As a historian of American democracy, Martha S. Jones feels her principal task is to explain how our democracy has changed over time. Yet she is often asked to draw on the past to anticipate the future, with such questi…
Claremont McKenna’s once-a-year surf-ski day was a compelling bonus to Robin Peterson’s list of pros for the College. “CMC offered everything I could have hoped for,” said Peterson’22. “On top of the beautiful weather,…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/robin-peterson-22When Rachana Muvvala ’24 played the stock market game in a high school economics class, she was hooked. “It showed me how fun and interesting the stock market can be,” she says. “Since we were playing at the peak of COV…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/rachana-muvvala-24One characteristic that Courtney Hooks ’23 immediately noticed about Claremont McKenna College on her first visit was the welcoming atmosphere. “I didn't know much about the culture of the school until I arrived for the…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/courtney-hooks-23Ask Truman Knowles ’23 about his favorite professors at Claremont McKenna College, and he will respond with an entire list. It starts with professors Shane Bjornlie (History) and Blanford Parker (Literature), both of wh…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/truman-knowles-23Economics major Natalie Ionescu ’24 chose CMC for its small, tight-knit community and alumni network. And though her first year was online, she was able to start building relationships, reaching out to alumni, and worki…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/natalie-ionescu-24Sometimes when Carson Stubstad ’22 walks around campus at a quiet moment, he’s transported back to when he visited Claremont McKenna College for the first time and realized it was the college for him. “It’s almost surr…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/carson-stubstad-22Wali Shaikh ’24 had never set foot on the CMC campus until last summer when pandemic restrictions finally lifted. Coming to Southern California from Alexandria, Va., for his sophomore year, “was a shock, but a pleasant…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/wali-shaikh-24After attending high schools in the Netherlands, Iowa, and California because of family moves, Brooklyn Button ’22 knew what to look for in a college. Size topped the list of her priorities. Location was another. “I val…
https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/brooklyn-button-22Desmond Mantle ’23 chose to attend Claremont McKenna College for many reasons. The good weather, CMC’s proximity to his hometown, Pasadena, and “the small size of the community paired with the resources of the wider con…
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