Championship at Cal Lutheran. The Sagehens finished the tournament going 5-0 with a final 10-5 defeat over the University of Redlands in the championship game.

The Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis team finished out an excellent year ranked in the Elite 8 and with doubles players Siobhan Finicane ’10 and Olivia Muesse ’10 ranked No. 2 in the nation. This is the third consecutive year the team has placed in the top 8 in the nation.

As proud families and friends watched, approximately 370 students received their diplomas during the College's 116th Commencement on May 17 on Marston Quad. View photos and speeches here.

Pomona College Museum of Art Director Kathleen Stewart Howe has been selected for the Getty Leadership Institute’s renowned Museum Leadership Institute (MLI), joining more than 30 museum leaders from across the world.

Steve Comba, assistant director/registrar of the Pomona College Museum of Art in Claremont, has been selected by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to participate in the national forum “Stewardship of America’s Legacy: Answering the Call to Action.”

Pomona College seniors Jorie Koster-Moeller, Emily Stark and Alex Zylstra have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Today’s New York Times crossword puzzle was submitted by Pomona Senior Xan Vongsathorn and is his first published. Friday puzzles are known for being the second hardest of the week.

This year, in a student-led initiative, Pomona College has donated approximately 400 meals per week to feed local homeless people.

Jorie Koster-Moeller ’09 has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Of the five fellowships awarded in linguistics, she is the only undergraduate student to receive one.

Twenty-one graduates of the Pomona College Class of 2009 have received prestigious Fulbright Fellowships to pursue research or teach around the globe. This marks the second highest amount ever received by a Pomona graduating class.

Art, science and mathematics all promise to meet function at Pomona College’s 116th Commencement ceremony, which will take place under the shade of Pomona College: String Theory...

The Wall Street Journal offered 10 college presidents an unusual assignment: Write an admissions essay question from their own school’s application. Our own President David Oxtoby faced up to the challenge by answering this question:

Pomona was happy to welcome about 1,400 alumni and friends back to campus from April 30 to May 3 for our annual Alumni Weekend.

The Sagehens have completed a stellar spring season, taking home SCIAC championships, a Collegiate III championship and producing a Player of the Year. Here are some highlights:

Earlier this month, Esther Brimmer ’83 was confirmed for a top post in the Obama administration. Her new position, assistant secretary of state for International Organization Affairs, carries the responsibilities of developing and implementing U.S. policy in areas such as human rights, peacekeeping and climate change through the United Nations and other international intergovernmental organizations.

Earlier this month, Esther Brimmer ’83 was confirmed for a top post in the Obama administration. Her new position, assistant secretary of state for International Organization Affairs, carries the responsibilities of developing and implementing U.S. policy in areas such as human rights, peacekeeping and climate change through the United Nations and other international intergovernmental organizations.

Paul S. Efron, an advisory director at Goldman Sachs and Company, has been elected Chair of the Pomona College Board of Trustees.

The Pomona-Pitzer baseball team is having a stellar season, with a 15-0 SCIAC record and a 31-3 record overall. In addition, the American Baseball Coaches Association named the Sagehens No. 1 in its biweekly Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III Poll.

Exhibition basketball team Harlem Ambassadors will be entertaining crowds and facing off against a who’s-who of local politicos, 5C staff members, and community leaders at Pomona’s Rains Center on Monday, April 27, to benefit the House of Ruth.

Hoping to bring both fresh, organic food and a therapeutic, rehabilitative activity into the lives of incarcerated women, the 5C Criminal Justice Network is helping to create an organic garden at the California Institute for Women in Corona.

The Claremont Colleges Debate Union, a 5C group, had an impressive run at the 2009 U.S. Universities National Debate Championships held earlier this month at the University of Vermont at Burlington. Five of the nine two-person teams from Claremont won awards, which was the most of any college or university at the event.

Three Pomona College students, Benjamin Kozak ’10, William R. Fletcher ’11 and Thomas J. Lane ’10, have been awarded prestigious science scholarships.

Ashwin Balakrishnan 09 accompanied artist Michael Hebb on an unusual journey through the heart of the Southland.

Pomona College has received a 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest evaluator of nonprofit organizations.

Three Pomona College students have been awarded a 10,000-dollar grant, from Davis Projects for Peace, to help the Vietnamese-American community in New Orleans.

Award-winning performance artist, writer and activist Guillermo Gomez-Pema has presented his live shows and artwork at more than 800 venues worldwide, exploring issues such as diversity, identity, sexuality and politics. He delivers his message using a variety of mediums, drawing upon the Chicano experience, encompassed in his biting sense of humor.

Three Pomona College students have been awarded a $10,000 grant, from Davis Projects for Peace, to help the Vietnamese-American community in New Orleans.

On Wednesday, March 25, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe kicked off Pomona College’s new distinguished speaker series with a forthright and entertaining behind-the-scenes look at one of the most intriguing presidential campaigns ever won.

