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Pomona To Freeze Tuition, Waive Minimum Tuition Requirements
In an email sent to the student body today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed the student body of a vote by the Board...
The Claremont Independent
May 21, 2020


Pomona Responds to Questions about Federal CARES Aid
Pomona College recently released answers to frequently asked questions about its intentions for the nearly the $1.3 million in relief...
The Claremont Independent
May 13, 2020


CMC, With Near Certainty, Keeps Letter Grade Option
After campaigning for Claremont McKenna College (CMC) to adopt a Universal Pass/Incomplete/No Record Pandemic grading system, student...
The Claremont Independent
May 7, 2020


Pomona Enacts Salary Freeze, Potential Cuts, For Senior Administrators
At today’s College Finances and Coronavirus Crisis remote town hall, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr notified students of...
The Claremont Independent
May 4, 2020


CMC Student Gov’t Supports Universal Pass
According to an email sent to Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC)...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 26, 2020


CMC Donor Funds Job-Placement Fellowships For Graduating Seniors
To ease concerns about the current job market amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a first among the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 22, 2020


Pomona “Pass” Grade To Be At Professor Discretion
Just after Pomona College decided to switch to Pass/No Record Pandemic/Incomplete grading, the Independent reached out to Pomona’s...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 20, 2020


Scripps Students Organizing Strike For A’s In All Passed Classes
Students at Scripps College were considering starting a strike of their classes in a bid to achieve a universal-A grading system for this...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 18, 2020


Pomona Goes Universal Pass/Incomplete
Pomona College faculty decided today that, due to the disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, all students will be graded on a...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 17, 2020


ASPC Endorses Universal Pass Grading System
Hours before the Pomona College faculty are set to vote on changing Pomona’s grading policy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 17, 2020


Additional Faculty Amendments Include Universal A Option
In the ongoing saga of the Pomona College faculty deciding the grading policy for the rest of the spring semester amid the coronavirus...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 14, 2020


Professors Propose Amendment Allowing Letter Grades
After the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) announced yesterday that Pomona College’s faculty will be debating and voting on a...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 14, 2020


Pomona Faculty to Debate P/NC Grading Scale
Pomona College faculty will vote Wednesday to switch the college’s grading scale to a mandatory pass/no credit system, meaning only Pass...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 13, 2020


Pomona Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus
A Pomona College student tested positive for coronavirus on March 24. The student left campus less than two weeks ago. In an email to...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 26, 2020


Scripps Admissions To Be SAT/ACT Optional
Scripps College has announced that it will make SAT and ACT test scores optional for admissions. The decision was made by the Scripps...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 24, 2020


Pomona Admits Class of 2024
Pomona College will release admissions decisions today starting at 5 pm PDT. Before Pomona made the decision to move most campus...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 20, 2020


Pomona Concedes, No Fines or Residential Access Restrictions
After the deadline to vacate campus, Pomona College “deans and staff are reportedly walking through all dorms,” asking students if they...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 20, 2020


Pomona To Not Forcibly Evict Students
According to student group “Occupy Pomona,” Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr has verbally agreed with student activists that...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 16, 2020


Pomona “Student-Supporting Functions” To Be Sharply Reduced By Tomorrow
As part of the ongoing effort by Pomona College to reduce student presence on campus to limit the potential spread of the coronavirus,...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 16, 2020


Pomona Says It Cannot Support On-Campus Population
According to a late morning email sent by Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr today (March 16), the college is taking steps in...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 16, 2020
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