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Harvey Mudd Has Too Many Climate Majors – And Not Enough Environmentalism

Since 2024, Harvey Mudd College has created four joint majors, all related to climate: Chemistry and Climate, Computer ...
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Pro-Hamas Scholar Addresses Claremont Students Virtually on Oct. 7

Pro-Hamas scholar Mohamed Abdou addressed Claremont Colleges students virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 7, as part of his “Death ...
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Harvey Mudd Student Body President-Elect Faces Recall Over Year-Old Racism Accusations

The newly elected president of Harvey Mudd College’s student government (ASHMC) is facing recall over a comment she made during the Spring 2025 election season. Though the president-elect issued ...
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UPDATE: Students Call for Pomona College President's Resignation After 20 Arrests

On Friday, 20 students were arrested at Pomona College after refusing to identify themselves while occupying a campus building during a protest for Palestinians in Gaza. All of the protesters have ...
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Former Claremont McKenna Dean Investigated for Racism After Accusing Student of Plagiarism

According to the narrative, in early December 2022, Ascher received three of the student’s papers. “The papers were submitted as email attachments, with a statement that they had been uploaded on [a ...
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Man Wins First Place in Women’s 100m Dash at Pomona-Pitzer Track Meet

A video showing a man dressed up as a woman to compete in the Women’s 100-Meter Dash at a Pomona-Pitzer track meet went viral on Monday, garnering millions of views across social media platforms.
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Protesters Occupy, Vandalize Pomona's Carnegie Hall on One-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks

On Monday, Oct. 7, hundreds of students across the Claremont Colleges participated in a walkout to demand that the colleges divest from companies associated with Israel. The protest culminated in the ...
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Black Student Union Accuses Pomona Administration of Enabling Racist Environment

Pomona College’s Black Student Union (BSU) held a town hall attended by hundreds of students last Wednesday night, alleging that black students had been “subjected to hateful experiences on this ...
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Claremont McKenna Violated Faculty Handbook in Professor’s Grievance Case

On October 14, 2021, Professor Nadon received an email from Associate Dean of Faculty Ellen Ketels (née Rentz) informing him of “serious concerns about one of [his] courses.” The complaint emerged ...
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Pomona College Poised to Enter Exclusive Acquisition Negotiations with Claremont Graduate University

Pomona College is close to entering exclusive negotiations to acquire Claremont Graduate University, multiple sources familiar with the matter told the Independent. CGU, which announced in April that ...
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Pomona Drops in US News Rankings, Tying Claremont McKenna

The U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 rankings for liberal arts colleges on Tuesday. Pomona College slipped down to seventh place, now tied with Claremont McKenna College and Wellesley.