It had been a long, busy day for popular author Rosalind Wiseman, who wrote about the social dynamics of girls in the bestseller Queen Bees and Wannabes. But in the vortex of publicity surrounding her newest research on…

This Fall was another great season of informative and provocative lectures from a bevy of movers, shakers, thinkers, leaders and luminaries. In case you missed them, see video of entire talks from select Fall speakers a…

Piercarlo Valdesolo Research conducted by CMC Assistant Professor of Psychology Piercarlo Valdesolo, along with colleagues at the University of Southern California, bears out that for many people awe-inspiring moments u…

Poet August Kleinzahler is profiled in the latest issue (November-December 2013) of Poets & Writers, a leading literary publication for working writers devoted to perfecting their craft. The interview with Kleinzahler,…

Mark Segal '86 P'15 received the Human Rights Medallion from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) in a Nov. 25 ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago. The event was hosted by Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to President…

READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT ELIZABETH WYDRA '98 (From Constitutional Accountability Center website): Elizabeth Wydra is Constitutional Accountability Center’s Chief Counsel.  Elizabeth frequently participates in Supreme Cour…

When he arrived at CMC in 1963, Ricardo Quinones was a rising literary critic whose presence and credentials, writes Kevin Starr in his history of the college's first 50 years, boosted the College’s efforts to develop a…

Kyle Weiss You can understand why a 13-year-old might easily be brushed off for wanting to start a business with global impact. But Kyle Weiss ’15 and his brother Garrett were undeterred as the seeds of FUND-a-FIELD wer…

The 2009 Henry R. Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership winner Dr. Sakena Yacoobi has won the 2013 Opus Prize for her work founding The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL). The Opus Prize is given annually by the Opus Pri…

On Saturday, Nov. 16, join the Claremont McKenna College Alumni Association (CMCAA) for A Conversation with Augie Nieto ’80 P’08. The founder of Life Fitness, Inc., a Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athletics Hall of Famer and f…