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Meeting of the minds
A new conversation begins at CMC: Activities launch this fall for the Dreier Roundtable, a new forum led by Trustee David Dreier ’75. The Dreier Roundtable will host the ongoing work of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission a…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/meeting-of-the-mindsIs ignorance really bliss? Are you sure?
By Bryan Schneider The Morcos Massoud Associate Professor of Accounting and George R. Roberts Fellow Ananda Ganguly and Claremont Graduate University economist Joshua Tasoff recently completed a study that has an inte…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/is-ignorance-really-bliss-are-you-sureInto the wild
By Zach Weismann ’08 Dedication: To my loving mother, who instilled in me a sense of commitment, hard work, and what it means to follow your heart. Standing there, the makeshift fence felt too light and frail in my ha…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/into-the-wildGoogle and the culture of a company
On the value of company culture “Most companies’ culture just happens; no one plans it. That can work, but it means leaving a critical component of your success to chance. Elsewhere in this book we preach the value of…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/google-and-the-culture-of-a-companyGet your pitches ready: Angel Summit is coming
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and CMC Alumni Association are planning the inaugural Angel Summit, an event gathering CMC entrepreneurs of all stripes. Though the event won’t take place until the s…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/get-your-pitches-ready-angel-summit-is-comingThe mosaic of CMC’s leadership impact
Over the past year, I’ve reflected constantly on the singular mission of Claremont McKenna College, the genetic code in its program, the secret sauce of the school’s extraordinary success. From the rooted influence of o…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/from-the-presidents-tableCurrents
Visit cmc.edu/news for more on these and other stories. Brief & Newsworthy Rising through the ranks: U.S. News & World Report has ranked Claremont McKenna College No. 8 among national liberal arts colleges. In its 2015…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/currents-fall-2014Covert operatives and CIA intrigue
By Alissa Stedman It might have been a case of freshman shyness, or not wanting to jinx any chance her first novel could go to print, but Pema Donyo ’17 worked quietly — dare we say covertly? — on the publishing galle…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/covert-operatives-and-cia-intrigueIs the new California primary system really less partisan?
By Bryan Schneider Proposition 14 changed the way that elections are conducted in California. Passed in 2010, the measure mandated that all voters to receive the same primary election ballot for statewide offices. The t…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/is-the-new-california-primary-system-really-less-partisanOut of the frying pan, into retirement
When Cheva Garcia began her career at Collins Dining Hall in 1951, Harry Truman was the President of the United States, Bobby Thomson of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit the “Shot Heard ’Round the World” to win the National Lea…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2014/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-retirement