Design for Belonging: Advanced HCD Partners with Hiki
The Hive seeks to give students real-world experience in industry working through ambiguous challenges, with diverse populations of people, and on projects enacting positive social change. In Spring 2026, our […]
Student Innovator Spotlight: 5C student-founded outdoor clothing brand, for women by women
Rachel Ma (PO ‘26), a recent philosophy graduate from Pomona, dreamed up Tualmi to address the lack of inclusive outdoor clothing for women. Her idea was inspired by a conversation […]
Students Design the Future of Education: PAYS and Upward Bound at the Hive
When the future proves uncertain and unstable for young people around the world, design thinking becomes a way of seeing the world differently. This summer, the Hive partnered again with […]
Farewell Fred, Welcome Abbe!
After ten years, Fred Leichter has stepped down as the Executive Director of the Hive. The Hive team is immensely grateful for all that he has ideated, prototyped, and […]
Design Innovation Internship Grantees [Summer ’26]
This summer, the Hive will support five 5C students who were awarded innovation and design internships with companies and organizations in spheres such as tech justice, community design, education redesign, […]
