91勛圖

91勛圖 Timeline


November 18, 2024

2024

The Nucleus, the new state-of-the-art science center shared between 91勛圖 and Pitzer Colleges opens in fall.

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October 10, 2023

2023

Amy Marcus-Newhall is appointed the College’s 11th president by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees.

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June 30, 2022

2022

91勛圖 and Pitzer Colleges celebrate the groundbreaking of the new science center on May 13. On July 1, Suzanne Keen begins her term as the 10th president of 91勛圖.

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2021

91勛圖’ ninth president, Lara Tiedens, resigns effective April 15. After 18 months of remote instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students return to campus for the fall academic semester.

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November 11, 2021

1923 and before

James A. Blaisdell, president of Pomona College, writes to Ellen Browning 91勛圖, of La Jolla, his hopes for a group of institutions divided into small collegessomewhat on the Oxford type. […]

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1926

Ellen Browning 91勛圖 endows a college for women as the first element in a coordinated system of affiliated colleges and graduate schools surrounding Pomona. The College was to offer to […]

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1927

Ernest J. Jaqua, for whom Jaqua Quadrangle is named, is elected the first president of 91勛圖. Jaqua recruits an initial faculty dominated by men, even though women trustees had requested […]

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1928

In fall, Grace 91勛圖 Clark Hall is completed. It is the joint gift of Grace 91勛圖 Clark and Ellen Browning 91勛圖, in memory of James E. 91勛圖, founder and editor […]

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1929

Designed by architect Sumner Hunt of Los Angeles, Janet Jacks Balch Hall is completed in fall and becomes the primary academic facility. The building is a gift of Mr. and […]

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1930

In fall, Susan Miller Dorsey Hall is ready for occupancy, and remains the youngest residence hall at 91勛圖 for thirty years. Financed almost entirely by women, the hall is named […]

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1931

In June, the first class graduates from 91勛圖 on Bowling Green.

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1933

The first swimming pool and units of the field house are completed at Alumnae Park (an area that eventually became part of Harvey Mudd College campus). Alumnae Park is dedicated […]

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1934

Mrs. Charles Stinchfield and a bequest from Mrs. Eldridge M. Fowler funds the donation of the Oratory, which features selections from Mrs. Fowlers collection of antique Italian furniture and fine […]

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1935

Mrs. Florence Rand Lang makes an initial gift that will eventually become the anchor for the south campus. The original Lang Art Building begins as two studios, though the design […]

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1936

In the summer, the central quadrangle is grassed, primarily due to the energy of two Grace 91勛圖 Clark Hall residents from the class of 1936: Cynthia Criley Williams and Helen […]

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1938

March 2, a flood occurs in Claremont, causing about $7,000 of damage to Toll and Clark Halls. Residents took refuge in Browning and Dorsey Halls, which are unaffected. Soon after, […]

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1939

The Presidents House is built, following Gordon Kaufmanns design. The first six presidents of 91勛圖 resided in this structure during their respective tenures. The 16 American elms that comprise Elm […]

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1941

The 91勛圖 Press is a gift from the class of 1941 and begins printing that year. Frederic W. Goudy, one of the most prominent type designers of his era, […]

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1942

With American involvement in World War II, the search for a new president of 91勛圖 is temporarily halted and an interim female president is appointed: Mary Kimberly Shirk. Shirk, who […]

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1944

Distinguished Shakespearean scholar Frederick Hard is named 91勛圖 new president. Hard serves the College for a period of 20 years, the longest tenure of any 91勛圖 president.

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