In 2007, an undocumented Pomona College student came to the United States from Mexico with her family seeking treatment for her younger brother’s leukemia. In the process, they overstayed their visa and decided to continue living in California. “For a while, we thought [the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program]
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Mudd President Talks “Horrible Year” with NPR
“The meme was that the Claremont Colleges are so hostile to students of color that they have to commit suicide to get attention,” Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd College’s president, told NPR Thursday. In an interview about the college’s past academic year, which she called “horrible” and “definitely the hardest” in
Analysis: Did Mac Donald Blockaders Violate Policy?
Claremont McKenna College announced Monday that it has found seven students responsible for violating college policies during a blockade of Black Lives Matter critic Heather Mac Donald’s Athenaeum talk in April. A close reading of the policies that CMC references in public statements reveals plenty of wiggle room — and
Students Who Blockaded Heather Mac Donald Talk Sanctioned With Suspensions, Probations
Seven Claremont McKenna College students who participated in the blockade of conservative commentator Heather Mac Donald’s talk in April have now been sanctioned by administrators, according to an email sent to the college community Monday. Of the seven students, three received year-long suspensions, two received semester-long suspensions, and two have
‘A Slap in the Face’: Pitzer Trustees Toss Out Senate BDS Amendment
Pitzer College’s Board of Trustees struck language from a Student Senate bill Friday that barred the use of student activities funds to buy products from certain organizations associated with Israel, including Sabra, Caterpillar, and Hewlett-Packard. An amendment to the Senate’s Budget Committee Bylaws, the bill passed 22-0 with two abstentions on April 16 and prohibited “payment[s]
Why Did Renwick House Cross the Road? It’s Complicated.
After months of preparation and under cover of darkness, workers from American Heavy Moving and Rigging successfully moved Pomona College’s Renwick house across College Avenue at 2:30 a.m. on Monday. The house, a historic building dating back to 1900, was moved from its original location adjacent to Claremont village
Fire at Bernard Field Station Rekindles Scientists’ Concerns
While the property appears undamaged from the road around it, approximately five acres of the Claremont Colleges’ Bernard Field Station on Foothill Boulevard burned in a brush fire on May 18. For the field station’s scientists, the greatest concern now is the fire’s potential impact on the field station’s ecosystem
Bernard Field Station in Flames for Second Time In Five Years
A brush fire started on the western edge of the Bernard Field Station at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Claremont Courier. While an initial email message from Campus Safety at approximately 6:20 p.m. described the fire as contained and extinguished, more recent information indicates that the fire
CMC Students Who Blockaded Mac Donald Talk May Soon Face Sanctions
Claremont McKenna College students who blocked entrances to the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum when conservative commentator Heather Mac Donald spoke against Black Lives Matter on April 6 may face sanctions in the coming weeks, according to a statement from Joann Young, CMC’s director of media relations. At the time, CMC
Proposed African Studies Program Meets Backlash
Since last spring, a working group of six faculty of the Claremont Colleges have been working to advance a proposal to create an “African Studies” program, which has been widely condemned by faculty, students, and allies of the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies. This proposal comes at a time when