In accordance with an uptick in awareness about energy holdings at educational institutions, an April 20 Letter to the Editor in “The New York Review,” co-written by Pitzer College professor Dan Segal, criticizes the investments of professor pensions into the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). TIAA is
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Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, CMC release election results
ASHMC election brings two new executive positions for fall 2023 This Monday, April 24, the Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College (ASHMC) announced the results of their executive board election in an email addressed to Harvey Mudd students. The organization’s executive board has previously been composed of eight members, but
In response to affinity groups’ demands, Chodosh says CMC may never fully realize values and commitments
On Thursday, April 20, Claremont McKenna College President Hiram Chodosh emailed the community with a response to an April 14 statement, authored by a collective of affinity groups including the Black Student Association (BSA), Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) and Asian Pacific American Mentoring Program (APAM). The statement calls on
No rain, no flowers: 5C students see first superbloom since 2019
For the past few months, California has been covered in a vast array of colorful wildflowers, marking the appearance of what has come to be known as the “superbloom.” The term describes a rare phenomenon in which, following a remarkably dry period or prolonged drought, heavy rainfall results in an
P-P, CMS release athletic department budget breakdowns, reveal gender disparities
Pomona-Pitzer (P-P) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) athletics programs both completed an Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) report outlining the spending totals of their respective programs that were made available to the public earlier this month. This report covered the 2021-2022 academic year as a result of the EADA of 1994,
Pomona, CMC release plans to address antisemitism on campus
On Monday, March 27, Pomona College students received an email from President G. Gabrielle Starr addressing two recent incidents of vandalism at Pomona and outlining Pomona’s plan to address antisemitism on campus. These incidents come on the heels of a rise in antisemitism in the Claremont community this past January,
SJP relaunches campaign to suspend Pitzer Haifa study abroad program
On Thursday, March 30, Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) relaunched their academic boycott campaign to suspend Pitzer College’s direct enrollment study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel. SJP held the relaunch at Pitzer’s Grove House, where over 40 students and community members gathered to listen
Pomona College suspends 5C Ski & Snowboard Club
On March 28 students and alumni on the emailing list for the 5C Ski & Snowboard Club received an email notifying them that Pomona College administration had placed the club under suspension until Spring of 2024.
United Farm Workers’ Teresa Romero speaks on unionizing at McConnell
On Tuesday, March 28, the Claremont Colleges United Framer Workers (SFFW) hosted a dinner conversation with United Farm Workers (UFW) President Teresa Romero, the first Latina immigrant woman to lead a national labor union, at Pitzer College’s McConnell Founder’s room. Founded in 1962, the UFW is the first and largest
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