Student Gov’t Passes Israeli Boycott Without Club Divestment Clause
Earlier today, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), Pomona College’s student governing body, passed a modified version of...
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The Claremont Independent
- Apr 30, 2021
Student Gov’t Tables Israeli Boycott Resolution For Further Discussion On Mandatory Club Divestment
In a Zoom meeting held yesterday afternoon, members of the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) fielded questions and concerns...
The Claremont Independent
- Jun 21, 2020
Pomona Senior Class President Shares And Endorses Anti-Semitic Comment On Social Media, Apologizes
In a post made on her social media account, the 2020-2021 senior class president at Pomona College shared comments that accuse Zionist...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 8, 2020
Pitzer Students Threaten “Unrest” If No BlackRock Divestment
After the Pitzer Student Senate voted 16-1—with many abstentions—in favor of a motion to divest Pitzer College’s endowment from a...
The Claremont Independent
- Feb 27, 2020
Scripps Invites Vocal Anti-Israel Activist As Keynote Speaker
Scripps College has invited Jasbir Puar, Professor and Graduate Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, to speak at...
The Claremont Independent
- Feb 12, 2020
Pomona, Pitzer Respond to Potential Anti-Semitism Lawsuit
After the David Horowitz Freedom Center (“DHFC”), a conservative foundation, stated in a letter to Pomona College president Dr. Gabrielle...
The Claremont Independent
- Feb 10, 2020
David Horowitz Freedom Center Threatens Pomona and Pitzer with Lawsuit Over Support For Anti-Semitis
On Feb. 3, Pitzer College and Pomona College became one of the first targets for enforcement of President Trump’s latest executive order...
The Claremont Independent
- Jan 30, 2020
Pomona Pays for Angela Davis Lecture, Fails to Properly Inform Students About “Anti-Semitic” Crimina
Pomona College, a member of the Claremont Colleges consortium, has paid for University of California, Santa Cruz Professor Emerita Angela...
The Claremont Independent
- Dec 9, 2019
Pitzer College, David Horowitz Trade Blows Over Posters
On Dec. 2, 2019 at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, flyers of the latest publication of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC)...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 14, 2019
College-Invited Speaker Ties Jewish Student Journalist to “White Nationalists,” Calls NYT “Pro
During a question & answer session at Pomona College following a film screening of Gaza Fights For Freedom, a pro-Palestinian...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 11, 2019
Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, SJP Fund Talk By Anti-Semitic Conpiracist
On Thursday, Nov. 14, the pro-Palestinian Claremont Colleges student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will host a screening...
The Claremont Independent
- Nov 1, 2019
The ‘Woke’ Jew’s Chutzpah
Opinions expressed in this article may not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board. In a recent opinion article titled My Jewish...
The Claremont Independent
- Oct 11, 2019
Pitzer Student Gov’t No Longer Posting Meeting Minutes
Pitzer College’s student senate has discontinued posting meeting minutes on its website for the Fall 2019 semester, which are intended to...
The Claremont Independent
- May 28, 2019
Pitzer President Defends “Free Exchange of Ideas” in Israel at University of Haifa
Earlier today, Pitzer College’s president Melvin L. Oliver spoke to the University of Haifa’s 47th annual Board of Governors meeting,...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 28, 2019
Student Senate Deliberates Pitzer President’s Resignation for Supporting Israel Study Abroad
Two weeks ago, Pitzer College’s President Melvin L. Oliver decided to keep the college’s only study abroad program in Israel—organized...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 28, 2019
“Zionist Violence,” “Israel’s Colonial Project,” “White Supremacist”—SJP Launches “Palestine Freedom
After Pitzer College’s President Melvin L. Oliver decided to keep the college’s only study abroad program in Israel against the faculty...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 14, 2019
Students, SJP Protest Pitzer President Decision to Keep Israel Study Abroad
Shortly after the Pitzer College student-faculty vote to suspend the College’s study abroad program with Israel’s University of Haifa,...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 13, 2019
Pitzer Bans Student Publication from Attending Israel Vote
Pitzer College informed the Claremont Independent today that tomorrow it would no longer be allowed to attend a Pitzer College Council—a...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 12, 2019
Why Pitzer Shouldn’t Suspend Its Israel Study Abroad Program
Last semester, Pitzer College’s faculty voted in favor of suspending the college’s study abroad program in Israel with the University of...
The Claremont Independent
- Mar 10, 2019
The Pitzer/Haifa Resolution: A Suspension of Opportunity
By Shir Bar Nes Higher education offers higher opportunities than just academic studies. It offers the chance to grow past personal,...
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