Author: Valerie Taylor

Students and faculty members across the 5Cs are continuing to lobby for the creation of an intercollegiate Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) department, which the Indigenous Student Alliance began formally campaigning for in February.  At an Associated Students of Pomona College Senate meeting Oct. 24, the Senate decided that

Janice Hudgings was dismissed from her position as Pomona College’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College the morning of Nov. 12, according to President David Oxtoby. Oxtoby declined to comment on the cause of Hudgings’s firing, stating that the college’s personnel matters remain confidential.   Hudgings joined the college July 1, 2013, leaving her position as Associate Dean of

In spring 2015, the Claremont Colleges will conduct campus climate surveys developed by the White House to evaluate the presence and impact of sexual assault on each campus. The surveys were announced by the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault in its first report in April

Taking a step toward integrating sustainability into its curriculum, Harvey Mudd College hired Tanja Srebotnjak as the inaugural Hixon Professor of Sustainable Environmental Design. Responsibilities of the new professorship are threefold: teaching, conducting research and founding the Hixon Center for Sustainable Environmental Design. The Hixon Center, developed and funded along with the professorship

The 5Cs have eliminated the noon to 1:10 p.m. class block starting this semester, allowing every student and faculty member to have free time during this period. Although many are pleased with the change, there has been increased pressure on dining halls due to the influx of students during lunch.

Are Pomona College’s touted “Daring Minds” also healthy minds?  Pomona discussed the results of the Healthy Minds Study, a national survey that evaluates college students’ mental health, in a forum held Oct. 12 for students and a panel of campus professionals. Some students who attended the discussion expressed concern over the survey

The next big astronomical development is here, and Pomona College’s astrophysics students have the chance to be a part of it. The National Science Foundation is funding Pomona and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) with a $9 million grant to upgrade the facility at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in San

Part of an effort to reduce wait times for appointments and better serve student needs, Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services (MCAPS) has hired several new staff members for the academic year. MCAPS created a new position of Crisis Therapist/Clinical Care Manager, which was filled by existing staff member Kevin Thomas; hired

Although the notion of personal responsibility is greatly talked about at the Claremont Colleges, putting it into practice can be difficult. A new cross-campus program is attempting to bridge the gap between ideal and implementation by equipping students with specific strategies that can ease the challenge of stepping up in