Betsy Crighton

Betsy Crighton joined the Gardens Board in 2020 and serves on the Finance Committee. Betsy moved to Claremont in 1975 when she joined the faculty of Pomona College and has lived there since then. Her research and teaching centered on European politics and the politics of gender, ethnicity, and nationalism. Betsy also served Pomona College as an Associate Dean of the College and, many years later, as Vice President for Academic Affairs before retiring in 2017. She enjoys an active retirement. When she is not traveling, she takes voice lessons and sings in the Pomona College Choir. She volunteers with CLASP (Claremont After School Program), serves on the board of Randolph College in Virginia, and spends as much time as possible with family and friends.