The 5Cs announced the official spring semester calendar with the addition of a week-long spring break in an email from the Academic Deans Committee to 5C students Dec. 11.
Pitzer College
Pitzer launches nation’s first path to bachelor’s degree for incarcerated students based on Inside-Out curriculum
Pitzer College and the Claremont Colleges Justice Education Initiative launched the nation’s first in-prison bachelor’s degree program for currently incarcerated students in a virtual nationwide launch event Dec. 10.
Pitzer to let students spread 4-course spring semester into summer 2021
Pitzer is offering an optional “3+1” enrollment option for spring 2021 dean of faculty Allen Omoto announced in an email Tuesday.
5Cs will not bring students back to campus in January
None of the Claremont Colleges will bring students back to campus at the start of the spring 2021 semester, Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver announced at a Pitzer College Council meeting.
A return to campus? ‘Extremely unlikely,’ Pitzer admin tells students
Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver said it is “extremely unlikely” county officials will let students return to campus for the spring semester in an email to students Tuesday.
Pitzer changes grading for fall 2020 semester, expanding pass/no credit
Following a Pitzer Student Senate resolution, Pitzer College faculty voted to modify the college’s fall 2020 pass/no credit grading policy.
Some 5C construction projects stall during pandemic, others move forward
While Harvey Mudd College is on schedule to complete its McGregor Computer Science Center, some major construction projects backed by Pomona College, Scripps College
An in-depth look into the 5Cs’ endowments
In the wake of budget cuts and staff furloughs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, endowments have been the center of many conversations — but what exactly are they? TSL spent the semester researching endowments and talking to the undergraduate Claremont Colleges administration about how each college’s endowment is run — here’s what we learned.
Pomona co-founds racial equity alliance for liberal arts colleges
Pomona College announced Tuesday that it had co-founded the newly created Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance, which aims to combat racial inequities at liberal arts colleges, according to a news release on the school’s website.
Claremont Colleges to require flu vaccines for students if on-campus in spring
The Claremont Colleges will require students to get a flu vaccine if they’re allowed to return to campus for the spring 2021 semester, per new campus reopening protocol.