Harvey Mudd College openly acknowledges that its standards for a high grade are difficult to meet and lead to lower average grade point averages for its students; the school even includes a letter with each official transcript explaining the school’s lower-than-average GPAs. At the time the letter was last updated,
Author: Glen Williams
CGU’s New President Faces Tempestuous Departure from UNLV
While Len Jessup will be welcomed to Claremont Graduate University as its new president this summer, he is no longer welcome by many at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is currently president. According to LasVegasNOW, a Nevada CBS affiliate, “in January, according to published reports, Jessup was
Students Demonstrate Against Demonstration Policies
To test the limits of 5C demonstration policies and advocate for changes, a group of about 15 students held a protest March 8 in front of the Revelle House, home of Scripps College President Lara Tiedens. The protest was inspired by punishments Claremont McKenna College issued to its students
Civil Rights Pioneers Call For Nonviolent Activism In Pomona Lecture
Civil rights icons Rev. James M. Lawson and Myrlie Evers-Williams PO ’68 spoke at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium with politics professor Lorn Foster as part of the college’s first annual Payton Lectureship last Saturday. Evers-Williams and Lawson have both been civil rights activists throughout their lives: Evers-Williams helped end
Increase In Pomona STEM Majors Prompts Concern From Humanities, Social Sciences
Science, technology, engineering, and math degrees have been all the rage at Pomona College the past several years. In 2005, STEM degrees made up less than 30 percent of all majors completed, and the arts and humanities was the most popular division at roughly 30 percent, according to Pomona’s Office
No Injuries, Property Damage Reported In Grove House Fire
Pitzer College’s Grove House experienced a small grease fire around 3:30 p.m. Monday. The fire did not cause any damage to the building or equipment, no injuries were reported, and the Grove House has reopened, but cooking had to be delayed until the chemical residue from a fire extinguisher was
5C DACA Students Encourage Activism, Immigration Rights
In recent weeks, politicians have repeatedly tried and failed to advance a bipartisan immigration deal protecting immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — often referred to as Dreamers — leaving 5C DACA recipients worried about what their futures may hold. Uncertainty about their future legal status has thrown
How’d Scripps Get Its Name Anyway? The Stories Behind 5C Colleges And Campus Buildings
What’s in a name? Sumner Hall, Denison Library, Benson Hall, Platt Campus Center, Pitzer College — there are many names of places heard by students every day. Yet, few know the meaning behind the names or the original intent behind these buildings. Pomona College Sumner Hall is deeply connected with