This spring, students at Pomona College have the opportunity of studying creative writing with writer, translator, and interpreter Jen Hofer, Pomona’s 2009 Moseley Fellow in Creative Writing.

Award-winning performance artist, writer and activist Guillermo Gómez-Peña has presented his live shows and artwork at more than 800 venues worldwide, exploring issues such as diversity, identity, sexuality and politics. He delivers his message using a variety of mediums, drawing upon the Chicano experience, encompassed in his biting sense of humor.

E. Wilson Lyon led a storied life, making the journey from son of a cotton farmer to the president of Pomona College from 1941 to 1969. A new book, The Education of a Mississippian, compiled and edited by his daughter Elizabeth Lyon Webb, reveals a formative period of his life.

Anoush Suni and Irene Toro Martinez, two Pomona College seniors, have been awarded the distinguished Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship. The award gives each a $28,000 grant for one year of independent exploration and travel outside the United States.

Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges, is sponsoring the following on-campus events. Each of these events is open to the public, and there is no cost to attend unless otherwise noted.

Claremont artist James Hueter ’48 has been quietly creating art for 60 years, and the Claremont Museum of Art is currently chronicling his prolific efforts with a career-spanning retrospective, guest curated by Steve Comba, assistant director of the Pomona College Museum of Art.

The latest recipients of our Alumni Awards have been announced, and you can now read profiles of each worthy winner. These awards represent the finest of our alumni, who have dedicated their lives and careers to service for both the College and the world.

The Broe family has made a three-year donation to Pomona College consisting of $50,000 per year to bring influential speakers to the school. This year ’s $50,000 donation will bring David Plouffe to Bridges Auditorium on Mar. 25.

Professor Meg Worley’s students study the art and literature of graphic novels.

A fourth telescope is added to Pomona's already impressive roster of astronomical gear.

Claremont Graduate University has opened their ninth school, the School of Community and Global Health, which will offer several new degrees: A Master of Public Health (MPH), a dual MBA/MPH, an MS in global health, a Ph.D. in Health Promotion Science, and an accelerated BA/Master’s program for 5C students.

Being a senior on the cusp of graduating and entering the “real world” can be a scary place during a recession. Luckily, students—and alumni as well—have a resource they can turn to for their postgraduate and career needs: The Career Development Office. In this Q and A with CDO director Carl Martellino, he explains what students can do to prepare for post-graduation life.

Pomona College has received a $50,000 grant for its Pomona Academy for Young Scholars (PAYS) from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. PAYS is a four-week residential, academic program for high school students from Los Angeles and the Inland Valley, who are low-income, first-generation or historically underrepresented in colleges.

The SCIAC season dual and conference meets ended very successfully for the Pomona-Pitzer Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams. The women tied for second place with the University of Redlands, while the men held off challenges from Cal Lutheran and Occidental with a last day flourish to hold on to third place.

This year, Family Weekend was held from February 13 to 15. Please enjoy these selected photos from the weekend.

Pomona College Professor Robert Gaines and John Vorhies, Pomona Class of 2005, have found the first evidence in a natural setting that some microbes can extract iron (Fe) from clay materials. The findings could impact current models of the marine carbon cycle, which is an important control on the CO2 level of the atmosphere. Their work will be published in the March 2009 issue of the journal Nature Geoscience.

Preparations are already underway for the 2009 Commencement on May 17, including the announcement of this year’s speakers. Bob Herbert, New York Times Op-Ed columnist, will deliver the keynote address, and playwright Luis Valdez and Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich ’75 will also speak.

Three Sagehens have been honored for their athleticism in the track and field arena. Kiyomi Parish Griffey '97 will be inducted into the Division III Track and Field Hall of Fame, and Torrey Olson ’09 and Brendon Randall-Myers ’09 have been named Men’s Cross Country Scholar Athletes of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Comedian Lewis Black is bringing his acerbic wit to Bridges Auditorium on Friday, February 20, a return visit to Claremont after his sold-out show two years ago.

Renowned artist Chris Burden ’69 has received the prestigious 2009 Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement from the College Art Association. Announced in January, the award will be presented on February 25 in Los Angeles at the 97th annual CAA conference.

With the theme of "Getting There," features include a Pomona alum who went from banker to trucker, a food writer looking for the best restaurants in Buenos Aires, a minor league ball player on tour, and more.

Every winter, the Career and Development Office invites companies, nonprofits, graduate schools and alumni to campus to help students of all class years find internship and job opportunities. The two-part event is now in its 10th year....

Bobby Bradford and the Mo'Tet, a highly lauded West Coast jazz ensemble, will present a concert at Pomona College on Saturday, February 14 at 8 p.m.

The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinal round will be held on Saturday, February 14, at 7 p.m., at Pomona College. Eight top collegiate a cappella groups will compete for the chance to advance to the semi-finals in Los Angeles, in hopes of making it to the finals in New York City.

Pomona College will host its first film series with The Tournees Festival, a French-language film festival. The screenings will be held February 6 to March 6, on Fridays at 6:30 p.m., in the Pomona College Rose Hills Theatre.