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Pomona Disputes Legal Liability Claims Over Student Suspensions

Emilio Bankier

Nov 27

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...

Baxter Brew

Nov 16

Mental Illness is Losing its Meaning

Image credit: Baxter Brew Thankfully, mental health has largely escaped the antiquated corner into which our parents’ generation pushed...

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Through the Lens of the Soviet Experience

Lenny Fukshansky

Nov 6

Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism Through the Lens of the Soviet Experience

Student protesters on October 7th. Lenny Fukshansky is a professor of mathematics at Claremont McKenna. A version of this article was...

91% of 2024 CMC-Affiliated Political Donations Go to Democrats

Charlie Hatcher

Nov 3

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...

California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Colleges and Universities

The Claremont Independent

Nov 3

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,...

ASCMC Cancels Snowglobe Citing Budget and Scheduling Concerns

Violet Ramanathan

Oct 31

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...

Starr Bypasses Judicial Council to Issue Full Suspensions to Oct. 7th Protesters

Greta Long

Oct 26

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...

5C Clubs Partnered with Organization Now Designated Terrorist Entity

Emilio Bankier

Oct 19

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...

Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to October 7th Protests

Kendall White

Oct 12

Twelve Students Issued Interim Suspensions as Pomona Responds to October 7th Protests

Protesters inside Carnegie Hall. Pomona College issued interim suspensions to twelve students involved in the October 7th takeover of...

Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attacks

Kendall White and Charlie Hatcher

Oct 7

Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of October 7th Attacks

Protesters on Sixth Street. On Monday, October 7th, hundreds of students across the Claremont Colleges participated in a walkout to...

Protests Injure Four Staff Members at Harvey Mudd Career Fair

Emilio Bankier

Oct 5

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”...

Will Chance

Sep 23

President Biden’s Student Loan Debacle

The average CMC graduate owes the federal government $13,962 in student loans . Though Washington provides only a portion of the...

Claremont McKenna Rises to 6th Place in Free Speech Rankings

Jacob Smagula

Sep 5

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...

Pitzer Student Senate Votes to Suspend Study Abroad in Israel

Jameson Mitrovich

Feb 17

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...

Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students

Anna Gersh

Feb 18, 2022

Pomona Student Gov Backs Flexibility For Immunocompromised Students

In an email sent to Pomona College students today, the Associated Students of Pomona College Senate (ASPC) announced their support for...

Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs

Santiago Barreto

Jan 29, 2022

Dr. Marco Valenzuela Appointed As Harvey Mudd VP Of Student Affairs

In an email sent to students, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) President Maria Klawe announced that “Dr. Marco Valenzuela will be the permanent...

Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option

Liam MacDonald

Jan 21, 2022

Claremont Colleges To Continue Online Classes, Scripps, CMC To Allow Outdoor Option

Earlier this evening, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium announced a new set of guidelines for the remainder of the...

Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23

Kara Hagler and Sophia Frye

Jan 7, 2022

Scripps And Claremont McKenna College To Extend Move-In Deadline To January 23

Yesterday, the member institutions of the Claremont Consortium emailed students regarding their initial spring semester COVID-19...

Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester

Trevor Klein

Jan 6, 2022

Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd Move Classes Online For First Two Weeks Of Spring Semester

After a preliminary announcement earlier this week, on Thursday Scripps, Pitzer, and Harvey Mudd College, members of the Claremont...

Claremont Consortium To Reopen For Spring Semester, Restrict In-Person Activity

Santiago Barreto

Jan 3, 2022

Claremont Consortium To Reopen For Spring Semester, Restrict In-Person Activity

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly throughout the U.S., several Claremont Colleges sent emails to their...