The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released their 2026 Free Speech Rankings, a report on speech climates on college and university campuses nationwide Sept. 9.
Tag: Claremont McKenna College
First community forum provides input for CMC presidential search
Claremont McKenna College’s search for a successor to President Hiram Chodosh opened up for community input last week.
Students return to Marks after dorm fire at CMC
Following a small fire in Claremont Mckenna College’s Marks Hall on Sept. 2, 11 residents were forced to temporarily relocate during water damage repair efforts.
Small fire breaks out at CMC, no injuries
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a small fire in Marks Hall at Claremont McKenna College this morning. The fire activated the sprinkler system just before 8:00 a.m., and the fire department is still determining the fire’s cause.
CMC selection committee begins search process for new president
Hiram Chodosh is stepping down as CMC president at the end of this school year, which means the search to fill the position is underway. The selection committee is comprised of faculty, trustees and a student representative who will hold community forums in the fall and ultimately make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees.
Pluralism, progress, problems: 50 years of interfaith chaplaincy
At the intersection of Scripps College, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College stands the McAlister Center for Religious Activities (also called the McAlister Center for Spiritual Life), an institution many students pass every day. However, according to former Protestant Chaplain Naima Lett, 75% of the community she encountered during the 2021-2022 school year was unaware of the center’s chaplain services, which provide counseling for all students and faculty of the Claremont colleges regardless of religion. Even less known is the chaplaincy system’s fifty years of complex history, representing both the cutting edge of inclusive college campuses and archaic systems no longer relevant to student needs.
Chodosh to step down as CMC president at end of 25-26 academic year
Claremont McKenna College President Hiram Chodosh announced that he will be stepping down after the 2025-2026 academic year.
Gyms with Jun: Episode Five
Jun Kwon PO ’28 is back and better than ever with his last gym review. This week he concludes his series, which provides comprehensive reviews on gyms across the 5Cs. He cites size, amenities, machinery, study spaces and more to give a final rating out of 10. In this final edition, he tackles Scripps College’s Tiernan Field House.
OPINION: LinkedIn is not our end-all be-all
Reader, I’d like to connect. As students at institutions that put heavy weight and pressure on being pre-professional, many of our inboxes are flooded with such emails, declarations of new internships, publications and achievements. Kabir Raina CM ’28 believes that we can afford to take our foot of the gas when it comes to building the perfect LinkedIn.
“We make fun of people obsessed with social media, so why do we not do the same for those obsessed with LinkedIn? We’ve made it one and the same. College LinkedIn is where students ‘do it for the ‘gram’ ‘ and internships are the new ‘functions.’ “
Consortium-wide planned power outage to expedite Robert Day Science Center construction
A 5C-wide power outage scheduled for Dec. 1, one day before CMC’s senior thesis deadline and days before finals week, is raising concerns among students.