On paper, the Claremont Colleges present a unified commitment to inclusion, openness, and intellectual curiosity–evident in ...

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On October 14, 2021, Professor Nadon received an email from Associate Dean of Faculty Ellen Ketels (née Rentz) informing him of “serious concerns about one of [his] courses.” The complaint emerged ...

Alexandra Wofford contributed reporting. This spring, we were hired by Claremont McKenna’s Center for Writing and Public Discourse (CWPD) and underwent a weeks-long onboarding process to prepare for ...

Construction has begun on Claremont McKenna College’s new Sports Bowl, a multi-year process that will expand the athletic facilities of the college. The new athletic complex, situated across Claremont ...

Novelist Sir Salman Rushdie will deliver the keynote address at Claremont McKenna’s commencement ceremony on May 17, a decision that has sparked controversy and drawn the condemnation of many Muslim ...

As the final panels are placed on the Robert Day Integrated Sciences Center, it is worth pausing to reflect on the nature of integrated science and its relationship to the broader university project.

At 4:55 P.M., Claremont Colleges students received notifications through Campus Safety’s alert system of “Police activity on CMC’s campus.” Squad cars were seen gathering outside the Kravis Center, ...

On Friday, Claremont Police arrested 20 pro-Palestine demonstrators from the Claremont Colleges. More than 100 protesters followed the students from Alexander Hall to the Claremont Jail. Some ...

The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College (ASCMC) President emailed the student body on April 19 regarding findings of misappropriation of student funds. This past week, CMC’s Dean of ...

In his inaugural speech, William G. Eliot also justified Washington University’s existence “in service of humanity.” Similar language echoes across many collegiate mission statements. Such rhetoric ...

According to the narrative, in early December 2022, Ascher received three of the student’s papers. “The papers were submitted as email attachments, with a statement that they had been uploaded on [a ...