CMC In The News

FiveThirtyEight cited a CMC-Rose Institute poll that asked respondents across the nation to register their early preferences for the 2024 presidential race.

In an op-ed for Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei, an internationally recognized expert on China, argued that the costs of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s quest for self-sufficiency are likely to be far higher than any possible benefits. “A policy that prioritizes self-sufficiency over efficiency, regardless of cost, will only make China poorer and less secure,” Pei wrote.

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about a scheduled meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping for a “super power showdown” during the Group of 20 summit. “It’s a very good development; they are at least talking,” said Pei. Even on Taiwan, there is “at least some common ground” between the two countries, Pei added: “They have a lot of differences, but one thing they don’t want to see is a direct conflict.”

KTLA featured CMC’s Rose Parade^® float as it took a test run in Irwindale outside the Fiesta Float barn, where the 55-foot-long float is being constructed.

NBC4 captured the moment when the steel scaffolding of CMC’s Rose Parade^® float took a test drive.

CMC’s entry—which depicts iconic campus landmarks—will celebrate the College’s 75^th Anniversary and “bright future” in line with the theme “Turning the Corner.”

KTLA featured CMC’s Rose Parade^® float as it took a test run in Irwindale outside the Fiesta Float barn, where the 55-foot-long float is being constructed.

Newsweek interviewed Prof. Jack Pitney about the successes of conservative group Moms for Liberty in local school board races on Election Day. “Expect to hear a lot more about this group and its issues,” said Pitney, who noted that House Republicans included a Parents’ Bill of Rights in their “Commitment to America.”

“It is unclear whether such a bill could make it into law, or whether it would have much practical effect. But the House Republicans will provide the Moms for Liberty with a powerful signal boost,” he said.

In an interview with the Washington Post Magazine, Lily Geismer, an associate professor of history, discussed the rising influence of a new generation of neoliberals. “There’s been a remarkable generational shift, and there’s a desire [among young Americans] for much more robust forms of social welfare and government assistance,” said Geismer, the author of “Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality.”

President Chodosh has been named to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council representing the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He will serve a four-year term contributing to the overall management and direction of Division III athletics.

“At this moment of formidable challenge and opportunity, I look forward to contributing to the NCAA's core mission to ensure that the educational experience of the student-athlete is paramount,” he said.

The Norcal Record interviewed Prof. Andrew Sinclair about the Rose Institute of State and Local Government report and survey, “Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and 2024.” Sinclair co-authored the report with Prof. Kenneth P. Miller, who is the director of the Rose Institute.

The Norcal Record focused on the portion of the survey findings that among all registered voters in California, 44 percent said if they had the opportunity, they would leave the state. Of those people who are interested in leaving, one in three is Republican and one in four is Democrat.

“Understandably, people find times challenging and so they think about a new and better life some other place,” Sinclair said. “But I was surprised the numbers were as high as they were.”

The New York Times interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about the economic policy effects of China’s President Xi Jinping establishing near absolute power as he enters his third term. Pei told the Times that he believed that Xi’s leadership lineup showed that he did not value expertise in managing a market-oriented economy. “He values people who can implement his policy regardless of the economic consequences.”

KTLA shared the rendering of CMC’s Rose Parade^® float concept.

In their midterm election coverage, USA Today cited findings from the Rose Institute of State and Local Government report, “Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and 2024.”

In her op-ed, “Daylight Saving Time’s Mixed Results” for The Ohio Star, Prof. Laura Grant wrote, that as the “evidence about costs and benefits” of daylight savings time “is mixed…. The strongest arguments, with the exception of energy costs, support not only doing away with the switches but keeping the nation on daylight saving time year-round.”

Prof. Jack Pitney was cited in an op-ed in the Reflector, about what to expect if the GOP swept the midterm election, as predicted.