When G. Gabrielle Starr takes office as Pomona College’s 10th president on July 1, the majority of the Claremont Colleges will have female presidents. Three of the five colleges will have majority-male faculties this academic year, however. Claremont McKenna College has the lowest proportion of female professors, with only 36
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Balking National Trend, Most Harvey Mudd College CS Grads are Women
Last school year, for the first time, women made up the majority—54 percent—of computer science majors graduating from Harvey Mudd College, according to a Jan. 4 Los Angeles Times article. Men have traditionally had much higher representation in computer science. The gender imbalance begins as early as high school, where more male
CMC Leads California Colleges in Income Transformation
Claremont McKenna College leads all California colleges in the rate of students who enter school in the lowest income quintile and become members of the top one percent within a decade of graduation—a trend known as income transformation—according to a Jan. 24 Sacramento Bee article. Twenty-nine percent of poorer students moved from
Pitzer Forms Working Group to Uphold Sanctuary Status
In response to the White House's hardline stance on immigration policy, Pitzer College has formed a sanctuary working group of staff and faculty members, whose aim will be to flexibly and proactively uphold Pitzer College’s commitment to being a sanctuary college. On Jan. 30, Pitzer President Melvin Oliver wrote a letter to the
CMC Professor, Alum Sets Sights on Claremont City Council
Since the 2016 presidential election, many people have voiced their dissent by participating in marches, writing letters to government officials, or donating to organizations. Zachary Courser CM ’99, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College, chose to act on his discontent by getting involved in his community. In January, he
Bayan Claremont Declines Federal Grant
Bayan Claremont, the Islamic graduate school at the Claremont School of Theology, announced on Feb. 10 that it would decline the $800,000 grant it had been awarded from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Community Partnership through its Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant. Bayan is the fourth grant awardee to
Pomona Natural Sciences Manage Rising Enrollments
Natural science departments and programs at Pomona College have experienced massive growth in recent years. In 2005, natural sciences accounted for 28 percent of majors completed at Pomona, or 112 completed majors; by 2016, they accounted for 49 percent of all majors completed, or 204 completed majors, according to data
In Memoriam: Willie Zuniga HM ’17
Willie Zuniga HM ’17, a mathematical physics major with a concentration in philosophy, is remembered by friends and faculty as kind, friendly, and supportive. Zuniga passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2 in his suite at HMC; his cause of death is unknown. “Willie was the kind of guy that made
Waves of Phishing Emails Target Claremont Colleges
An unusually large number of phishing emails have been targeting 5C addresses, according to an email sent by Claremont McKenna College Assistant Director of Information Services Bruce Frost to students, faculty, and staff on the morning of Jan. 23. According to Frost, phishing emails within the 5Cs have targeted the email
Prior to Ninth Circuit Court Ruling, 5C Groups Decry Immigration Ban
In response to the widely-protested immigration ban implemented by President Donald Trump’s White House, students of the Claremont Colleges mobilized in demonstrations supporting affected Middle Eastern and Muslim folks. Enacted on Jan. 27, the executive order blocked citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the United