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A bridge to Claremont
By Elain E Woo Alejandro Posada-Sanchez and Angel Ornelas met on the first day of fourth grade at William B. Travis Academy, a Dallas magnet school. Both were academically advanced but seemed to have little else in comm…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/bridge-to-claremontCMC conference explores rights and responsibilities of free speech
By Henry Fuhrmann On campuses today, says Steven Hayward of UC Berkeley, we should ask whether trying to prevent harm by restricting speech is "any more sensible than trying to prevent crime by assigning every single pe…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/cmc-conference-explores-rights-and-responsibilities-of-free-speechCMC welcomes new Institute leadership
Amy Kind, Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, has been named director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, effective July 1, 2018. Consistent with the Center's mission, Professor Kind will guide future res…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/cmc-welcomes-new-institute-leadershipJeopardy! powerhouse
CMC happens to be a Jeopardy! powerhouse. At least six alumni and two faculty (Jack Pitney and Chris Nadon) have been contestants in recent years. On March 23, Senior Class President and Robert Day Scholar Daniel Ludlam…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/jeopardy-powerhouseDianna Graves '98 to serve as Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students
This January, Dianna Graves '98 was appointed as assistant vice president and dean of students. In all of her service to the College, said President Hiram Chodosh, Graves has put students first. "When she comes to work…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/dianna-graves-98-to-serve-as-assistant-vice-president-and-dean-of-studentsFrom improv to track, U.S. House Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy '72 was a top CMC performer
Patrick J. "Pat" Conroy '72, has this advice for today's CMC students: "Try something you've never imagined," he said. "It's easy to think at your age you've got everything figured out. If you're too focused on one thin…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/from-improv-to-track-us-house-chaplain-patrick-j-conroy-72-was-top-cmcIMF head Christine Lagarde, U.S. House Chaplain Pat Conroy '72 honored with graduates
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde called on Claremont McKenna College's class of 2018 to turn "adversity into advantage" and immediately work to address the world's most difficult challenge…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/imf-head-christine-lagarde-us-house-chaplain-pat-conroy-72-honored-withFrom the President's table
Dear Friends: Four years ago, I was telling Trustee George Roberts '66 P'93 how excited I was about the groundbreaking for the Roberts Pavilion, the many reasons why we would become the go-to college for the true schola…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/from-presidents-table‘I belong here’
By Chris Watts Just before the most important game of her life, Margaux Arntson ’18 recalled the mantra that had brought her to that point. “I belong here,” she said to herself. She was about to play for the 2017 Nation…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/summer-2018/%E2%80%98i-belong-here%E2%80%99