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CMC Creates London, Shanghai Residential Programs To Help With “Time Zone Challenges” and “Community

The Claremont Independent

Dec 11, 2020

CMC Creates London, Shanghai Residential Programs To Help With “Time Zone Challenges” and “Community

Update 12/13/2020: According to The Student Life, the Shanghai program will likely be canceled. A previous Independent update erroneously stated that the Shanghai program had already been canceled. As of now, the London program is still planned to continue. Partnering with IES Abroad, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) in California is offering international students residential programs in London and Shanghai to create a “community as students live and study together” while tak

New CMC Initiative Sweeps Changes Across Career Services, Faculty, And Curriculum To Support “

The Claremont Independent

Jun 18, 2020

New CMC Initiative Sweeps Changes Across Career Services, Faculty, And Curriculum To Support “

In an email to members of the student body sent earlier today, Hiram Chodosh, the President of Claremont McKenna College (CMC), announced changes to college diversity and inclusion policy “[i]n response to the murder of George Floyd.” The email announces new initiatives to increase the college’s offerings on “structural inequality, racism, and the Black experience in America” and pave the way for additional recruitment and retention of Black faculty. Chodosh set out new manda

CMC Updates Students, Early Start and Extended Winter Break Possible

The Claremont Independent

Jun 8, 2020

CMC Updates Students, Early Start and Extended Winter Break Possible

Claremont McKenna College (CMC), a member of the Claremont Colleges Consortium, updated students on plans for the fall semester. While many details remain unconfirmed due to the ongoing pandemic, an email from the Office of the Dean of Students (DOS) informed that community that in person instruction, if it occurs, “will almost certainly end by Thanksgiving, resulting in an extended winter break.” The email also stated that “[i]t is possible that classes will start one week e

Occupy Pomona Disavows Doxxers, Pomona Admin Investigating

The Claremont Independent

May 26, 2020

Occupy Pomona Disavows Doxxers, Pomona Admin Investigating

In an email sent out to the Pomona College student body, Pomona Dean of Students Avis Hinkson informed students that the administration “[has] become aware ofa reported threat to “doxx” students unless they participate in an online fundraiser.” Hinkson went on to say that “[w]hile the intent of the fundraiser may be good, threatening members of our community violates not only Pomona College policies, but may indeed be unlawful.” She requested that “those involved in issuing t

Pomona To Freeze Tuition, Waive Minimum Tuition Requirements

The Claremont Independent

May 21, 2020

Pomona To Freeze Tuition, Waive Minimum Tuition Requirements

In an email sent to the student body today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed the student body of a vote by the Board of Trustees to freeze tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year at 2019-2020 levels. This vote reversed the board’s prior decision to raise tuition by 3.5 percent. Per Starr, this move “is one of a series of steps to assist students and families during this period of hardship.” The email also confirmed that, for students on financial aid, the

CMC Student Gov’t Supports Universal Pass

The Claremont Independent

Apr 27, 2020

CMC Student Gov’t Supports Universal Pass

According to an email sent to Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Executive Board has supported a universal pass grading campaigned by the #NobodyFailsAtCMC movement. The movement claims letter grades unfairly benefit privileged students, demanding that the college replace letter grades with universal grades of pass/incomplete/“no record pandemic” without the option of an F (fail) for the semester. The Executi

CMC Donor Funds Job-Placement Fellowships For Graduating Seniors

The Claremont Independent

Apr 22, 2020

CMC Donor Funds Job-Placement Fellowships For Graduating Seniors

To ease concerns about the current job market amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a first among the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) is starting a new fellowship for graduating seniors. The Impact Fellowship provides up to a year of paid support with employer partners across all sectors. CMC seniors will also have access to one-on-one career placement support throughout the fellowship. The fellowship will be divided up into four phases, each with a $5,000 sti

The Claremont Independent

Apr 7, 2020

Stay the Course and Buy American

The number of Americans infected by the coronavirus has surged dramatically since the first case in the U.S. was confirmed earlier this January. In the month of March alone, recorded cases in the U.S. increased more than six-thousandfold. As our government is frantically trying to control the spread of the virus, the repercussions for our general economy have been dire. In the near term, millions will lose their jobs, corporate earnings for most American businesses will be di

The Claremont Independent

Mar 14, 2020

We Stand With The #HomelessAtPomona

After being ordered to vacate campus because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pomona College students struggled with the heart-wrenching realization of having to complete the rest of the semester online without their friends. Goodbyes were said to second-semester seniors alongside chaotic phone calls with parents. But those without ideal homes or family situations face far more uncertainty and anxiety than the rest of the Claremont Colleges. With the daily expansion of travel res

David Horowitz Freedom Center Threatens Pomona and Pitzer with Lawsuit Over Support For Anti-Semitis

The Claremont Independent

Feb 10, 2020

David Horowitz Freedom Center Threatens Pomona and Pitzer with Lawsuit Over Support For Anti-Semitis

On Feb. 3, Pitzer College and Pomona College became one of the first targets for enforcement of President Trump’s latest executive order taking name at discrimination on the basis of Jewish identity, specifically on college campuses. The David Horowitz Freedom Center (“DHFC”), a conservative foundation, addressed a letter to the presidents of the two colleges (Drs. Melvin Oliver and Gabrielle Starr, respectively), indicating its intent to pursue, through proper authorities, l

Student Gov’t VP Hijacks Facebook Page to Comment on Unconfirmed Harassment Claims at Pirate Party

