As violent clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong shifted to college campuses, most 5C students studying there were evacuated.
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5Cs to debut new criminal justice education program in the spring
One faculty member from each of the 5Cs will teach a course addressing the U.S. criminal justice system as part of a new program next semester.
From a handful to a hundred, local chapter of Sunrise Movement grows and promotes climate action
The local Claremont Colleges chapter of the Sunrise Movement has grown to 100 active members this semester, up from just 10 members last semester.
Harvey Mudd requires mentors to report sexual assaults to Title IX office
Harvey Mudd College mentors — older students who live in dorms with first years to support them and plan events — are now required to report to administrators any incidents of sexual assault and suicidal ideation about which they’re told, officials said.
5Cs form ‘RegEn’ sustainability coalition
For the first time in history, the 5Cs have formed a unified sustainability coalition with representatives from all the Claremont Colleges called RegEn.
5C student activists push Pomona College to divest from funds tied to fossil fuels
Student activists have rekindled the Claremont Colleges’ fossil fuel divestment movement this semester and are focusing their attention on pressuring Pomona College to divest its endowment from fossil fuel interests.
Pomona faculty initiate review process for policy on faculty-student relationships
Relationships between students and faculty/staff at Pomona College are currently permitted under certain conditions. But they may not be come 2020, as the school plans to review and possibly change the policy.
Claremonters join protesters across the country as Supreme Court considers DACA case
Students, faculty and staff took to the steps outside Frary on Tuesday morning to protest as the Supreme Court considers overturning DACA.
Claremont sales tax increase seems headed for defeat, but supporters not ready to concede
A proposed 0.75 percent Claremont sales tax that supporters say would have boosted city revenues by $2.5 million appears headed toward defeat. But with more than 1,000 ballots from Tuesday’s special election yet to be counted, a community group supporting Measure CR isn’t conceding just yet.
Parking lot being torn down for Keck expansion won’t immediately be replaced
The W.M. Keck Science Department’s long awaited expansion will finally break ground next semester. But it’ll eliminate a critical parking lot for faculty and staff that won’t be immediately replaced, a spokesperson said.