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Two of Four Hillel Event Disruptors Identified, Banned from Pomona’s Campus
Nearly three weeks after masked individuals disrupted a Claremont Hillel event marking the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, Pomona President Gabrielle Starr confirmed in an email last week that two of the four individuals have been identified and neither are affiliated with Pomona.
Jacob Pippel
Nov 14


Anonymous Statement Defends Disruption of Hillel Oct. 7 Memorial at Pomona College
Last week, an Oct. 7 memorial hosted at Pomona College by Claremont Hillel featuring Yoni Viloga, a survivor of the attacks, was disrupted by protestors. Afterwards, an anonymous statement defending the disruption was sent to multiple campus newspapers, referring to Viloga as “Satan” and “the spawn of a genocidal lineage,” and to Zionism as a “death cult that must be dealt with accordingly.”
Greta Long
Oct 23


It’s Time to End the Hypocrisy
Crime and Punishment. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Thompsen . Last spring, Josh Morganstein CMC ‘25 and I took “Dostoevsky’s Russia” with...
Dhriti Jagadish
Sep 22


Civil Rights Complaint Filed Over Claremont Colleges Diversity Scholarships
The Equal Protection Project filed a Federal Civil Rights Complaint on Aug. 28 with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), alleging that a number of programs and scholarships at the Claremont Colleges violate Titles VI and IX of the Civil Rights Act.


Students Hold Vigil for Charlie Kirk Despite Disruption and Online Harassment
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.
Kendall White
Sep 19


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


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


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


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


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


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


Department of Education Opens Title VI Investigation into Scripps College
Margaret Fowler Garden at Scripps College. Image via Openverse . On March 18th, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil...
Naya Dermenjian
Mar 30


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...


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...


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


Department of Education Warns Pomona College of Title VI Noncompliance Penalties
Image via Flickr. Copyright Dave and Margie Hill . On March 10, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent...
Rachel Svoyskiy
Mar 10
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