Each of the four candidates visited the campus, giving a speech in the afternoon, and also giving a presentation in the dining hall. Each candidate answered questions from the school community.
"The question-and-answer sessions were fairly contentious and controversial," said Brianne Ullman, who is a sophomore at Pomona. "The main difference [among the candidates] was how much they were willing to answer."
Pomona has been solicitous of student input throughout the process, according to Ullman. "The volume of email that I've gotten has far exceeded my interest in the search," she said.
Pomona selected two students to serve on the committee at the beginning of the search process. The two students remained on campus during the summer and were paid for helping with the search.
Amherst College is expected to announce its new president in the near future.
Princeton University eliminates race-based admissions for undergraduate summer program before any court challenge: Princeton University recently eliminated a race-based summer program at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, according to its student newspaper, The Daily Princetonian.
For 18 years, the program had hosted undergraduate minority students in hopes of encouraging further study in the fields of public and international affairs.
While the admissions policy has not been challenged in court, the university decided to act preemptively instead of waiting until a legal challenge arose, according to The Princetonian.
The decision comes as the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in two cases that challenge the University of Michigan's race-conscious admissions policies. "In the current legal climate the University does not believe that it can continue to offer a program in which admissions is restricted by race," the university said in a statement given to The Princetonian.
The university is considering joining Harvard University in filing an amicus curiae brief in support of the University of Michigan, The Princetonian reported.