The Claremont Independent

May 9, 2019

Student Gov’t VP Hijacks Facebook Page to Comment on Unconfirmed Harassment Claims at Pirate Party

On Saturday, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) hosted its annual “Pirate Party” event, open to students of the college and guests. A day later, the Vice President of Student Activities for the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC), CMC’s student government, used the group’s official Facebook page to address alleged instances of unacceptable behavior at the party. In his post, the Vice President claims that during the event, “there were (predominantly white) m

FEATURE—Soll Center, Combining Liberal Arts and Career

The Claremont Independent

Nov 17, 2018

FEATURE—Soll Center, Combining Liberal Arts and Career

As a prospective student I remember doing extensive research on the incredible opportunities my future college could offer. When I visited Claremont McKenna College (CMC)—the college I eventually attended—its Soll Center for Student Opportunity touted an abundance of professional opportunity, ranging from networking trips to internship-study opportunities, like the Silicon Valley and Washington Programs, to sponsored internship experiences. In fact, many of us probably rememb

CMC Rolling Out New Free Speech Initiative

The Claremont Independent

Oct 24, 2018

CMC Rolling Out New Free Speech Initiative

According to an email obtained by the Independent, Claremont McKenna College (CMC)—ranked number one for free speech among California colleges—is in the process of rolling out the Open Academy initiative. This initiative seeks to bring additional funding to expand viewpoint diversity in the Athenaeum speaker series—already recognized as a haven for speakers of many ideological perspectives —, in the classroom, and to help students build skills to engage in effective dialogue

Conservative Prof. Called “Nazi”, Whites Weak-Minded on Free Speech Wall, Former Taken Down by Colle

The Claremont Independent

Apr 20, 2018

Conservative Prof. Called “Nazi”, Whites Weak-Minded on Free Speech Wall, Former Taken Down by Colle

This afternoon, Pomona College erased one anonymous message recently painted on Walker Wall—a wall dedicated to free speech—for being “an offensive message directed at an individual.” This message, since painted over by the college, was directed at Claremont McKenna College (CMC)—another college along with Pomona that makes up the Claremont Colleges consortium—Government Professor Charles Kesler: “Charles Kesler is a Nazi.” Kesler is a senior fellow at the conservative think

The Claremont Independent

Mar 27, 2018

CMC Has Most Free Speech in California

Last week, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) gave Claremont McKenna College (CMC) a “green light” rating for free speech on campus, the highest level a college can achieve. CMC is the first college in California to receive this rating. “To earn its green light rating, Claremont McKenna worked with the foundation to update its policies on disorderly conduct and internet usage,” according to FIRE’s statement. Only 38 other higher education institutions in

Colleges Decline to Commit to Protecting Controversial Speakers

The Claremont Independent

Jan 2, 2018

Colleges Decline to Commit to Protecting Controversial Speakers

Following the shutdown of conservative speaker Heather Mac Donald by a crowd of students last spring, the Independent has discovered that none of the Claremont Colleges have adjusted their policies in order to protect controversial speakers on campus. After Heather Mac Donald—a conservative scholar who opposes the Black Lives Matter movement—attempted to speak at Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) Athenaeum last April, an angry mob of student protesters forced her to be hustle

UPDATE: In Unprecedented Move, CMC Faculty Permits Seniors Who Violated Student Code to Graduate

The Claremont Independent

Jun 5, 2017

UPDATE: In Unprecedented Move, CMC Faculty Permits Seniors Who Violated Student Code to Graduate

Claremont McKenna College (CMC) told the Independent in a statement that its faculty voted in May to allow CMC seniors who violated the student code during a protest in early April aimed at preventing Heather Mac Donald from speaking at the college to partake in commencement exercises despite their conduct. According to an internal letter obtained by the Independent, this move is an unprecedented, break from the college’s standard approach to disciplinary cases. In the letter

CMC President Promises To Punish Policy Violators in Wake of Protest

The Claremont Independent

Apr 7, 2017

CMC President Promises To Punish Policy Violators in Wake of Protest

After protesters at Claremont McKenna College shut down a scheduled lecture and Q&A with Heather Mac Donald, a critic of the Black Lives Matter movement, by blocking the venue’s entrance, Hiram Chodosh, the president of Claremont McKenna College, promised to crack down on some student protesters for violating college policy. Chodosh observed that, despite the protesters’ efforts, a live-stream of Mac Donald’s talk was viewed by nearly 250 people live and had been watched over

SJWs Create ‘Shady Person of Color’ List to Target Dissenters

The Claremont Independent

May 5, 2016

SJWs Create ‘Shady Person of Color’ List to Target Dissenters

During the height of the racial protests at Claremont McKenna College last November, CMCers of Color issued a list of demands including the resignation of Dean Spellman and the establishment of a permanent “safe space” that would function as a Resource Center for students from marginalized backgrounds. The student group wrote an official proposal to the administration, but also created a private Google doc with other miscellaneous items they wanted for their safe space, such

Claremont Party Police: Social Responsibility at CMC Revisited

The Claremont Independent

Apr 2, 2015

Claremont Party Police: Social Responsibility at CMC Revisited

Back in October of last year, I wrote an article on social responsibility and how the CMC administration’s policies that were strangling the social scene would only result in a self-fulfilling prophecy of more abusive partying. For a while, it seemed as if things were getting better at CMC. As far as I recall, there were no major cases of unwarranted or excessive intervention during the rest of the fall semester. Maybe it was because the administration had a more laissez fair