June 22, 2022
Meg Birenbaum ’25
When Meg Birenbaum ’25 was considering colleges, Claremont McKenna College was one of the only schools she was able to visit because of COVID. No matter. “After my visit here,” she says, “I didn’t feel like I needed to look elsewhere.”
June 14, 2022
Samuel Bogen ’23
Samuel Bogen ’23 knew early on that Claremont McKenna College would be a good fit for him and applied Early Decision II.
“When the admission officer explained what learning for the sake of doing was, I fell in love with CMC and decided this is my place,” he said.
But Bogen also recalls feeling skeptical about descriptions of the non-competitive academic environment at CMC.
“While you hear from the admission office that students work together to succeed in the classroom, I did not truly believe it until I became a CMC student,” he said.
June 7, 2022
Prof. Andrew Sinclair was interviewed by The New York Times about California’s election system, which allows all candidates from all political parties to be listed on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters then face off in the general election regardless of party affiliation. The Times asked Prof. Sinclair if California’s “open” primary system is a possible solution to hyperpartisanship.
“I think it’s probably the case that it can produce more moderate legislators,” Prof. Sinclair said. “But it’s hard to sort out, and there’s a fairly robust debate about it.”
June 6, 2022
Prof. Hilary Appel, an expert on Russian Politics and West and East European Politics, was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 SoCal about the Russian-Ukraine War, how long the war may last, the role of the US, and Putin’s health.
A Bond Stronger than Time
As CMC has grown over the past six-plus decades, so has the friendship of Bob McCrary ’58 P’92 and John Poer ’58 P’90.
As Bob McCrary ’58 P’92 is quick to point out, there were “no cell phones, emails, or social media” in his era of CMC. In-person communication mattered most, especially when it came to making friends on a new college campus.