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Pomona Starts Furloughed Employees Support Fund
Pomona College, which commenced furloughing over 200 employees on Oct. 1 amid budget shortfalls caused by loss of room and board fees...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 6, 2020


Pomona Changes Millikan Building Name
After a petition to change the name of the Robert A. Millikan Hall, Pomona College announced today that it is changing the physics and...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 6, 2020


Pomona Administration Can Remove Club Officers At Discretion
This year, Pomona College reaffirmed that to successfully register as a club — required to hold events on campus and access funds if...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 5, 2020


Occupy Pomona Continues Fight Against Furloughs
Last Friday, in response to the widespread furloughs of Pomona College staff caused by a $37 million budget shortfall resulting from the...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 5, 2020


In Tense Claremont Protests, Protesters Bark At Trump Supporters, Who Yell Back Insults
A group of protesters began barking at Trump supporters at a Trump rally in Claremont on October 3. The protesters continued barking when...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 4, 2020


How New Trump Executive Order Targeting CRT May Affect Claremont Colleges
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that “it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 23, 2020


Scripps Professor Involved in Altercation With Protester
On Sept. 19, Scripps College student groups Scripps for Black Lives Matter, Watu Weusi, and the Asian American Student Union released an...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 20, 2020


$2.3 Billion: The Facts And The Fiction About Pomona’s Endowment
To a mother bird, feeding her baby bird is a very meaningful, very rewarding practice. Baby birds depend on their parents for sustenance....
The Claremont Independent
Sep 18, 2020


Pitzer BSU Address Asks For Changes In Hiring, Admissions, And More
In its September 14 address, the Black Student Union (BSU) of Pitzer College formulated “a list of ways that Pitzer College can help...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 14, 2020


Pitzer Announces All-Encompassing Racial Justice Initiative
Pitzer College announced that it will hold its inaugural panel from Pitzer President Melvin L. Oliver’s Racial Justice Initiative on...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 9, 2020


Former CMC Student Gov’t Official Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault of a Minor
A Claremont McKenna College (CMC) third-year student was arrested on Aug. 31 on alleged child sex crimes. According to the Fontana Herald...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 3, 2020


Pomona Lays Off Staff Amid “Reorganization”
In an email sent earlier today, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson informed the student body “of a reorganization that is...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 2, 2020


Pomona College Furloughs Workers
Following significant budget shortfalls, Pomona College is furloughing staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an email to the Pomona...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 1, 2020


Claremont Colleges Library Releases Anti-Racism Statement, Black Lives Matter Guide
Last month, the Honnold-Mudd Library at the Claremont Consortium offered a statement on racial justice and the recent protests, claiming...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 1, 2020


CMC VP of Academic Affairs Steps Down
Earlier this afternoon, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced that its Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty,...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 28, 2020


Claremont Colleges Change Title IX Policies Amid New Federal Regulations
In a series of emails sent earlier today, officials at the Claremont College Consortium informed the student body of an interim policy...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 17, 2020


Pomona College Cuts Work Study Hours, Students Petition
Earlier this month, Pomona College sent out an email to the student body stating that students would be limited to one on-campus job, or...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 5, 2020


Pomona College Drops Criminal Disclosure On Application, Will Holistically Evaluate All Disclosed Cr
Earlier this year, Pomona College made the decision to eliminate the requirement that applicants disclose their criminal history during...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 5, 2020


CMS Athletic Director Caves to Student Demands, Supports Creation of Safe Spaces, “Anti-Racist” Trai
In an email sent out to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Cross Country program, Athletic Director Erica Jasper announced a multitude of...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 3, 2020


Community Fears Permanent Closure of the Children’s School
On July 1, parents and teachers of the Children’s School (TCS) at Claremont McKenna College (CMC) were, according to some community...
The Claremont Independent
Jul 29, 2020
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