June 24, 2022
Building Bridges
Chelina Odbert ’99 helps underserved communities with her design and community development nonprofit
Pioneering Women and a Name Change for the College
1976 and 1981 brought big changes for CMC
An Ardor for Arbor
Maddie Hall ’14, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for science, uses her interdisciplinary skills to create super trees
Looking back, Maddie Hall ’14 wishes she’d taken more science at CMC.
That may seem surprising coming from a plant biotech CEO recently named on the 2021 Forbes Under 30: Science list.
But Hall is keenly aware of her uniqueness among the other “scientists” on that Forbes list, nearly all of whom are MDs or PhDs.
Hall has a bachelor of arts in government and psychology. That hasn’t held her back.
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.
