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

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.

The U.S. News & World Report released their 2026 rankings for liberal arts colleges on Tuesday. Pomona College slipped down to seventh place, now tied with Claremont McKenna College and Wellesley.

Crime and Punishment. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Thompsen . Last spring, Josh Morganstein CMC ‘25 and I took “Dostoevsky’s Russia” with...

Approximately two dozen students gathered last week at Claremont McKenna College in memoriam of Charlie Kirk, founder of the MAGA-aligned organization Turning Point USA and leading conservative figure for college students across America. Vigil attendees were met with intermittent heckling, small-scale disruption, and digital harassment.

Charlie Kirk, right-wing commentator and father of two, was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking to a crowd of college students. Only two days earlier, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression released its 2026 report about free speech on America’s college campuses. 

Claremont McKenna College claimed first place in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s 2026 Free Speech Rankings on Tuesday, while Pomona College clocked in at 247th of 257 colleges. The other Claremont Colleges’ placements spanned between the two, with all but CMC earning an “F” grade.

Photo Credit: wiredforlego On paper, the Claremont Colleges present a unified commitment to inclusion, openness, and intellectual...

Photo Credit: ActuaLitté. On May 13, President Hiram Chodosh announced that Sir Salman Rushdie will no longer speak at Claremont McKenna...

CMC professor Christopher Nadon. Claremont McKenna College (CMC) professor Christopher Nadon alleged  in 2022 that CMC Dean of Faculty...

Sir Salman Rushdie at the 2014 PEN America/Free Expression Literature Conference (credit: Ed Lederman/PEN American Center ) On April 25,...

Photo Credit: Bill Swersey/Asia Society Novelist Sir Salman Rushdie will deliver the keynote address at Claremont McKenna’s commencement...

Pitzer Free Wall on March 6. The Free Wall’s History and Recent Controversy Pitzer College’s Free Wall  has recently become the canvas...

Photos via the Claremont Colleges. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) published  a statement on April 22...

Professor Ioannis Evrigenis. Last Tuesday, the Claremont Independent  sat down with Professor Ioannis Evrigenis, the incoming faculty...

Professor Aaron Kunin in his office. Image Credit: Pomona College In December, Pomona College English professor Aaron Kunin began...

Heather Ferguson and Jon Shields run Claremont McKenna's Open Academy initiative. (CMC) On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College fell from...

Image via Claremont Institute The Claremont Institute, a modest building in an Upland office park, is home to a cluster of influential...

On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College fell to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression 2022-2023 college free...

Image via Heterodox Academy Earlier this year, the Claremont McKenna Dean of the Faculty’s Office informed members of the government...