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Anna Deavere Smith channels grace, forgiveness
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…
CMC honors Robert Day ’65 P’12 for 50 years of service
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…
Celebrating three decades of teaching
Donald McFarlane is about as close as one gets to a real-life Indiana Jones. He’s caved his way across the South China Sea, detonated explosives in the Claremont quarry, and raised “vampires” in the Keck Science Center.…
Michael Steele: Leadership by and for the people
“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…
“Real practice with real money” and big impact
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…
Martha Minow asks: When should law forgive?
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…
Students find value in learning real estate
Members of Project Destined Team CMC 2021-22 Sofia de la Peña ’22 (Program Manager) Luke Field ’23 David Kim ’23 Jocelyn Livier ’24 Christina Nguyen ’23 Sofia Rojas ’23 Joanne Wang ’24 Zane Yamamoto ’24 Sabrina Zhou '23…
France Córdova offers leadership toolkit
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…