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Each year, the Downing Scholarship funds two graduating seniors from Pomona to pursue a one-year master’s degree at Cambridge. Leo Alaghband ’24 and Zongqi Zhai ’24 have been selected to represent Pomona at Downing College this fall. 

Four recent �պ����� alumni have spent the past year at the University of Cambridge pursuing graduate degrees, supported by scholarships that Pomona helped them obtain. They have been engaged in research as well as extracurricular life.

The fellowship supports superlative students who are pursuing or planning to pursue full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education.

Sixteen recent Pomona alumni have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-2025 cycle, matching last year’s number of awardees which made Pomona a top producer of Fulbright students. 

A grant from the Institute of International Education’s American Passport Project can help 25 �պ����� students who are Pell Grant-eligible to receive funding for their first U.S. adult passport. This can open doors to international study.

Prof. Samuel Yamashita, Henry E. Sheffield Professor of History, began his own impact on student lives at �պ����� in 1983. Read about what attracted him to Pomona, his longtime mentorship of his students and his own pivotal life experiences.

Known for her roles in Zoot Suit and Encanto, Rose Portillo '75 took great pride in creating Draper Center's first community engagement course, Theatre with Young Audiences, nearly two decades ago.

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Choi's desire to build community made a road trip to Mesquite, Texas, last month happen. 

From his office on the �պ����� campus, Tahir Andrabi, Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics, is helping to improve educational outcomes half a world away in Pakistan, with global implications.

Each year, the Alumni Association bestows awards on alumni and faculty for their unique and remarkable achievements.