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William C. Dudley Selected as Claremont McKenna College’s Sixth President
William C. Dudley announced as Claremont McKenna's sixth president. Photo credit: The Columns . Washington and Lee University President William C. Dudley will succeed Hiram Chodosh as Claremont McKenna College’s sixth president, according to a statement from Board of Trustees Chairman Ken Valach on Thursday afternoon. The announcement comes after six months of deliberation by the Presidential Search Committee – a group of trustees, faculty, alumni, and the sitting ASCMC Presi
Scott Sloop
Dec 4, 2025


I’m a Questbridge Student. Legacy Admissions Shouldn’t Be Caricatured.
A liberal arts college with hardly over a thousand students and a billion dollar endowment, one-fifth of Claremont McKenna’s student body was drawn from the top 1% in 2017. This was not my reality. Neither of my parents completed high school, so how could I have ended up in Claremont? After a low-income upbringing, I owe my presence here to the Questbridge scholarship program for underprivileged students. Programs like this are made possible in part by the boons of legacy adm
Shiv Parihar
Nov 18, 2025


CMC Faculty Recommend Ending Test-Optional Admissions
Claremont McKenna Admissions Office. On Friday, January 24th, the Claremont McKenna College faculty voted to approve a recommendation to...
Violet Ramanathan
Jan 24, 2025
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