Claremont McKenna College's fifth president, Hiram Chodosh. (Photo Credit: Jasper Langley-Hawthorne) President Hiram Chodosh is Claremont McKenna College’s fifth president, assuming the position after serving as Dean of the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law. After thirteen years in the role, President Chodosh will be succeeded by former Washington & Lee president William C. Dudley. President Chodosh’s wife, Priya Junnar, will also depart as Director of the Athe

Two foundational principles of American law are colliding on college campuses across the country, and the Claremont Consortium is no exception.

Last week, Black Lives at Mudd (BLAM) emailed a resolution to the Harvey Mudd (HMC) community “demand[ing] that the institution be held responsible for the harm caused to the Black student body of Harvey Mudd College.”

Claremont Colleges students lost access to Canvas, a learning management software used by roughly half of American colleges and universities, for several hours during a nationwide cyberattack targeting the website’s parent company just a few days before finals week.

Eight candidates took to a crowded stage at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium Tuesday night, discussing California’s affordability crisis and trading jabs over the gas tax, public healthcare, and blame for the Golden State’s woes. The event was an unusual step into the limelight for the small college, and comes amidst a wave of major projects and initiatives.

Pomona College’s student government, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) Senate, is facing a sudden $12,000 demand from the student software developers behind its ridesharing service. The graduating developers are asking ASPC to buy the software, after originally agreeing to develop and maintain it for $700 a year before passing it on to younger students. The matter has created confusion within ASPC and between the outgoing and incoming Senate leaderships, as con

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will deliver the commencement address at Claremont McKenna College’s graduation ceremony on May 16, alongside his wife, Akshata Murty (CMC ‘02). The announcement came in an email from President Hiram Chodosh Thursday morning.

Pomona College’s Black Student Union (BSU) held a town hall attended by hundreds of students last Wednesday night, alleging that black students had been “subjected to hateful experiences on this campus, experiences that range from microaggressions to explicit hate speech to moments that feel like racial violence” and “persecuted in and out of the classroom for simply existing.”

Pomona College will host primary candidates for the California governorship in a debate on April 28, College President Gabi Starr announced earlier this month.