Leadership Lost: The Consequences of Administrative Overreach
CMC’s administrative overreach has reduced students from “responsible leaders” to coddled dependents.
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Gabriel Goldstein
3 hours ago4 min read
Frances Perkins and the Cost of a Five-Dollar Dress
Frances Perkins (1880-1965)
Shiv Parihar
Nov 233 min read
Puritans Were Heroes, Not Weirdos
To save our democracy, look to Plymouth Rock.
Sara Arjomand
Nov 223 min read
How the College Accidentally Trivialized Mental Health
The College’s mental health efforts are commendable, but their messaging is wrong-headed.
Caren Ensing
Nov 214 min read
Alice Paul: The National Grassroots Organizer
Alice Paul (1885-1977)
Evan Sevaly
Nov 215 min read
To Win Elections, Embrace Left Populism
Instead of shifting right, Democrats should champion policies that appeal to working-class voters.
Shiv Parihar
Nov 173 min read
What We Can Learn from Oswald Spengler
Cultural decay is a problem. Authoritarianism isn’t the answer.
Scott Sloop
Nov 174 min read
We Have to Disagree Better
The CMC community must re-commit itself to constructive dialogue.
Julia Mehlman
Nov 153 min read
Overeducated and Underinformed
CMC students reacted with shock and disbelief to the results of the 2024 election. We should have seen it coming.
Kahani Malhotra
Nov 154 min read
CMC Hosts Forum on Pomona’s Disciplinary Actions
Vice President of Student Affairs DT Graves and Dean of Students Jimmy Doan spoke about Pomona's disciplinary actions on Monday night.
Ambika Gupta
Nov 52 min read
Trump Pledges to Oppose “Radical” Education and Defend “American Tradition”
Donald Trump’s re-election manifesto proposes major changes to educational policies in the U.S.
Henry Long
Oct 253 min read
Visualizing CMC’s Political “Gender Gap”
Young men and women are drifting apart politically—CMC students are no different.
Joshua Morganstein
Oct 2510 min read
Interview: Jonathan Gienapp
For Constitution Day, historian and law professor Jonathan Gienapp delivered a critique of originalism at the Athenaeum.
Ambika Gupta
Oct 252 min read
ASCMC Launches Initiative to Provide Free Pads and Tampons
In September, ASCMC launched an initiative providing free menstrual products across CMC.
Nicole Jonassen
Oct 255 min read
Patsy Mink: Title IX's Misremembered Maven
Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002)
Henry Long
Oct 218 min read
Introducing CMC’s 2024 Political Attitudes Survey
Survey results show that 59% of CMC students identify as Democrats, and 19% identify as Republicans.
Gray Mollenkamp
Oct 193 min read
Seasoned Truck Driver Seeks Office in Georgia’s 81st District
The Henry County local’s campaign focuses on improving infrastructure and education.
The Forum
Oct 182 min read
Introducing The Forum's 2024-25 Staff!
Meet the five staff members of The Forum.
Brandon Kung
Oct 92 min read
California Bans Legacy Admissions at Private Universities
Last admissions cycle, Claremont McKenna College gave preferential status to 15 legacy applicants.
Henry Long
Oct 85 min read
Pro-Palestine Protesters Block Intersection, Occupy Pomona’s Carnegie Building
The demonstration occurred on the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israeli civilians.
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