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The Claremont Independent
Claremont Graduate University Seeks Merger Amid Budget Shortfall
Image via Wikimedia Commons. Copyright Sdkb . In April, Claremont Graduate University (CGU) Interim President Michelle Bligh and Vice...
Charlie Hatcher
6 hours ago
Pomona Faculty Frustrated after Dean Steps Down and College Launches “Alarming” Replacement Process
Alexander Hall (Pomona's administrative building), and former Dean Melanie Wu. Photo credit: Pomona College Media Team A week after...
Emilio Bankier
Jul 5
Trigger Warning: I Disagree With You
Photo Credit: wiredforlego On paper, the Claremont Colleges present a unified commitment to inclusion, openness, and intellectual...
Naya Dermenjian
May 17
Disintegrated Sciences
Construction work on the Robert Day Integrated Sciences Center. As the final panels are placed on the Robert Day Integrated Sciences...
Henry Long and Charlie Hatcher
May 16
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
May 13
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
May 11
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
May 10
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
May 9
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
May 9
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
The “Free” Wall — How Procedure Strangles Expression at Pitzer
Pitzer Free Wall on March 6. The Free Wall’s History and Recent Controversy Pitzer College’s Free Wall has recently become the canvas...
Dhriti Jagadish
Apr 28
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
5 Hours in Carnegie Hall - A Full Account of the Oct. 7 Takeover
Six months on, an extensive investigation uncovers new details about the student occupation of Pomona College’s Carnegie Hall on Oct. 7,...
Emilio Bankier
Apr 7
Pomona President Responds to 'Misinformation' on Cooperation with Congressional Probe
Image via OpenVerse. Copyright Dave and Margie Hill . In an email Monday evening, Pomona College Acting President Bob Gaines responded...
Emilio Bankier
Apr 1
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
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
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