In its 10th year since being established, Black Philanthropy Month launches Aug. 1, and the theme for 2021 is “TENacity: Making Equity Real.” Thank you to our donors and alumni who have supported Cal Poly Pomona students, whether through giving…
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Despite the effects of COVID-19, there are a variety of opportunities to celebrate Black History Month with the Cal Poly Pomona community throughout February. CPP’s Division of Student Affairs is hosting online events throughout the month, headlined by a celebration of Blackness…
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Cal Poly Pomona will host a conversation on Feb. 26 with civil rights leader Bob Moses, founder of the Algebra Project, and his daughter Maisha Moses. The organization’s mission is to “Use math literacy as an organizing tool to guarantee…
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Black Advance, the umbrella club for all Black organizations on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, celebrates Black History Month this February by hosting special events throughout the month in coordination with the African American Student Center at CPP. See the…
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To honor Martin Luther King Jr., more than 40 volunteers from Cal Poly Pomona worked on a beautification project at a Los Angeles middle school on Jan. 20. Students, staff, faculty and family members helped build benches, paint murals and…
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The Claremont chapter of The Links Incorporated, one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations, has partnered with the Bronco Care Basic Needs initiative to support students’ academic success and wellbeing. Members of the chapter volunteered at the…
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It’s where the pomp and circumstance of tradition gives way to the jubilation of a cultural heritage celebration. For decades, Cal Poly Pomona graduates have participated in cultural graduation ceremonies, donning specialized sashes, leis and tassels. Dance troupes and drummers…
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Many of them came to Cal Poly Pomona as first-generation college students, not knowing a soul and uncertain about how to navigate the intricacies of a large university. Just two quarters in, Latino and African American first-year male students participating…
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Activist and recent University of Missouri graduate Payton Head will give the Black Heritage keynote address. Head, former president of the Missouri Students Association and an activist in the #ConcernedStudent1950 movement, will give a talk titled “Why All Black Lives…
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Spurred by campus issues and the impact of Proposition 187, a coalition of diverse groups led by Chicano and Latino students demonstrated and marched on the vice president’s office seeking a greater voice two decades ago. That protest opened the…
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