CMC In The News

The Wilson Center published an opinion piece, “How Democratic Was Mexico’s National Election?” by Roderic A. Camp, McKenna Professor Emeritus of the Pacific Rim. Camp details the various factors affecting Mexico’s elections, such as voter patterns and violence against campaign workers.

In an op-ed for Project Syndicate, Prof. Minxin Pei discusses the upcoming Communist Party of China’s centennial celebration and forecasts CPC’s future. “When China’s leaders toast the CPC’s centennial, they should ask whether the party is on the right track. If it is not, the CPC’s upcoming milestone may be its last,” he writes.

The Class of 2021’s in-person graduation ceremony at CMC was covered by ABC News. Reporter Amy Powell interviewed several 2021 graduates, who told her they “felt grateful to have this ceremony here together."

College Magazine ranked Claremont McKenna College sixth on its “Top 10 Best Colleges for Networking” list, praising how CMC’s alumni are “heavily involved in the lives of current students.” The magazine also highlighted CMC’s student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1, “which allows students to receive a lot more attention and help with their education. This also increases the likelihood of building relationships with professors which can build students’ networks.”

A Los Angeles Times story reported that CMC President Hiram Chodosh announced that all students would be required to be fully vaccinated before returning to campus this fall. In an interview, Chodosh said the college is requiring only student vaccinations at this time because of pending questions over whether they can be required for employees before the FDA formally approves the vaccines. But he said he expected faculty and staff members to get the shots “as a matter of choice.”

Professors Andrew Busch and Jack Pitney joined RealClearPolitics' “The Takeaway” podcast to discuss their new book, “Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics.” The duo offered a comprehensive overview of how the historic 2020 presidential election was won and lost.

Prospective students are getting a taste of life at Claremont McKenna College, with CMC resuming limited, in-person campus tours. In a Los Angeles Times story, a student, who had yet to make her college decision, “fell in love with the smaller Claremont campus. She was impressed by the Athenaeum, a lecture and dining space that fosters free-wheeling discussions with high-profile speakers — and attracts students with chocolate-covered strawberries and Rice Krispies treats.” Also helping to complete the ideal campus portrait: A peek at the expansive athletic facility, Roberts Pavilion; a stroll by the popular picnic spot, “Green Beach,”; and a personal greeting from CMC President Hiram Chodosh!

In an interview with 3:16, Prof. Amy Kind explained why she became a philosopher, and how she's an "optimist about imagination." "I think imagination can do much more than philosophers often give it credit for, and a lot of my work endeavors to bring this out in various ways," she said.

Prof. Minxin Pei wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, “How China’s bullying threatens its own economic future,” arguing that China is “undermining its economic prospects” by “attacking private corporations for having expressed concerns over forced-labor allegations.”

In an interview with NPR affiliate KPCR, Prof. Manfred Keil, chief economist for Inland Empire Economic Partnership (IEEP), shared information about local employment numbers and opening up the economy, now that there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel with COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

CMC Prof. Zach Courser, director of the Claremont McKenna College Policy Lab, wrote an op-ed, “First aid money for real America,” published in The Hill, about the Congressional repeal of the moratorium on earmarks.

In an op-ed for the Asean Post, Prof. Minxin Pei explained why a goodwill gesture from either Chinese President Xi Jinping or U.S. President Joe Biden, could kickstart U.S.-China cooperation.

The Economist shared the insights of CMC Prof. Ken Miller, associate director of the Rose Institute, on how California and Texas have combated the coronavirus pandemic.

Smithsonian Magazine selected CMC History Prof. Wendy Lower's book, "The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed," as one of their "new books to read" in February.

In a Project Syndicate op-ed, “China’s Fateful Year,” Prof. Minxin Pei reflected on China’s policies from 2020.