June 5, 2023
The Greater Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce has officially released the California Competitiveness report that CMC Prof. Manfred Keil co-authored.
Prof. Stacey Doan
Prof. Stacey Doan was recently awarded two major grants to support her research on resilience in youth, including $250,000 from the Ho Foundation and 3.5 million from the National Institute of Mental Health. Project PRISM will support Claremont College students in testing and evaluating the effectiveness of a resilience intervention in local high schools, aiding CMC to apply its principles of responsible leadership and community engagement. The project will impact hundreds of adolescents in the LA and San Bernardino communities.
June 4, 2023
In an article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Prof Jack Pitney was interviewed about the quality of bills mattering more than quantity among Congressmembers. “It’s not just the batting average of signed bills, but the significance of the legislation itself. One major reform of veteran benefits is far more important than dozens of bills to rename post offices,” he said.
June 2, 2023
In response to a question from a Marketplace listener on credit unions, Prof. Angela Vossmeyer said that data from the National Credit Union Administration shows that six to seven credit unions on average, have entered conservatorship or liquidation annually since 2017.
May 29, 2023
Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a piece on the debt ceiling debate and the contradiction between the Republican Party’s opposition to the social safety net and the reliance of their own voters on these programs. He stated, “You can’t have the kind of cuts the Republicans are talking about without hurting people, and a lot of those people are going to be Republicans.”
Amy Kind
Prof. Amy Kind was recently elected to a three-year leadership term of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association (APA). The APA promotes the discipline and profession of philosophy. Kind will be serving one year as vice-president, one year as president, and one year as past-president.
May 24, 2023
In an opinion piece, Prof. Minxin Pei argued that China and the U.S. cannot afford to prioritize security over the economy due to the interconnectedness and interdependence of global trade and financial systems. He suggested that focusing on economic stability and growth should be a top priority for China in order to maintain the upper hand with the U.S.
May 23, 2023
Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in an article on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s challenge to potentially replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the Senate. Prof. Pitney explained, “The last thing you want to do if you are thinking about running for president is alienating the nominating wing of the Democratic Party.”
Chelsea Wang
Prof. Chelsea Wang, a historian of late imperial China, won a prestigious early career fellowship through the Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Program in China Studies. This grant will enable Wang to complete her first book, “Logistics of Empire: Governance and Spatial Friction in Ming China, 1368-1644.” Through this work, Wang hopes to answer longstanding questions about the seemingly counterintuitive bureaucratic practices of this vast and powerful imperial dynasty.
May 19, 2023
In an article about the U.S. government’s showdown with the debt ceiling, Prof. Jack Pitney said he is optimistic about an agreement being brokered between Republicans and Democrats, but there have been many factors that complicate a path towards a deal.