France Córdova never aspired to lead. “Especially being the oldest of 12 children, I thought I was done with that. I just thought I’d tuck into some research lab and just go about discovering something,” the renowned a…
Why are juvenile offenders in the U.S. criminal justice system treated more harshly than child-soldiers under international law? Legal thinker Martha Minow posed that and other questions at the Marian Miner Cook Athenae…
CMC’s Student Investment Fund provides triple the returns. Members learn how to manage money and build a career in finance. They also make investments that fund scholarships directly benefiting their fellow CMCers. “Thi…
“Y’all need to buckle up,” Michael Steele warned at the beginning of his speech at CMC’s Oct. 26 Res Publica Society dinner. “Because I’m going to push you a little bit, try to move you out of your comfort zone. Becaus…
His name most notably graces the Robert Day Scholars Program and the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance. But the legacy of Robert Day ’65 P’12 is woven into the fabric of Claremont McKenna College, the alma mate…
Scot Gould remembers the first time he saw the Butler Plaza fountain. Fresh out of grad school, the young assistant professor of physics stared at the plaques honoring faculty who had completed 30 years at Claremont McK…
Anna Deavere Smith promised she would “disrupt passive spectatorship.” And in an electric, emotionally powerful appearance at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, she delivered. During the program, the actress and playwrigh…
To connect the top researchers and experts in the field, the Lowe Institute of Political Economy will host its fifth annual California Macroeconomics Conference on campus on Friday, Oct. 29.Prof. Chad Jones, a senior fe…
Brian Castner, a Bronze Star recipient, served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of them in Iraq as the head of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. Whenever IEDs were discovered, he and his team would lead th…
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