Since its founding in 1887, Pomona has graduated 130 classes of students. The college enrolls approximately 1,690 students as of the spring 2024 semester[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]
Pomona employs 278 faculty members as of the fall 2023 semester.[9] 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.[10]
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
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.[295][361][362] 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.
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^Guerrero, Carla (December 2, 2015).
"The Making of The Martian". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^"1998". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
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^Herrera-Sobek, María (2012). "Chris Strachwitz". Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions.
ABC-CLIO. pp. 1049–1053.
ISBN978-0-313-34339-1.
^"Acts of Will". Pomona College Magazine (Winter 2004). Archived from
the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^"In Memorium"(PDF). Music Gazette. Pomona College Department of Music. Archived from
the original(PDF) on July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^"Special Performances"(PDF). Pomona College Music Gazette. Pomona College Department of Music. Spring 2008. Archived from
the original(PDF) on April 28, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^Kendall, Mark (March 5, 2012).
"Letterbox". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^
ab"We Are Scientists' Megaplex". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. February 4, 2009.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^
abcde"Starr Named to Academy". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. June 24, 2020.
Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^"LetterBox"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2009. Pomona College. p. 3.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^"Alumni News". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. February 23, 2015.
Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^Islam, A. T. M. Hasibul. "Zafar Sobhan".
From Stones to Castles.
Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"Politics Theses". Pomona College. April 2, 2015.
Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Abraham, Sneha (August 3, 2016).
"The Full Elon". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"1978". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Abraham, Sneha (October 23, 2007).
"The Intimacy of Story". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Hua, Vanessa (July 2, 2012).
"To Shine in the West". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^
ab"1960". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^Schindehette, Susan (March 9, 1992).
"The Divine Miss W". People.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^
abKendall, Mark (June 26, 2013).
"Putting Bytes into the Old Ball Game". Pomona College Magazine. No. Summer 2013. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^
abcGettinger, Steve (March 28, 2013).
"The Sudden Senator". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^"Criminal Justice Memorial". About SDCBA. San Diego County Bar Association.
Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^Gurza, Agustin (August 3, 2016).
"Faith in the Law". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Balchunas, Michael (April 12, 2008).
"The Man in the Middle". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^"1968". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"1973". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Balchunas, Michael (January 13, 2003).
"Making It So". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Noorwood, Robyn (December 2, 2015).
"Discovery Cubed". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^"Privacy-enhanced message". Securities and Exchange Commission. United States government.
Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^Roth, David.
"Hunks of Junk"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Winter 2010. Pomona College. pp. 31–33.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^蔡紅 (April 17, 2017).
"化学家的陨落 萧光琰一家之死" [The fall of the chemist and the death of Xiao Guangyan's family]. Sound of Hope (in Chinese).
Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^"Class notes"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2014. Pomona College.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^Warren, Bob.
"M. Frederick Hawthorne". National Science and Technology Medals Foundation.
Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^"1983". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"Tributes of the Class of 2014"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. Winter 2011. p. 51.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^Rogers, Adam.
"A CRISPR Cut". Pomona College Magazine. No. Spring 2015. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"1985". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Blachanus, Michael (April 13, 2020).
"Lives of a Saint". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Kendall, Mark.
"Sorting Temperaments". Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2005. Pomona College. Archived from
the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^Freeman, Joanne (June 24, 2020).
"The Field of Blood". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Crawford, David L. (1916).
"Albert John Cook, DSC". Journal of Entomology and Zoology. 8 (4). Pomona College Dept. of Zoology: 169–170.
Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
Since its founding in 1887, Pomona has graduated 130 classes of students. The college enrolls approximately 1,690 students as of the spring 2024 semester[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]
Pomona employs 278 faculty members as of the fall 2023 semester.[9] 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.[10]
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
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.[295][361][362] 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.
^Abraham, Sneha.
"A Conversation with Nature". Pomona College Magazine. No. Winter 2008. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
^Wood, Mark.
"Fact or Myth: Answers". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^"Bookmarks"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. p. 44.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^
ab"1984". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Gurza, Agustin (October 14, 2019).
"The World According to Bob's Burgers". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^Guerrero, Carla (December 2, 2015).
"The Making of The Martian". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^"1998". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^
ab"1935". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^"1938". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^Herrera-Sobek, María (2012). "Chris Strachwitz". Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions.
ABC-CLIO. pp. 1049–1053.
ISBN978-0-313-34339-1.
^"Acts of Will". Pomona College Magazine (Winter 2004). Archived from
the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
^"In Memorium"(PDF). Music Gazette. Pomona College Department of Music. Archived from
the original(PDF) on July 29, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^"Special Performances"(PDF). Pomona College Music Gazette. Pomona College Department of Music. Spring 2008. Archived from
the original(PDF) on April 28, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^Kendall, Mark (March 5, 2012).
"Letterbox". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^
ab"We Are Scientists' Megaplex". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. February 4, 2009.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^
abcde"Starr Named to Academy". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. June 24, 2020.
Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^"LetterBox"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2009. Pomona College. p. 3.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^"Alumni News". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. February 23, 2015.
Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^Islam, A. T. M. Hasibul. "Zafar Sobhan".
From Stones to Castles.
Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"Politics Theses". Pomona College. April 2, 2015.
Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Abraham, Sneha (August 3, 2016).
"The Full Elon". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"1978". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Abraham, Sneha (October 23, 2007).
"The Intimacy of Story". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Hua, Vanessa (July 2, 2012).
"To Shine in the West". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
^
ab"1960". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^Schindehette, Susan (March 9, 1992).
"The Divine Miss W". People.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^
abKendall, Mark (June 26, 2013).
"Putting Bytes into the Old Ball Game". Pomona College Magazine. No. Summer 2013. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^
abcGettinger, Steve (March 28, 2013).
"The Sudden Senator". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^"Criminal Justice Memorial". About SDCBA. San Diego County Bar Association.
Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^Gurza, Agustin (August 3, 2016).
"Faith in the Law". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Balchunas, Michael (April 12, 2008).
"The Man in the Middle". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^"1968". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"1973". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Balchunas, Michael (January 13, 2003).
"Making It So". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^Noorwood, Robyn (December 2, 2015).
"Discovery Cubed". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^"Privacy-enhanced message". Securities and Exchange Commission. United States government.
Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
^Roth, David.
"Hunks of Junk"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Winter 2010. Pomona College. pp. 31–33.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^蔡紅 (April 17, 2017).
"化学家的陨落 萧光琰一家之死" [The fall of the chemist and the death of Xiao Guangyan's family]. Sound of Hope (in Chinese).
Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^"Class notes"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2014. Pomona College.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^Warren, Bob.
"M. Frederick Hawthorne". National Science and Technology Medals Foundation.
Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^"1983". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"Tributes of the Class of 2014"(PDF). Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College. Winter 2011. p. 51.
Archived(PDF) from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
^Rogers, Adam.
"A CRISPR Cut". Pomona College Magazine. No. Spring 2015. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^"1985". Pomona College Timeline. Pomona College. November 7, 2014.
Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^Blachanus, Michael (April 13, 2020).
"Lives of a Saint". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Kendall, Mark.
"Sorting Temperaments". Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2005. Pomona College. Archived from
the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^Freeman, Joanne (June 24, 2020).
"The Field of Blood". Pomona College Magazine. Pomona College.
Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
^Crawford, David L. (1916).
"Albert John Cook, DSC". Journal of Entomology and Zoology. 8 (4). Pomona College Dept. of Zoology: 169–170.
Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.