David Oxtoby

Pomona College

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President of Pomona College

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The quiet campus of Pomona College in Claremont is embroiled in an angry dispute over the  firing of kitchen workers  found to lack proof of legal documentation.

Worker Firings Inflame Pomona College Campus

The quiet campus of Pomona College in Claremont is embroiled in an angry dispute over the firing of kitchen workers found to lack proof of legal documentation.

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