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Just Another Stump Speech on the Liberal Arts
We should dare to know the values that define us.
Jasper Langley-Hawthorne
Nov 20, 20257 min read


We Shouldn’t Know Your Mailbox Number
What the mailroom reveals about the culture of consumption on campus.
Kylee Tevis and Kendall Kozlowski
Nov 19, 20254 min read


Young People Should Date for Marriage
By the time we feel ready to commit, we’ve spent a decade practicing how not to.
Enya Kamadolli
Oct 15, 20255 min read


Claremont Professors Find Lack of Ideological Diversity in University Syllabi
Higher education through one-sided narratives has created "closed classrooms."
Dhriti Jagadish
Sep 27, 20255 min read


Reflections from the Inside
We cannot rehabilitate children without nurturing them.
Enya Kamadolli
Sep 5, 20256 min read


Introducing The Forum's 2025-26 Staff
Meet the five staff members of The Forum.
The Forum
Aug 25, 20252 min read


Henry Long 2025 Class-Elected Commencement Speech
The class of 2025 elected Henry Long to deliver remarks on their behalf at Claremont McKenna College's 77th Commencement Ceremony.
Henry Long
May 17, 20254 min read


I grew up speaking Spanglish. We should still use SAE.
Enforcing linguistic rules isn’t oppressive; it’s liberating.
Gabe Khuly
May 16, 20253 min read


Sticks, Stones, and Salman Rushdie
It’s not about silencing insult—it’s about mastering the self and embodying dignity through knowledge.
Thwahir Malafu
May 9, 20254 min read


Rushdie Doesn’t Speak for Me—and That’s Fine
I disagree with Salman Rushdie, but I welcome him as our commencement speaker.
Henry Long
May 9, 20254 min read


Muslim Students Denounce Selection of Salman Rushdie for CMC Commencement Speaker
Students react to the announcement of Rushdie as Commencement speaker.
Dhriti Jagadish
May 9, 20257 min read


Salman Rushdie Doesn't Speak for All of Us
Commencement is supposed to celebrate all of us—this year, it won’t.
Aadil Mohamed
May 8, 20253 min read
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