10-30-24
An article on the upcoming Texas Senate election mentioned the CMC-Rose Institute Poll. The article shared: “A poll from Claremont McKenna College’s Rose Institute of State and Local Government found much the same thing, with Cruz polling at 49% compared to Allred’s 45%. Still, with a margin of error of 3.49 percentage points, the Rose Institute poll shows Allred well within striking distance of his entrenched opponent.”
10-30-24
KNBC-TV political reporter Conan Nolan interviewed former Congressman David Dreier ’75 and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) at CMC during the Dreier Roundtable Civility Award ceremony. Gov. Polis provided details on the Disagree Better initiative, which he co-founded with Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT). Gov. Polis explained that he hopes Vice President Harris can bridge the gap between Democrats and Republicans by inviting individuals on both sides into her cabinet, if she were elected President.
10-29-24
Prof. Andrew Sinclair ’08 was quoted in an article on how polls are showing former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris locked in a tight race for the election. The article mentioned the recent CMC-Rose Institute Poll on national election results. In his capacity as the director of the poll, Prof.
Heather Ferguson
History Professor Heather Ferguson has been appointed co-editor of the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES ) with Professor Lara Deeb of Scripps College. “For me, this appointment represents the capstone in over a decade of professional service within the field of academic publishing,” Ferguson said.
Evan Rosenman
Mathematical Sciences Professors Evan Rosenman and Sarah Cannon received a $100,000 planning grant from the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation through its new Governance & Democracy Initiative. In partnership with local advocacy groups, Rosenman and Cannon will study redistricting reform proposals for the Los Angeles City Council that will enable deeper insights and higher confidence than current methods.
Sarah Cannon
Mathematical Sciences Professors Sarah Cannon and Evan Rosenman received a $100,000 planning grant from the John Randolph and Dora Haynes Foundation through its new Governance & Democracy Initiative. In partnership with local advocacy groups, Cannon and Rosenman will study redistricting reform proposals for the Los Angeles City Council that will enable deeper insights and higher confidence than current methods.
Devin Fergus
Devin Fergus, Professor of History and Public Affairs, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
10-01-2024
Professor Minxin Pei reflected on China’s attempt to mediate in the Ukraine conflict, which has been dismissed by the U.S. and Ukraine as insufficient. He acknowledges that China could play a crucial role in pushing for a long-term ceasefire.
Shibu Yooseph
Professors Shibu Yooseph, Paul Nerenberg, and Angela Vossmeyer received a major research instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will enable the College to purchase a high-performance computing cluster to increase CMC’s computational research capacity. This new equipment will serve 10+ distinct research programs across the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and foster important new research collaborations.