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The class of 1894, Pomona's first graduating class, had 11 members.[1]
Pomona College (/pəˈmoʊnə/(listen)pə-MOH-nə[2]) is an elite[3]privateliberal arts college in Claremont, California, and the founding member of the Claremont Colleges.[4] Many notable individuals have been affiliated with the college as graduates, non-graduating attendees, faculty, staff, or administrators.
Since its founding in 1887, Pomona has graduated 128 classes of students. As of the spring 2021 semester, the college enrolls approximately 1,380 students[5] and has roughly 25,000 living alumni.[6] The top industries for graduates include technology; education; consulting and professional services; finance; government, law, and politics; arts, entertainment, and media; healthcare and social services; nonprofits; and research.[7][8]
As of the fall 2020 semester, Pomona employs 257 faculty members[9] and 271 administrative staff.[10] The college has had 10 presidents, the first four of whom were Congregational ministers. The current president, G. Gabrielle Starr, took office in July 2017.[11]
Bill Keller, class of 1970, won a Pulitzer for his reporting from the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War and served as executive editor of The New York Times from 2003 to 2011.[76]
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Relman Morin
1929
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Associated Press
Jennifer Doudna, class of 1985, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on CRISPR-based gene engineering, one of the most significant discoveries in the history of biology.[206][207]
Long-distance swimmer and world record-holder for the fastest swim across the English Channel in 1978; later coached the Pomona women's swimming and diving team for more than 25 years
James Blaisdell, Pomona's fourth president and founder of the Claremont Colleges[330]
From 1888 to 1890, trustee Charles B. Sumner was the college's "financial agent with supervisory authority", and assumed many of the duties of a president.[274][331][332] The subsequent presidents are:
Fiske, Edward B. (July 6, 2021). Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022 (38th ed.). Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks. p. 154. ISBN978-1-4926-6498-7. the undisputed star of the Claremont Colleges and one of the top small liberal arts colleges anywhere. This small, elite institution is the top liberal arts college in the West.
Goldstein, Dana (September 17, 2017). "When Affirmative Action Isn't Enough". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020. an elite liberal arts school
Greene, Howard; Greene, Matthew (August 16, 2016). The Hidden Ivies (3rd ed.). New York: Collins Reference. p. 550. ISBN978-0-06-242090-9. the leading liberal arts college west of the Rocky Mountains
Ringenberg, William C. (December 1978). "Review of The History of Pomona College, 1887–1969". The American Historical Review. Oxford University Press. 83 (5): 1351–1352. doi:10.2307/1854869. ISSN0002-8762. JSTOR1854869. one of the most respected undergraduate colleges in America.
Silverstein, Stuart (April 6, 2002). "Pomona College Head to Retire". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020. prestigious liberal arts school
Wallace, Amy (May 22, 1996). "Claremont Colleges: Can Bigger Be Better?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020. Considered one of the finest liberal arts institutions in the nation
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