Scripps College's Motley Coffeehouse reported a theft of money to Campus Safety in December. "It definitely wasn't chump change, but we can still hold business as usual for sure," Head Manager Leah Munsey SC '12 said. There was no forced entry, Munsey said. The Claremont Police Department...
Employees and advocates of Warehouse Workers United (WWU), a group aiming to unionize warehouse workers in the Inland Empire, spoke at Pitzer on Monday about the injustices they suffer at the workplace and their latest legal efforts against their employers. Workers For Justice (WFJ) leader...
Laszlo Bock PO '94, Senior Vice President of People Operations at Google, spoke to students about career development in an hour-long presentation Feb. 2 at Pomona College. The discussion was part of an effort initiated by the Board of Trustees to improve career services on campus. Bock, an...
Some Pomona students encountered problems while registering for courses two weeks ago as a large number of students using the MyPomona portal overloaded the system. Pomona's Information Technology Services (ITS) received complaints from students who tried searching for courses, only to find that...
Several administrative offices and departments at Pomona College could move to new locations on campus starting next semester, after the school's Business Office and Office of Human Resources complete the move from their current home in Alexander Hall to the Pendleton Building, on Eighth Street....
The Claremont University Consortium (CUC) announced July 27 that it is selling part of the land it owns in the Bernard Field Station (BFS), a 75-acre tract of undeveloped land north of Foothill Blvd., to Pitzer College, Scripps College, and Harvey Mudd College (HMC). Previous proposed land sales...
Pitzer College faculty met Saturday with legal counsel to talk about the college's affirmative action policy for hiring faculty. Faculty members discussed affirmative action for more than two hours with the college's legal counsel directly, rather than going through the administration.The...
The pro-union group of Pomona College dining hall workers, Workers For Justice (WFJ), filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the summer, claiming the school is implementing an anti-union campaign. These charges come at a time when negotiations...
Pomona's Committee for Socially Responsible Investment voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a proposal that would pre-commit the college to vote “yes” on shareholder resolutions in favor of conflict-free minerals.According to Peace and Justice Coalition member and proposal...
Professor Joseph Jeon will join the Pomona English Department from the University of San Diego in the fall. Jeon specializes in Asian American literature and media, and will be teaching Modern American Fiction and Asian American Literary Historiography next semester.The department plans to...
The Third Annual West Coast OUT for Work LGBTQA College Student Career Conference, a non-industry specific career conference that educates LGBTQA students on the transition from academia to the workplace, took place at Pomona's Edmunds Ballroom last weekend.According to Riley Folds, Out for...
For the last 12 years, Carl Martellino has tirelessly directed the Career Development Office, building its staff, upgrading its web presence, and initiating popular student programs.Now, he said, it is time for a new challenge.Martellino will be leaving at the end of the month for a position at...
Andrew Lear, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics at Pomona, will not be rehired for next year after a long search process by the Classics Department that several students say they feel was conducted unfairly. Lear, an expert on sexual depictions on Greek vases, was hired two years ago to...