Two days after half of its freshmen and sophomores moved in, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced that its Convocation Ceremony will move from an in-person event near Kravis Center to an online event. Earlier in the day, students also learned that the College Programming Board (CPB) is canceling its annual barn party after the Dean of Students approached them. These two announcements reached students three days before the rest of the student body plans to move to campus,

Today, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) President Hiram Chodosh informed students that he plans to partially reopen recreational facilities on campus this month. Additionally, he announced that CMC faculty and staff will meet coronavirus vaccination eligibility requirements this month. CMC plans for students to return to campus this Fall. As new COVID-19 cases continue to decline in California, the email stated that “[Los Angeles County] officials have signaled that they will

Several students at the Claremont Colleges, including a number of students from Claremont McKenna College (CMC), tested positive for COVID-19 in the Claremont area this week. According to the email sent by CMC this evening, “the cases are linked to a few recent Halloween parties held in the Inland Empire area the weekend of October 30th.” In the email, CMC administrators stated that each COVID-positive student would undergo a contact tracing process. People in contact with st

UPDATE: Claremont McKenna College has decided to move all courses, academic support, and student services online for the remainder of the semester beginning March 30, and require students to move out by March 23. Pomona College is requiring students to move out by March 18 and remain off-campus for the remainder of the semester. The week of March 23 “will serve as a period of transition to online instruction.” The President of Scripps College, Lara Tidens, sent out an email t