Pomfret Voices
The chore
Pomfret’s history of diversity, equity and inclusion, checked line by line. Every claim traces to a source document.
The fix
A checked history of inclusion at Pomfret: 60 moments since 1894.
Timeline
60 moments, 1894 onward.
Archive
Two Pomfret Magazine issues, page by page.
People
Alumni and faculty profiles, Heads of School, Schwartz Visiting Fellows.
On every page
A link to a module on AI bias.
How it works
Every moment on the timeline names its source.
Two Pomfret Magazine issues can be read page by page.
Every page links to a short module on AI bias.
The Pomfret Voices timeline as built in September 2026 slid sideways from 1894 to 2026, its cards turning from sepia to white as the decades passed.
- At 0 seconds:1894. Pomfret opens with 42 students.
- At 1 second:1949. Students push for integration in print.
- At 2.3 seconds:1965. The first African American graduate.
- At 2.6 seconds:1968. The board votes for coeducation.
- At 4.6 seconds:1975. The first financial aid package.
- At 6.2 seconds:1992. Full coeducation.
- At 7.5 seconds:2019. DEI becomes a dean-level role.
- At 8.8 seconds:2026. The line reaches today.
Credits
Built by Zahir Williams ’28 and Keke Li ’27 for the Office of Community and Belonging.
- Team this year Zahir Williams ’28, Keke Li ’27, Jacob Lee ’29, Isabella Gachuhi ’30, Ava Chen ’28, Sein Heo ’28 and Kevin Wang ’28.
- Runs on A public website.
- Status Next version under way.
- Preview the next version (opens in a new tab)A preview of the next version, still in progress. Repository (opens in a new tab)
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Teaching faculty
Canvas class lists in; one comment Doc per class out, with a tab for every student.