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Pomona College has received a $7.5-million donation to help build a new residence hall with high levels of energy efficiency and the use of solar power, officials announced. The gift comes from Rick and Susan Sontag.
Susan Sontag is a Pomona alumna, and the couple have a daughter who graduated from Pomona. Rick’s late uncle taught in Pomona’s philosophy department over 50 years.
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