Each semester, transfer students at the Claremont Colleges navigate the unique challenges of starting fresh in a tightly-knit campus community. While they miss out on first-year bonding, they quickly form strong connections within their cohort, finding comfort in shared experiences.
Tag: Diversity
OPINION: A Love Letter to Qwalala — and to CMC
The snaking glass sculpture in Mid-Quad is a controversial new addition to CMC’s campus. Kahani Malhotra CM ’27 proclaims her ardent love for the art piece, and asks critics to hear her out on why they should appreciate it too.
5Cs reckon with the end of affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s June 29 ruling to restrict affirmative action has surfaced questions among 5C students, faculty and administrators about equity in higher education.
Diversity & Inclusion: A summary of staff demographics and projects
As the 7Cs’ paper of record, we aim to serve our community by telling the stories that matter. In the spirit of holding our organization accountable and devoted to transparency, we are releasing the findings from our staff demographics survey this spring.
OPINION: The Associated Students of Claremont Men’s College
After her term as ASCMC’s Diversity & Inclusion Chair, Nisha Singh CM ’23 shares her experience with its undue emotional labor and misogyny.
5Cs admit class of 2027
This March, the 5Cs sent offers of admission to thousands of students for the class of 2027. Harvey Mudd College was the first 5C to release its regular admission decisions on March 1, followed by Pomona and Scripps College, who announced their decisions on March 17. Pomona reported that of
OPINION: CMC, don’t let donors dictate curriculum
The trajectory of CMC’s Racial-Ethnic GE proposal underscores the Board of Trustees’ gross outsized influence on curriculum, argues Laleh Ahmad CM ’20.
Beyond diversity: Pomona launches Institute for Inclusive Excellence
As of Aug. 31, Pomona College is now home to the Institute for Inclusive Excellence, a hub that centers around fostering inclusive environments on campus. The institute grew out of a faculty and staff working group that began in 2019 “to discuss institutional barriers toward inclusive excellence at the college,”
The biblio-philes: The enduring relevance of ‘The Hobbit’
After finally delving into the world of “The Hobbit,” book columnist Tomi Oyedeji Olaniyan CM `23 affirms its themes are as relevant as ever.
OPINION: The (not so) fine line between curiosity and microaggression
“Where are you really from?” Even self-described ‘progressive campuses’ like the 5Cs aren’t exempt from microaggressions, writes Shay Suresh CM ‘24.