Naya Dermenjian

Cesar Chavez speaking in Los Angeles. (Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times ) School holidays are not neutral. They are signals about what we choose to elevate, and what we set aside. When schools drop Presidents' Day but keep Cesar Chavez Day, that is not just a calendar decision; it’s a value judgement.  But more than that, it reflects our changing relationship with history itself. To begin with, neither holiday is required. Although Presidents' Day is a federal holiday, schools are not...

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

Image via Flickr. Copyright Adam Jones . President Trump’s promise to deport international students at American colleges and universities...

Margaret Fowler Garden at Scripps College. Image via Openverse . On March 18th, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil...

CMC Professor Jon Shields. On February 22, the Independent  and the Salvatori Center co-hosted CMC professor Jon Shields for a lunch talk...