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Improving Team Dynamics

Prof. Jennifer Feitosa discusses her research into improving team dynamics with diversity

In June 2020, CMC announced its Presidential Initiative on Anti-Racism and the Black Experience in America. As part of this ongoing effort, individual CMC faculty, departments, and institutes are addressing race and racism through various curricular and co-curricular actions. We asked faculty members to share their work in these areas.

On the Frontlines of National Security

In his work as a policymaker, Richard Johnson ’01 draws upon skills he learned at CMC

Richard Johnson’s daily concerns could easily be a plotline in a high-budget political thriller.

As Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction at the Department of Defense, the 2001 CMC alumnus is responsible for preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and deterring chemical, biological, and nuclear warfare.

It’s a position that Claremont McKenna prepared him for.

Scholars Win Spirit Award

QuestBridge scholars express thanks for scholarships in a video that makes the CMC Planner a media star

Believe it or not, the beloved CMC planner became a media star, featured in a CMC-student-produced video that won the national QuestBridge Spirit Day Award.

The annual contest challenges students from colleges and universities across the nation—such as USC, Penn, and Northwestern—to show what the QuestBridge scholarship program has meant to them via a photo or video.

Jimena Landa ’22

Jimena Landa ’22 created her own internship with the Mexican delegation to the U.N. and joined the Model U.N. team

When she heard the phrase “learning by doing” while touring Claremont McKenna College for the first time, Jimena Landa knew she’d found her school.

“CMC has the perfect balance of supporting students while encouraging them to be proactive about their own lives and careers,” she said.

Two Brothers, Two Paths

Amjad Khan ’01 and Ata Khan ’08 talk about their time at CMC and what they've accomplished since then

Which one of you decided to go to Claremont McKenna first and why?
Ata: Amjad applied back in 1996 and attended in 1997-2001 as a Government and Literature major. When I applied to college in 2003, CMC was top of the list because Amjad would rave about it, and then he got accepted to Harvard Law, so I thought, okay, maybe the school’s doing something right.

Adhitya Venkatraman ’22

At CMC, Adhitya Venkatraman ’22 has found a place to grow academically and experientially

It was Claremont McKenna’s culture that drew Adhitya Venkatraman ’22 to the College.

“I wanted to be somewhere I couldn’t hide, even on my worst days,” he said. “My greatest growth has come from friends and professors noticing my mistakes and taking the time to help me fix them. In an academic and social community as small as ours, that kind of vulnerability and trust is natural.”

The First Convocation

The newly incorporated Claremont Men's College held an impressive ceremony in 1947

On May 15, 1947, in Bridges Auditorium, the newly incorporated Claremont Men’s College held its first convocation. E. Wilson Lyon, president of Pomona College and provost of Claremont College, presided over a full program. Musically, the ceremony was impressive, beginning with the processional hymn “God of Our Fathers,” which became a standard opening for Claremont Men’s College ceremonies. Students from each of the colleges welcomed Claremont Men’s College into the fold.

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