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Salman Rushdie Withdraws from Speaking at CMC Commencement
Photo Credit: ActuaLitté. On May 13, President Hiram Chodosh announced that Sir Salman Rushdie will no longer speak at Claremont McKenna...
Dhriti Jagadish
59 minutes ago
Correcting Grammar Is Not Racist
Claremont McKenna's Center for Writing and Public Discourse. Alexandra Wofford contributed reporting. This spring, we were hired by...
Greta Long
2 days ago
INVESTIGATION: Claremont McKenna Violated Faculty Handbook in Professor’s Grievance Case
CMC professor Christopher Nadon. Claremont McKenna College (CMC) professor Christopher Nadon alleged in 2022 that CMC Dean of Faculty...
Noah Swanson
4 days ago
Rushdie Doesn’t Speak for Me—and That’s Fine
Sir Salman Rushdie at the 2014 PEN America/Free Expression Literature Conference (credit: Ed Lederman/PEN American Center ) On April 25,...
Henry Long
4 days ago
Muslim Students Denounce Selection of Salman Rushdie for CMC Commencement Speaker
Photo Credit: Bill Swersey/Asia Society Novelist Sir Salman Rushdie will deliver the keynote address at Claremont McKenna’s commencement...
Dhriti Jagadish
4 days ago
CMC North Quad to Receive Air Conditioning
Claremont McKenna's North Quad. On May 6, the CMC Dean of Students office announced via email a major North Quad infrastructure upgrade....
Lia Gabai
May 6
Great Colleges Are Built on Great Missions
Image via Claremont McKenna College . Much ink has been spilled over the decision of Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr to...
Shiv Parihar
May 4
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
Construction Begins on Claremont McKenna’s Sports Bowl
Image via Claremont McKenna College. Construction has begun on Claremont McKenna College’s new Sports Bowl, a multi-year process that...
Greta Long
Apr 22
ASCMC Vice President Admits to Fraud, Is Not Removed by Senate
Image via Wikimedia Commons. Copyright CMC Media Team . The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) President emailed ...
Dhriti Jagadish
Apr 21
Claremont Students’ Visas Terminated, Forced to Leave United States
Image via Flickr. Copyright Adam Jones . President Trump’s promise to deport international students at American colleges and universities...
Naya Dermenjian
Apr 17
Pomona’s Big Bridges Auditorium Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat Targeting Shen Yun
Police officers outside Big Bridges. At 9:33 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, students at the Claremont Colleges received a notification from...
Emilio Bankier
Mar 31
False Shooter Threat Appears to be ‘Swatting’ Incident
Police officers on top of CMC's Kravis Center. Around 4:44 p.m. on March 13, the Claremont Police Department (CPD) received a phone call...
Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher
Mar 13
BREAKING: Police Report 'No Victims' Following Shooter Threat at CMC
Squad cars outside the Kravis Center. Image credit: Tom Burton. At 4:55 P.M., Claremont Colleges students received notifications through...
Charlie Hatcher and Kendall White
Mar 13
Party Wristbands Stolen From Dean of Students Office
Image via Flickr. Copyright CMC Forum . On March 1, Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) hosted their annual Wedding...
Violet Ramanathan
Mar 12
TCCS To Hire Interim Catholic Chaplain, Proceed With Independent Review
The Claremont Colleges' McAlister Center. In a meeting with the Catholic Students Association (CSA) on March 10, The Claremont Colleges...
Gabe Khuly
Mar 12
CMC President Hiram Chodosh to Step Down in 2026
Image Credit: Claremont McKenna College. On March 7, CMC President Hiram Chodosh announced his intention to leave his post at the end of...
Charlie Hatcher
Mar 7
“To Hell With Procedure” — Catholic Chaplain Pushed Out as TCCS Plans Major Changes Behind Closed Doors
Gabe Khuly contributed reporting. The Claremont Colleges' McAlister Center. In early October, on what they thought to be a regular...
Emilio Bankier
Mar 5
Professor Jon Shields on Understanding the Conservative Tradition
CMC Professor Jon Shields. On February 22, the Independent and the Salvatori Center co-hosted CMC professor Jon Shields for a lunch talk...
Naya Dermenjian
Feb 28
New Dept. of Education Guidance Threatens Race-Based Programs at Claremont Colleges
Image via Flickr. Copyright Vicki Walker . On February 14, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear...
Violet Ramanathan
Feb 27
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