Claremont McKenna Names Chief Diversity and Financial Officers
On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna announced that the Board of Trustees approved the promotion of two members of the administration, Nyree...
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José Najas
Dec 8, 2022
Pitzer Students Call for Removal of American Flag
Earlier this fall, a Pitzer student, who serves as events coordinator, raised concerns about an American flag hung from a student's...
Nathanael Baumann
Nov 28, 2022
Pomona College No Longer Allowing CMC Students at Yule Ball
In a break with longstanding policy, the Pomona Events Committee (PEC) announced that the upcoming Yule Ball event will be open to all...
Trevor Klein
Nov 3, 2022
Scripps Halloween Party Shut Down Early Due to Chaos, Fire Extinguishers
This Saturday, the annual Claremont College Halloween party ended in chaos. Scripps hosted the event, which was open to all Scripps...
Pieter van Wingerden
Oct 30, 2022
Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Activist Visits Claremont Colleges
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Sunny Cheung spoke at Pomona College last month. The event was part of the Hong Kong Democracy Council’s...
Jameson Mitrovich
Oct 28, 2022
CMC Parties No Longer Open to All Claremont College Students
This afternoon, the ASCMC student body president announced that parties will only be open to CMC students or will be CMC plus one “for...
Charlie Hatcher
Oct 15, 2022
CMC Board of Trustees Rejects Race GE Proposal, Calls for Stronger Alternative
On Friday, October 7th, Claremont McKenna College Dean of Students Dianna Graves shared an update on the proposed Racial-Ethnic General...
Charlie Hatcher and Jameson Mitrovich
Sep 14, 2022
Claremont McKenna Faculty Voted for Race GE, President Chodosh Tabled It
On April 14, 2022, the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) faculty voted in favor of a new Racial-Ethnic Cultural Understanding General...
Charlie Hatcher
Sep 7, 2022
Claremont McKenna Falls From First to Sixth Place in Free Speech Ranking
On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College fell to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 2022-2023 college free...
Trevor Klein
Aug 11, 2022
Claremont McKenna Attempted to Punish a Professor for His Speech
Image via Heterodox Academy Earlier this year, the Claremont McKenna Dean of the Faculty’s Office informed members of the government...
Kara Hagler
Aug 2, 2022
Claremont McKenna Plans to Relax COVID Policies
Last Friday, the Claremont McKenna College (CMC) COVID Compliance Committee announced its COVID policies for the fall semester. The...
Jameson Mitrovich
Jun 16, 2022
CMC Hires New Diversity and Inclusion Dean
Last month, CMC announced the hiring of Dr. Ashley Barton as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion & CARE Center Director. During...
Leonora Willett
Mar 30, 2022
CMC Accidentally Admits Nearly 300 Students to Podlich Scholarship
Following Claremont McKenna’s release of their admission decision last week, almost 300 Podlich Scholarship acceptance emails were sent...
Anna Gersh
Feb 18, 2022
Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students
In an email sent to Pomona College students today, the Associated Students of Pomona College Senate (ASPC) announced their support for...
Leonora Willett
Feb 6, 2022
ASCMC Responds To Remote Learning Petition, Offers Assistance To Concerned Students
The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) is the first student government in the Claremont Consortium to respond to...
Leonora Willett
Feb 3, 2022
Students Call For Online Option For Disabled Students
On Tuesday, Claremont DISCOVR (IG:@claremontdiscovr) posted a petition calling on the Claremont Colleges to provide an online alternative...
Santiago Barreto
Jan 29, 2022
Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs
In an email sent to students, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) President Maria Klawe announced that “Dr. Marco Valenzuela will be the permanent...
Liam MacDonald
Jan 21, 2022
Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option
Earlier this evening, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium announced a new set of guidelines for the remainder of the...
Kara Hagler and Sophia Frye
Jan 7, 2022
Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23
Yesterday, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium emailed students regarding their initial spring semester COVID-19...
Trevor Klein
Jan 6, 2022
Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester
After a preliminary announcement earlier this week, on Thursday Scripps, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd College, members of the Claremont...
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