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Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Changing the System From Inside

Stella Stringer ’26 Will Take her Investment Banking Experience and Apply It to Global Sustainability Challenges

News Topics

• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Students
• Featured

Organization

• Communications & Marketing

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Robbie Figueroa ’17 Creates Impact in the Fintech Space

Alum’s Fintech Company Serving Spanish-Speaking Consumers Acquired for $40 Million

News Topics

• Political Studies
• Alumni
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Featured

Student Experience & Belonging

Sports Replay: Pomona-ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Sagehens Win Big in Fall 2025

Pomona-ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ picked up national championships and SCIAC athlete and newcomer of the year recognitions in cross-country, water polo, and soccer.

News Topics

• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

College News

Pomona-ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Names Danielle Lynch as New Athletic Director

Lynch Brings a Wealth of Experience in Collegiate Athletics to Her New Role With the Sagehens

News Topics

• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Sagehen Athletics

Faculty Excellence

Fireflies & Medicine: Professor Aaron Leconte Awarded $503,298 NIH Grant

Aaron Leconte and his students in the Department of Natural Sciences of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ and Scripps Colleges are researching a firefly enzyme’s potential as a biotech tool for human health.

News Topics

• Chemistry
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Faculty

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Faculty Excellence

Zuckerman Spars with NYT Columnist on Faith and Secularism

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Professor Phil Zuckerman and the New York Times’ Ross Douthat Tackled the Nature of Belief in a Recent Public Conversation

News Topics

• Secular Studies
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue
• Faculty

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

A Season of Giving—and Passing It On

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ celebrates Thanksgiving on campus while extending support to local and regional communities

News Topics

• Students
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Dining Services
• Community Engagement Center (CEC)
• Campus Life
• The Grove House

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Alum Selected as a 2025–26 Obama Foundation Leader

The Obama Foundation recognizes ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ alum Kepa Barrett ’17 for his role as a caretaker of youth, the environment, and Hawaiian culture.

News Topics

• Alumni
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Access, Affordability, and Outcomes

Fighting the Superbugs: DNS’ Sierra Williams Awarded $457,000 NIH Grant

Williams and her students will explore alternative ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria

News Topics

• Faculty
• Chemistry
• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Academics, Ideas, Learning

The Future of Farming Comes to SoCal

California Agriculture Deputy Secretary Virginia Jameson Delivers Keynote at Launch of Region’s First Agrivoltaics Installation

News Topics

• The Participant Spring 2026 Issue

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability