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Pomona College Officially in “Exclusive Partnership Negotiations” with Claremont Graduate University

Pomona College and Claremont Graduate University announced in parallel statements Thursday afternoon that they have entered ...
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Pomona Settles Title VI Antisemitism Complaint, Commits to Significant Changes

Pomona College resolved a Title VI complaint with the Brandeis Center, Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International on ...
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Pomona College Poised to Enter Exclusive Acquisition Negotiations with Claremont Graduate University

Pomona College is close to entering exclusive negotiations to acquire Claremont Graduate University, multiple sources familiar with the matter told the Independent. CGU, which announced in April that ...
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William C. Dudley Selected as Claremont McKenna College’s Sixth President

Washington and Lee University President William C. Dudley will succeed Hiram Chodosh as Claremont McKenna College’s sixth president, according to a statement from Board of Trustees Chairman Ken Valach ...
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After a Long Journey, Claremont Hillel to Open House for Jewish Life

When Dr. Bethany Slater became the director of Claremont Hillel two years ago, a dedicated Hillel House seemed like a distant dream. Now, it’s becoming a reality. When she arrived as the inaugural ...
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The End of Political Philosophy at Claremont Graduate University

The administration of Claremont Graduate University has ended its graduate program in political philosophy after nearly six decades. Over the years, some of the most influential American politicians ...
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Political Violence Is Not A Punchline

Charlie Kirk, right-wing commentator and father of two, was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking to a crowd of college students. Only two days prior, the Foundation for Individual Rights and ...
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I’m a Questbridge Student. Legacy Admissions Shouldn’t Be Caricatured.

A liberal arts college with hardly over a thousand students and a billion dollar endowment, one-fifth of Claremont McKenna’s student body was drawn from the top 1% in 2017. This was not my reality.
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Still Homogeneous: The Political Affiliations of Claremont Colleges Faculty

This article was published in conjunction with The Forum.Recently, The Forum obtained access to California voter registration data to determine the political party affiliations of professors across ...
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Anonymous Statement Defends Disruption of Hillel Oct. 7 Memorial at Pomona College

Last week, an Oct. 7 memorial hosted at Pomona College by Claremont Hillel featuring Yoni Viloga, a survivor of the attacks, was disrupted by protestors. Afterwards, an anonymous statement defending ...
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Protestors Disrupt October 7 Memorial at Pomona College

Masked protestors disrupted an event held Wednesday evening in commemoration of the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, shouting at attendees that they were “all complicit in ...