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Pro-Palestine Groups Host Speakers and Organize Vigils to Mark Oct. 7
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, students and faculty across the Claremont Colleges participated in pro-Palestine events, including vigils and speaker events, to mark two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas. A point of contention is the decision to host these events on Oct. 7, the day when Israel experienced Hamas’s ambush and had not yet begun its offensive into Gaza.
Dhriti Jagadish
6 days ago


Pomona, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Presidents Join Over 200 College Leaders in Denouncing ‘Government Overreach’ in Higher Education
Photos via the Claremont Colleges. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) published  a statement on April 22...
Emilio Bankier
Apr 23


House Committee on Education and Workforce Probes Pomona for 'Antisemitic Incidents'
Representative Tim Walberg. Image via walberg.house.gov . On March 27, Pomona College was among five institutions  to be sent a letter...
Dhriti Jagadish
Mar 30


CMC Refuses to Condemn Hamas Attacks; 65 Faculty Release Independent Statement
Last week, Claremont McKenna refused to condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israeli civilians. Administrators cited the college’s stated...
Jameson Mitrovich
Oct 29, 2023


ASCMC Will Not Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Debate between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students raged on at Associated Students of Claremont McKenna Executive Board meetings in...
Margot Rosenblatt
Mar 21, 2023


Israeli Flag Torn in Half at Pomona College
Image taken by Solomon Oshin This fall, Solomon Olshin, a Senior at Pomona, hung three flags from his dorm window: an Israeli Flag, a...
Margot Rosenblatt
Mar 6, 2023
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