The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) gave Claremont McKenna College (CMC) the second-place spot on its 2027 College Free Speech Rankings, a report that rates the free speech climates at college and university campuses nationwide. CMC received a passing “B-” grade from FIRE, while all of the other undergraduate Claremont Colleges received failing “F” grades.
Of the 261 colleges surveyed, Pitzer College ranked 160th, Scripps College ranked 167th, Harvey Mudd College ranked 184th and Pomona College ranked 226th. While the other Claremont Colleges saw increases in their rankings compared to last year, CMC dropped by one rank, losing its first-place spot to the University of Chicago.
Tag: Israel
OPINION: Before Rebuilding Gaza, the World Must Confront Who Destroyed It
In an AI video posted by President Donald Trump to Truth Social, “Trump Gaza” imagines beaches and skyscrapers rising from ruins.: Trump’s proposed “GREAT” plan recasts Gaza’s destruction as an opportunity for profit, inviting the same powers complicit in its devastation to rebuild it while further displacing Palestinian populations and causing even greater environmental harm beyond that already caused by the war. Leili Kamali PO ‘29 argues that current plans for reconstruction are dangerously colonialist and anti-environmentalist, and must be reimagined in order to make proper reparations for those living in Gaza.
Pomona College bans two 5C students from campus following Oct. 7 memorial disturbance
Pomona College has identified and banned two 5C students from their campus as part of an ongoing investigation into a disruption at an Oct. 7 memorial hosted by Claremont Hillel.
Pomona College to investigate disruption at Hillel memorial event
Pomona’s President’s Office informed the school community via email this morning that four masked individuals disrupted a Hillel memorial.
5C organizations commemorate two years since Oct. 7 attacks
Several groups across the 5Cs hosted events this week to commemorate the two-year anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023.
Nicholas Kristof in conversation: Political lessons from reporting
On Feb. 20 at Pomona College, Nicholas Kristof discussed the future of the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” the Sudanese civil war, the question of what effective campus activism looks like and the future of the American left.
Gazan poet Yahya Ashour at Pitzer
At Pitzer’s Benson auditorium on Nov. 18, Gazan poet and incoming visiting English and World Literature professor Yahya Ashour read excerpts of his collection “A Gaza of Siege and Genocide.”
OPINION: We stand in solidarity with our students
The Intercollegiate Department of Ethnic Studies at the Claremont Colleges stand in solidarity with students in the wake of President Starr’s action to circumvent the established adjudicative process through executive action. These professors unite in calling for Pomona’s administration to embrace the values and ethical commitments to restorative justice, reconciliation and deliberative mediation as core educational principles rather than enforcing retributive, punitive and suppressive tactics by circumventing judicial processes
Haverim paints over Walker Wall with ‘apolitical and inclusive’ designs
Haverim painted over Walker Wall on Oct. 19 with “apolitical and inclusive” designs in an attempt to help students feel more united on campus.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Pomona’s culpability under International Humanitarian Law
Mike Withey PO ’68 calls for us to reflect on our current state of the world and to recognize the responsibility that we ALL have. Withey specifically identifies Pomona as complicit in our current world crisis. Calling for Pomona to take responsibility under international law, Withey argues for an academic conference and divestment.