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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
4 days ago


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
5 days ago


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
5 days ago

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...
Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher
Mar 13

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...
Charlie Hatcher and Kendall White
Mar 13


Party Wristbands Stolen From Dean of Students Office
Image via Flickr. Copyright CMC Forum . On March 1, Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) hosted their annual Wedding...
Violet Ramanathan
Mar 12

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


CMC President Hiram Chodosh to Step Down in 2026
Image Credit: Claremont McKenna College. On March 7, CMC President Hiram Chodosh announced his intention to leave his post at the end of...
Charlie Hatcher
Mar 7


Brandeis Center and ADL File Federal Title VI Complaint Against Scripps College
Image via Wikimedia Commons. On March 6, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that they had filed a federal...
Greta Long
Mar 6

“To Hell With Procedure” — Catholic Chaplain Pushed Out as TCCS Plans Major Changes Behind Closed Doors
Gabe Khuly contributed reporting. The Claremont Colleges' McAlister Center. In early October, on what they thought to be a regular...
Emilio Bankier
Mar 5


New Dept. of Education Guidance Threatens Race-Based Programs at Claremont Colleges
Image via Flickr. Copyright Vicki Walker . On February 14, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear...
Violet Ramanathan
Feb 27

Still Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Claremont Colleges Faculty
Faculty political party affiliations by College. This article was published in conjunction with The Forum . Recently, The Forum obtained...
Henry Long
Feb 14


An Interview with Professor Ioannis Evrigenis, Incoming Director of the Open Academy
Professor Ioannis Evrigenis. Last Tuesday, the Claremont Independent sat down with Professor Ioannis Evrigenis, the incoming faculty...
Kendall White
Feb 13


ASCMC Fined, Loses Tax-Exempt Status Due to Improper Filings
Copyright Craig Stanfill . Image via Flickr. On November 24, the president of the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College, CMC's...
Charlie Hatcher
Jan 27

CMC Faculty Recommend Ending Test-Optional Admissions
Claremont McKenna Admissions Office. On Friday, January 24th, the Claremont McKenna College faculty voted to approve a recommendation to...
Violet Ramanathan
Jan 24


Pomona and CMC Advise International Students to Return to Campus Before Trump Inauguration
Image via Wikimedia Commons. Copyright Sdkb . In the final days of the fall semester, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College sent...
Emilio Bankier
Dec 31, 2024


Pomona Disputes Legal Liability Claims Over Student Suspensions
Protesters rally to overturn student suspensions. On Monday, November 25th, lawyers for Pomona College responded to a November 13th...
Emilio Bankier
Nov 27, 2024

Pomona Sanctions Student Groups Involved in Oct. 7th Protests
Student protesters inside Carnegie Hall. On November 1st, Pomona College’s Judicial Council (JBoard) issued sanctions against Claremont...
Rachel Svoyskiy
Nov 26, 2024

Civil Liberties Groups Warn Pomona of Possible Litigation Over Student Suspensions
Student protesters on October 7. On November 13, the ACLU of Southern California, Asian Law Caucus, Center for Protest Law and...
Kendall White
Nov 14, 2024

91% of 2024 CMC-Affiliated Political Donations Go to Democrats
CMC-affiliated donations over time. According to the nonprofit OpenSecrets, over 91% of the $22,782 in political donations made by...
Charlie Hatcher
Nov 4, 2024


California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges and Universities
Image via Flickr. Copyright Gavin Newsom . On September 30th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1780 into law,...
Lia Gabai
Nov 3, 2024


ASCMC Cancels Snowglobe Citing Budget and Scheduling Concerns
Image via Flickr. Copyright cmcforum . On Tuesday, October 29th, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) Vice...
Violet Ramanathan
Oct 31, 2024

Starr Bypasses Judicial Council to Issue Full Suspensions to Oct. 7th Protesters
Protesters block the back door of Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday, October 23, Pomona President Gabi Starr issued a statement regarding the...
Greta Long
Oct 26, 2024


5C Clubs Partnered with Organization Now Designated Terrorist Entity
A banner at Carnegie Hall. On October 15th, the US Department of the Treasury announced that Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity...
Emilio Bankier
Oct 19, 2024

Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to Oct. 7 Protests
Protesters inside Carnegie Hall. Pomona College issued interim suspensions to twelve students involved in the October 7 takeover of...
Kendall White
Oct 12, 2024


Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
Protesters on Sixth Street. On Monday, October 7, hundreds of students across the Claremont Colleges participated in a walkout to demand...
Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher
Oct 7, 2024


Protests Injure Four Staff Members at Harvey Mudd Career Fair
Image credit: Harvey Mudd College On Wednesday, September 25, protests at Harvey Mudd College’s fall career fair turned “unpeaceful”...
Emilio Bankier
Oct 5, 2024

Protestors Vandalize, Disturb Pomona President’s House
Red paint spilled at Gabi Starr's home. At 11:30 P.M. on Sunday, September 15, a group of approximately 60 demonstrators gathered on...
Emilio Bankier
Sep 16, 2024


