5C Students Threaten To Doxx Wealthy Students
Students at the Claremont Colleges are demanding their wealthy peers pay for their “mental health needs” and “family support” over the...
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The Claremont Independent
May 21, 2020
Pomona To Freeze Tuition, Waive Minimum Tuition Requirements
In an email sent to the student body today, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr informed the student body of a vote by the Board...
The Claremont Independent
May 13, 2020
Pomona Responds to Questions about Federal CARES Aid
Pomona College recently released answers to frequently asked questions about its intentions for the nearly the $1.3 million in relief...
The Claremont Independent
May 7, 2020
CMC, With Near Certainty, Keeps Letter Grade Option
After campaigning for Claremont McKenna College (CMC) to adopt a Universal Pass/Incomplete/No Record Pandemic grading system, student...
The Claremont Independent
May 4, 2020
Pomona Enacts Salary Freeze, Potential Cuts, For Senior Administrators
At today’s College Finances and Coronavirus Crisis remote town hall, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr notified students of...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 26, 2020
CMC Student Gov’t Supports Universal Pass
According to an email sent to Claremont McKenna College (CMC) students, the Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC)...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 23, 2020
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Case Against Universal Pass At Scripps
The following opinion was sent to the Editors of the Claremont Independent by a Scripps College alumna who wishes to remain anonymous....
The Claremont Independent
Apr 22, 2020
CMC Donor Funds Job-Placement Fellowships For Graduating Seniors
To ease concerns about the current job market amid the coronavirus pandemic, in a first among the Claremont Colleges, Claremont McKenna...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 20, 2020
Pomona “Pass” Grade To Be At Professor Discretion
Just after Pomona College decided to switch to Pass/No Record Pandemic/Incomplete grading, the Independent reached out to Pomona’s...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 17, 2020
Pomona Goes Universal Pass/Incomplete
Pomona College faculty decided today that, due to the disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, all students will be graded on a...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 17, 2020
ASPC Endorses Universal Pass Grading System
Hours before the Pomona College faculty are set to vote on changing Pomona’s grading policy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Associated...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020
Opt-In Letter Grade Policy Exposes Huge Inequalities
I still remember the morning I found out I’d been accepted into Pomona College. The virtual confetti raining down my laptop screen will...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 15, 2020
Harassment Cannot be a Substitute for Discourse
The last few days have proven divisive in the Pomona College community. In fact, as a senior, I can’t remember a time where students were...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 14, 2020
Professors Propose Amendment Allowing Letter Grades
After the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC) announced yesterday that Pomona College’s faculty will be debating and voting on a...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 13, 2020
Pomona Faculty to Debate P/NC Grading Scale
Pomona College faculty will vote Wednesday to switch the college’s grading scale to a mandatory pass/no credit system, meaning only Pass...
The Claremont Independent
Apr 7, 2020
Stay the Course and Buy American
The number of Americans infected by the coronavirus has surged dramatically since the first case in the U.S. was confirmed earlier this...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 26, 2020
Pomona Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus
A Pomona College student tested positive for coronavirus on March 24. The student left campus less than two weeks ago. In an email to...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 24, 2020
Scripps Admissions To Be SAT/ACT Optional
Scripps College has announced that it will make SAT and ACT test scores optional for admissions. The decision was made by the Scripps...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 20, 2020
Pomona Admits Class of 2024
Pomona College will release admissions decisions today starting at 5 pm PDT. Before Pomona made the decision to move most campus...
The Claremont Independent
Mar 20, 2020
Pomona Concedes, No Fines or Residential Access Restrictions
After the deadline to vacate campus, Pomona College “deans and staff are reportedly walking through all dorms,” asking students if they...
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