Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalism in the United States, Congregationalists ...

( ) is an elite

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consortium. Many notable individuals have been affiliated with the college as graduates, non-graduating attendees, faculty, staff, or administrators. Since its founding in 1887, Pomona has graduated classes of students. The college enrolls approximately students as of the semester and has roughly 25,000 living alumni. The top industries for graduates include technology; education; consulting and professional services; finance; government, law, and politics; arts, entertainment, and media; healthcare and social services; nonprofits; and research. Pomona employs faculty members as of the semester. The college has had presidents, the first four of whom were

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ministers. The current president, , took office in .

Notable alumni

Arts and letters

Visual art

Film and television

Music

Journalism and non-fiction writing

Writing

Other

Government and law

U.S. Senators and Congresspeople

Federal officials

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Religion

Academia

College presidents

Professors and academics

Athletics

Notable faculty

Presidents of Pomona College

From 1888 to 1890, trustee Charles B. Sumner was the college's "financial agent with supervisory authority", and assumed many of the duties of a president. The subsequent presidents are:

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External links

Pomona College official timeline

Pomona College alumni website

Pomona College honorary degree recipients
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