Stories of Sagehen Impact

Pomona College publicly launched “Originals: The Campaign for Pomona College,” a $530-million comprehensive campaign and the most ambitious fundraising effort in the College’s history, on Saturday, October 10.

For generations of Sagehens, the Oldenborg Center was where the world came closer. Discover some of the friendships, ideas and sense of belonging that shaped countless lives and will carry forward through the Center for Global Engagement. 

As Pomona College prepares to turn the page on the Oldenborg Center, students, alumni, faculty and staff came together for Dear Oldenborg to celebrate a place that opened minds, broadened horizons and changed lives. Watch the video here.

The Pomona College Career Development Office’s Annual Impact Report for 2025-26 shines a light on the wide scope of its services for students and alumni. The staff provides personalized guidance tailored to individual goals and experiences.

The Technology Access Program (TAP), a pilot program created under Pomona’s strategic vision pillar of equity and access, provided MacBook Airs to 247 of the 441 members of the first-year and new transfer classes. 

Since graduating from Pomona, Nava Mau ’14 has achieved stunning success as an actress and filmmaker.

More than 8,200 Pomona College alumni, families and friends contributed $63.8 million in gifts and pledges during the 2025-26 fiscal year, the second-largest fundraising year in the College’s history. 

A dozen new faculty joined Pomona College in tenure-track, tenured and coterminous positions ahead of the 2026-27 academic year. Three professors—including an alumnus—taught at the College previously.

The first week of classes at Pomona College is underway, and Convocation on Tuesday marked the ceremonial start to the academic year.

Meagan Tokunaga Block ’15 cut her teeth in public service at Pomona, where she earned degrees in public policy analysis (with a concentration in environmental analysis) and politics. She also started 140 games for the Sagehens’ softball team.