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KKR Kills, Divest 5Cs Call For CMC To Cut Ties With Kravis and Roberts
Student groups KKR Kills and Divest 5Cs have organized three rallies and a vigil in opposition to Claremont McKenna College’s affiliation...
Anna Gersh
Nov 23, 2021


Divest Protesters Attempt To Occupy "The Cube," CMC Tries To Stop Student-Journalist Photographer
On Friday, about a dozen student activists participated in a Divest Claremont Colleges protest against Claremont McKenna College (CMC)...
Trevor Klein
Nov 22, 2021


New Scripps College President Appointed
After eight months of a thorough Presidential Search, Lynne Thompson, the Chair of the Board of Trustees, announced in an email today...
Santiago Barreto and Anna Gersh
Nov 18, 2021


CMC To Hold Black-Only Event, Black Student Groups Demand Further Action After Racist YikYak Posts
On Wednesday, the President of the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) announced that ASCMC and the Dean of Students...
The Claremont Independent
Nov 18, 2021


Claremont McKenna Diversity And Inclusion Dean Transferring To Pitzer College
Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced in an email today that Vince Greer, who served as CMC’s inaugural dean for diversity and...
Santiago Barreto
Oct 29, 2021


Scripps Administrative Coordinator Killed Infant Daughter, Then Herself, Police Say
Last night, the Los Angeles Times published an article confirming the identity of a Claremont mother suspected to have killed herself and...
Liam MacDonald
Oct 28, 2021


Pomona, Scripps, To Suspend Students For Missing COVID-19 Tests
In an email to students sent today, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson announced the details of Pomona’s three step sanctioning...
Sophia Frye
Oct 5, 2021


Harvey Mudd Eases COVID Restrictions, Increases Maximum Gathering Size From 10 To 20
A policy update from Dean Marco Valenzuela sent to Harvey Mudd students yesterday announced that Harvey Mudd will be moving into Tier 2...
Santiago Barreto
Oct 2, 2021


Class Elections Imbued With Activist Sentiment
As apprehension mounted amidst impending Claremont McKenna College (CMC) class presidential elections, aspiring student leaders scrambled...
Theodore Pasquesi
Sep 30, 2021


CMC To Track Students Who Avoid COVID-19 Surveillance Testing
Earlier today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Vice President of Student Affairs Sharon Basso informed the student body “that weekly...
Kara Hagler
Sep 16, 2021


Pomona Faces Accusations of Racism, Classism After Suspension of Student For Moving In Early
Last month, Pomona College, a member of the Claremont Consortium, suspended a transfer student for the fall 2021 semester for failing to...
Santiago Barreto
Sep 6, 2021


Scripps To Require Weekly Testing For Start Of Fall Semester
Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall announced in a welcome back email to the Scripps College community that Scripps will require weekly...
Sophia Frye
Aug 31, 2021


CMC Barn Party Canceled, Convocation Goes Virtual Less than a Week Before Classes Start
Two days after half of its freshmen and sophomores moved in, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced that its Convocation Ceremony will...
Abbas Seltzer
Aug 25, 2021


Pomona Title IX Coordinator To Leave September 1
In an email sent yesterday evening, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson explained to students that Title IX coordinator Sue...
Liam MacDonald
Aug 24, 2021


Claremont McKenna Admits To Seven Total COVID-19 Cases, Strengthens Dining Hall Regulations
In an email to the student body sent earlier today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) admitted to having had a total of seven positive...
Liam MacDonald
Aug 18, 2021


CMC Moves Orientation Adventure Training Online After FYG Team Member Tests Positive For COVID-19
In an email sent to the student body earlier this evening, Claremont McKenna College (CMC)’s Associate Dean of Students for Student...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 16, 2021


CMC To Implement Contact Tracing, Anonymous Reporting Mechanism, In Updated COVID-19 Policy
Today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) sent an email to the Class of ‘24 following up on an announcement from CMC’s President Hiram...
Kara Hagler
Aug 14, 2021


Claremont McKenna College Hires New Assistant Dean Of Students For Academic Success
In an email to Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students this afternoon, Senior Associate Dean of Students Susan Layden announced that CMC...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 14, 2021


Scripps To Require Negative COVID-19 Test Prior To Arrival
In an email sent this morning to Scripps College students, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Adriana di...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 13, 2021


Pomona To Require Weekly COVID-19 Testing, Masks Indoors, For Fall 2021
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr released a set of further guidelines...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 10, 2021
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