CMC In The News

Sophomore move-in day was covered by NBC News. More than 300 students moved into the dorms after zooming from home for their first year of college. “It feels really surreal to finally be here in person,” said Miller McCraw ’24. “I’m really excited.”

CMC’s move-in day was chronicled by ABC News. "I am absolutely thrilled," said first-year student, Jasmine Tan, of Chicago. Dianna Graves, CMC dean of students, described several precautions, including vaccine and mask requirements, weekly testing, and limits on big gatherings and parties.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education shared the news that Dr. Muriel Poston has joined Claremont McKenna College CMC as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.

In an interview with New York Times about how the wedding business is picking up after a pandemic slump, CMC Economics Professor Jessamyn Schaller said, “My instinct, immediately, is: This is not a marriage boom; this is a wedding boom.”

In an interview with Bloomberg, Prof. Minxin Pei weighed in on how Chinese regulators will punish ride-hailing startup Didi Global after its U.S. initial public offering. “It’s hard to guess what the penalty will be, but I’m sure it will be substantial,” he said.

Prof. Jack Pitney was interviewed by the Washington Examiner about how President Biden should counter anti-vaccine groups to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. “Public officials and pro-vaccine groups need to … drive home the point that breakthrough cases make vaccination even more important,” he said.

In his Forbes essay, “Is Bigger Better in Higher Ed? Or Even Cheaper?” Richard Vedder writes: “…in my judgement probably the best learning experience, both for me and my students, was teaching at Claremont McKenna College.” Vedder, an economic historian focusing on higher education, taught economics at CMC and formerly administered Forbes' Best Colleges rankings.

Prof. Jack Pitney was interviewed by the Northern California Record about a judicial decision related to the California gubernatorial recall election.

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education announced that Muriel Poston joined CMC as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.

In an opinion piece published by Nikkei Asia, CMC Prof. Minxin Pei explains the contradictory behavior of the Chinese regime. He writes: “…even as Beijing is busy handing out gifts and burnishing its image, it has also established a reputation for itself as a petty bully.”

In an opinion essay, Prof. Minxin Pei details the struggles for Chinese tech companies in the face of strict anti-trust and data privacy regulations.

In an op-ed for USA Today, Government Prof. Frederick Lynch writes about the difficult decision-making surrounding the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out throughout the U.S., specifically to seniors and minority communities.

The Chronicle of Higher Education announced that CMC has appointed of Muriel Poston as CMC’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.

History Prof. Lily Geismer joined NPR’s Throughline podcast to review the roots of the Neoliberalism movement and how the ideology became a powerful force in American politics.

The Signal interviewed Prof. Minxin Pei about the diminishing autonomy and rising censorship in Hong Kong since China imposed a National Security Law.