Pomona to Investigate Anti-Semitic Booklet Distributed at 5C Club Fair
Image via Flickr. Copyright CampusGrotto . On Thursday, September 5th, a booklet featuring anti-semitic tropes appeared at the table of...
Lia Gabai
Sep 15, 2024


Dean of Students Office Initiates Shift in Alcohol Policy at ASCMC Events
On Sunday, September 8th, the Executive Board of Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) announced a new policy...
Violet Ramanathan
Sep 10, 2024

Claremont McKenna Rises to 6th Place in Free Speech Rankings
Claremont McKenna College. On Wednesday, Claremont McKenna College leapt from 73rd to sixth place in the Foundation for Individual Rights...
Jacob Smagula
Sep 5, 2024


Pomona Institutes Policy Changes as Activist Groups Begin Another Semester of Protests
Private property signage at Pomona College. On August 21st, Pomona College Treasurer Jeff Roth, Dean of Students Avis Hinkson, and...
Emilio Bankier
Aug 28, 2024

Fire Damages Walter’s Restaurant in Claremont Village
Caution tape across Walter's Restaurant Friday morning. A large fire blazed through the roof of the historic Walter’s Restaurant early...
Jacob Smagula
Aug 23, 2024

Pomona President Starr Announces Spring Sabbatical
Image Credit: Pomona College On August 20th, Pomona College president Gabi Starr announced her decision to take a sabbatical during the...
Emilio Bankier
Aug 22, 2024

Pomona College Moves Graduation Off Campus
A sit in on College Ave last month. This morning, Pomona College moved its Sunday commencement to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles....
The Claremont Independent
May 10, 2024

The ADL Files Federal Complaint Against Pomona
The Current Pro-Palestine Encampment On Marston Quad On Thursday, May 9, a complaint filed to the U.S. Department of Education Office for...
Violet Ramanathan
May 9, 2024


Encampment at Site of Pomona Commencement
The encampment on Marston Quad. On Monday, May 6, students calling for divestment from Israel set up a new encampment under Pomona’s...
Emilio Bankier
May 6, 2024


CMC Students Pass Resolution Condemning Pomona’s Protest Response
Photograph from Element5. On Monday, Claremont McKenna's student senate passed a resolution responding to the arrests at Pomona College:...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2024

Pomona Faculty Condemn Use of Police and Punishment of Protesters
This article was published in conjunction with The Forum. On April 11, more than two-thirds of voting Pomona College faculty supported a...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 11, 2024

UPDATE: Students Call for Pomona College President's Resignation After 20 Arrests
Pomona's Walker Wall the morning after the arrests. This article was published in conjunction with The Forum. On Friday, 20 students were...
Trevor Klein and Nate Weisberg
Apr 6, 2024


Claremont Police Arrest 20 Pro-Palestine Activists at Pomona College
Police block College Ave. outside Pomona's Alexander Hall. This article was published in conjunction with The Forum. On Friday, Claremont...
Trevor Klein and Henry Long
Apr 5, 2024


Pomona Students Vote to Divest from Israeli "Apartheid"
Copyright of Dave and Margie Hill. On Thursday, February 22, Pomona College's student government, released the results from the...
Liam Bayer
Feb 23, 2024


CMC Alum Appointed Prime Minister of Kuwait
CMC Alum Sheikh Mohammed Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah meets the UK's William Hague. (Copyright of UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development...
Jacob Smagula
Feb 18, 2024

Pitzer Student Senate Votes to Suspend Study Abroad in Israel
Pitzer College's entrance. (Campus Grotto) On Sunday, February 11th, the Pitzer College Student Senate voted to suspend Pitzer’s study...
Jameson Mitrovich
Feb 17, 2024

Pomona Professor Investigated for Discrimination, Takes College to Court
Professor Aaron Kunin in his office. Image Credit: Pomona College In December, Pomona College English professor Aaron Kunin began...
Charlie Hatcher
Feb 13, 2024


Pro-Palestine Activists Call to Halt Pitzer's Study Abroad in Israel
Pro-Palestine activsts at Scripps College in October. (Claremont Independent) On Friday, February 2nd, approximately 200 students from...
Charlie Hatcher
Feb 4, 2024


Pomona College Goes Permanently Test Optional
Pomona College Pomona College no longer requires standardized test scores for first-year or transfer applicants. The faculty voted in...
Jameson Mitrovich
Dec 13, 2023


Palestine Protesters Block Entry to Pomona College Building
Students protest Pomona's financial ties to Israel. On Thursday, November 9th, students from across the Claremont Colleges protested at...
Liam Bayer
Nov 13, 2023


Claremont Faculty Release Statement Supporting BDS
Pro-Palestinian Protesters march through Washington. ( AFSC ) A new Claremont College faculty statement on Gaza has garnered over 175...
Charlie Hatcher
Nov 5, 2023
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