More than 300 Harvey Mudd College students, faculty, and staff convened in the Platt Center Wednesday evening for a two-hour meeting about an external report — recently obtained and released by TSL — that advocates changes to HMC’s demanding curriculum and includes critical comments from anonymous students and faculty members. In
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Pitzer Students, Staff Participate in Mentorship Program with Vancouver Island University
In a recent trip to Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Pitzer College students and staff participated in a mentorship program that emphasizes cultural exchange between indigenous and First Nations students. The mentorship exchange program, part of a budding relationship between Pitzer and VIU, aims to share cultural knowledge
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Tackles Criminal Justice in Scripps Talk
Chris Hayes, host of MSNBC’s “All in with Chris Hayes” prime-time political talk show, spoke with Scripps College politics professor Vanessa Tyson about his newly-published book, “A Colony in a Nation,” on Monday at an event at Garrison Theatre. “A Colony in a Nation” details the ways in which policing differs
Students Take Moral Stand Against Dining Hall Provider Sodexo
Students from across the Claremont Colleges have organized Drop Sodexo, a campaign aimed at ending Scripps College’s contract with Sodexo, a French multinational food services and management corporation with a well-documented connection to private prisons and worker exploitation. Comprised of mostly Scripps students, the Drop Sodexo organizing committee seeks to inform
Pitzer and Claremont McKenna Welcome New Executive Board Members
The Associated Students of Claremont McKenna College and Pitzer College Student Senate welcomed executive board officers elected for the 2017-2018 term on Feb. 28 and March 10, respectively. Hajar Hammado PZ ’18 will become the first woman of color to serve as Pitzer Senate President; this election cycle marked the first
Pitzer Surges to Victory in PowerDown Competition
For the first time since 2014, Pitzer College won the 5C PowerDown 2017, an annual competition to minimize energy usage between the residence halls of the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges. As a reward, Pitzer’s longest-standing environmental club, EcoCenter, will receive a $500 cash prize. The prize is available for EcoCenter
Pitzer Students Receive Death Threats for Controversial Mural
Three Pitzer College students received harrassment and death threats following national news attention on a mural they painted reading “White Girl, Take Off Your Hoops,” on the college’s free art space. According to Jacquelyn Aguilera PZ ’19, one of the artists, the piece came from desires for self-healing through art and to start a conversation
Q&A: Thomas Poon to Depart Claremont for Loyola Marymount University
Thomas Poon, former interim and acting president and senior associate dean of faculty at Pitzer College and current professor of chemistry at the Keck Science Department, recently announced his departure from the Claremont colleges. He will next serve as Loyola Marymount University’s Executive Vice President and Provost of the college. TSL spoke with
HMC Alumni Excel in Post-Grad Salary Rankings
In recent rankings by various publications, Harvey Mudd College alumni were ranked above graduates from nearly every other prestigious school in comparisons of post-graduation salaries. HMC took the top spot in early career salary rankings in Payscale’s 2016-2017 College Salary Report with an average early career salary of $78,500. The “Impact
Harvey Mudd Addresses Workload: Leaked Report Advocates Reform
TSL recently obtained a leaked report conducted at the request of Harvey Mudd College’s Teaching and Learning Committee in Oct. 2015. In the report, students and faculty participated in private focus groups evaluating the impact of HMC’s workload and honor code. The findings of the researchers, Charlie Blaich and Kathy Wise