Time Zones And Zoom Fatigue: Why The Claremont Colleges Should Give Students Their Spring Break Back
The recent announcement of the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar has left many students feeling unheard, in despair, and worried for the...
top of page
The Claremont Independent
The Claremont Independent
Oct 26, 2020
Pomona College Releases Plans For Spring Semester On Campus, Classes To Remain Online
In an email sent to the student body earlier today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr confirmed that Pomona is currently...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 25, 2020
The I-Place Shutdown: Many Hands Make Poor Decisions
Most of us have heard the adage, “your college years are the best years of your life.” For some, this statement is less true, especially...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 14, 2020
Pomona Changes Amendment Allowing Administration Removal of Student Club Officers
In an email sent to club leaders earlier today, the administration at Pomona College clarified that Amendment XII — an amendment that all...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 12, 2020
Scripps Student Gov’t Promises To Take Misuse Seriously In Proposed Anonymous Bias Reporting Mechani
Members of the Scripps Associated Students (SAS), the student governing body at Scripps College, have proposed a bias incident reporting...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 12, 2020
Who We Are: 2020
Here at the Claremont Independent, we want to promote dialogue between people who disagree. We believe in engagement over forming our own...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 9, 2020
FIRE Asks Pomona To Rescind Amendment Giving School Control Of Club Leadership
Earlier today, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) published an article alongside an open letter to Pomona College...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 6, 2020
Pomona Starts Furloughed Employees Support Fund
Pomona College, which commenced furloughing over 200 employees on Oct. 1 amid budget shortfalls caused by loss of room and board fees...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 6, 2020
Pomona Changes Millikan Building Name
After a petition to change the name of the Robert A. Millikan Hall, Pomona College announced today that it is changing the physics and...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 5, 2020
Pomona Administration Can Remove Club Officers At Discretion
This year, Pomona College reaffirmed that to successfully register as a club — required to hold events on campus and access funds if...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 5, 2020
Occupy Pomona Continues Fight Against Furloughs
Last Friday, in response to the widespread furloughs of Pomona College staff caused by a $37 million budget shortfall resulting from the...
The Claremont Independent
Oct 4, 2020
In Tense Claremont Protests, Protesters Bark At Trump Supporters, Who Yell Back Insults
A group of protesters began barking at Trump supporters at a Trump rally in Claremont on October 3. The protesters continued barking when...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 23, 2020
How New Trump Executive Order Targeting CRT May Affect Claremont Colleges
Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that “it shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 20, 2020
Scripps Professor Involved in Altercation With Protester
On Sept. 19, Scripps College student groups Scripps for Black Lives Matter, Watu Weusi, and the Asian American Student Union released an...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 18, 2020
$2.3 Billion: The Facts And The Fiction About Pomona’s Endowment
To a mother bird, feeding her baby bird is a very meaningful, very rewarding practice. Baby birds depend on their parents for sustenance....
The Claremont Independent
Sep 9, 2020
Pitzer Announces All-Encompassing Racial Justice Initiative
Pitzer College announced that it will hold its inaugural panel from Pitzer President Melvin L. Oliver’s Racial Justice Initiative on...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 2, 2020
Pomona Lays Off Staff Amid “Reorganization”
In an email sent earlier today, Pomona College Dean of Students Avis Hinkson informed the student body “of a reorganization that is...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 1, 2020
Pomona College Furloughs Workers
Following significant budget shortfalls, Pomona College is furloughing staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In an email to the Pomona...
The Claremont Independent
Sep 1, 2020
Claremont Colleges Library Releases Anti-Racism Statement, Black Lives Matter Guide
Last month, the Honnold-Mudd Library at the Claremont Consortium offered a statement on racial justice and the recent protests, claiming...
The Claremont Independent
Aug 28, 2020
CMC VP of Academic Affairs Steps Down
Earlier this afternoon, Claremont McKenna College (CMC) announced that its Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty,...
bottom of page