Spring 2025 | Pomona College Pomona College Magazine

Creativity? That’s Child’s Play

Mac Barnett ’04 has published 60 children’s books that have sold more than five million copies, all while tackling tough topics like love, loss and jealousy. Read More

Hooke(d) on sports analytics

by Jeff Hing

Growing up as a Boston Red Sox fan, Melissa Hooke ’19 never imagined herself celebrating a championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Read More

A Decade On-Board and Off-Shore With Sailor Desiree Wicht ’08

by Adam Conner-Simons ’08

Desiree (Golen) Wicht ’08 and her husband Jordan spent more than half of the last decade on their 30-foot sailboat Atticus, braving hurricanes, Turkish warships and even pirates. Read More

Pomoniana

All the fun stuff from campus: Pomona College tidbits, traditions, lore and more.

Beethoven, Bach, Wagner—and Zappa? 50 Years Later, A Pomona Prank Remembered
Top Three Annual Pomona Events (Past and Present)

Bookshelf

Sagehens publish prolifically. The latest books from Pomona alumni and faculty.

Booktalk: Pamela Prickett: The Unclaimed
Book Blurb: Marcia Aldrich ’75, Enough
Bookmarks

Culture

From sculptors to screenwriters, creative Sagehens get the spotlight.

SageChat: Favorite On-Campus Concerts
We’ll Do It Live! A Timeline of Some of Pomona’s Most Memorable Concerts
Big Acts at Big Bridges