Bronco Launchpad, Cal Poly Pomona’s two-week crowdfunding event, shattered records this year, bringing in $116,845 from 1,140 gifts. These donations supported 58 projects, another record for the event, and will fund scholarships, equipment and learn-by-doing experiences for students. “This was…
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Aishwary Kumar, the director of the Ahimsa Center and a history professor, has been named the new Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). Ahimsa is the Hindu, Jain, and…
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Cal Poly Pomona announces the establishment of Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). Ahimsa means reverence for all life. It means nonviolence rooted in compassion and kindness. The Ahimsa…
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The Huntley College of Agriculture will get a jumpstart on a new minor focusing on plant-based food and nutrition, thanks to a $51,000 gift from Bipin Shah and his wife, Rekha. The minor would complement the college’s studies in nutrition and…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Ahimsa Center is holding an annual conference on the “Transformative Power of Education: Lessons from Gandhi, King, Chavez and Mandela,” on Oct. 5-7. Speakers and workshops will explore the lives and movements of Mohandas K. Gandhi,…
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A mother whose daughter was killed during clashes over Apartheid in South Africa. A neurosurgeon who researches the effects of compassion on health. A filmmaker who told the story of the transformative power of meditation on a group of prisoners.…
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An internationally known poet, essayist and playwright whose most recent volume of poetry was a finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry will speak at Cal Poly Pomona on Monday, April 13. Claudia Rankine, author of “Citizen: An American…
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Experts in theology, neuroscience, psychotherapy, ecology and anthropology will make presentations at a November conference at Cal Poly Pomona to discuss how care, compassion and meditation can help promote nonviolence in families and communities. “Care, Compassion and Mindfulness” is the…
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Why do millions of people starve when there is an abundance of food? Vandana Shiva, an environmental activist, believes the key to solving the problem is sustainable farming. She will discuss this topic and others at her lecture, ¿Hunger in…
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The Ahimsa Center will host a public lecture by peace activist Ocean Robbins on Sunday, May 15. Robbins will speak on “The Power of Partnership: Building Healing Bridges Across Historic Divides.” This lecture is named after Ratan and Madhu Baid,…
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