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a spark. a charm. a spirit. an energy. a drive. a social generosity. an idea.

LEARN

an impulse. a discovery. a personal triumph.

LEAD

a desire. a new experience. a shape. a path. a dream.

SUCCEED

a comfort with discomfort. a question. an aspiration.

TOGETHER

a conversation. a solution. a step across a barrier. a shared purpose.

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LEARN. LEAD. SUCCEED. AT CMC, THE EMERGING LEADER DOESN’T JUST SEEK OUT FACULTY OR STAFF FOR MENTORSHIP. HE CREATES A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS THAT LIVES BEYOND HIS TIME ON CAMPUS.

AT CMC, THE GOVERNMENT MAJOR WHO WANTS A CAREER IN PUBLIC POLICY DOESN’T JUST STAY IN THE SAME, SAFE IDEOLOGICAL BUBBLE. SHE ENGAGES WITH OPINIONS DIFFERENT FROM HER OWN SO IT STRENGTHENS HER BEST POLITICAL ARGUMENTS.

AT CMC, THE ACADEMIC ALL-STAR WITH AUTISM DOESN’T JUST LOOK TO IMPROVE HIS SOCIAL SKILLS ON CAMPUS. HE REDEFINES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPEAKING FELLOW FOR OUR SIGNATURE ATHENAEUM PROGRAM.

WE’RE PROUD OF OUR STUDENT STORIES HERE. WE’D LOVE TO BE PROUD OF YOURS, TOO.

Bruno Youn º HOMETOWN: Seal Beach, California º MAJOR: Philosophy, politics, and economics º ACTIVITIES: Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum fellow; Rose Institute of State and Local Government research assistant; Murty Sunak Quantitative and Computing Lab tutor; SOURCE nonprofit consultant

Fitting in has been BRUNO YOUN’s defining challenge. Diagnosed with moderate-to-severe autism at age 4, much of his nonverbal childhood was filled with speech and behavioral therapists.

He went to school with an aide for his elementary and middle school years. There were a lot of solitary moments in the cafeteria.

College seemed like a longshot. But thanks to a stellar academic record, Bruno had hope. His plan to fit in: Embrace CMC’s intimate, liberal arts community and be forced to get better at his social skills. It wasn’t easy. Bruno would often play video games in his freshman dorm rather than engage with peers on campus. “It’s what I was used to, my way to retreat and hide from the world.”

ATHENAEUM

CMC’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum changed everything. The opportunity to sit at the Athenaeum’s head table and converse with revered speakers and peers over dinner opened Bruno up to the social experience he always envisioned for himself. As he began to feel more comfortable revealing his autism to fellow students, his confidence grew—resulting in his selection to one of CMC’s most prized (and public) positions, an Athenaeum fellowship, as a senior.

Bruno injected his quirky sense of humor into speaker introductions at nightly events. By making everyone feel welcome and comfortable, he turned a perceived weakness into a strength. He also brought a new template for leadership and determination to a time-honored CMC institution, the notion that you can “be yourself and excel.”

Bruno’s path culminated in his selection as a class-voted commencement speaker.

“I still had what I call my ‘negotiations with society,’ but it also feels like I got to break some boundaries.

I like to think that will have an impact on future students here.”

THE MARIAN MINER COOK ATHENAEUM—OR “THE ATH,” AS IT’S KNOWN ON CAMPUS—IS THE HEART OF INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR CMC STUDENTS. GUIDED BY CMC COMMITMENTS TO FREE EXPRESSION, VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE, THE ATH PROVIDES A CANDID EXPLORATION OF TODAY’S MOST PRESSING ISSUES. STUDENTS HOST RENOWNED SCHOLARS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND CHANGEMAKERS FOR AN EVENING LECTURE AND MEAL FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK. RECENT GUESTS INCLUDE FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR SAMANTHA POWER, PULITZER PRIZE WINNING NOVELIST VIET THANH NGUYEN, SERIAL ATTORNEY AND PODCASTER RABIA CHAUDRY, FORMER CIA DIRECTOR JOHN BRENNAN, AND EDUCATED AUTHOR TARA WESTOVER.

Sydney Baffour º HOMETOWN: Arlington, Virginia º MAJOR: Economics with a computer science sequence

º ACTIVITIES: Resident assistant; First-Year Guide;

Black Student Association president; CARE Center diversity and inclusion fellow; CMC debate union member

During the summer before her junior year at CMC, SYDNEY BAFFOUR traveled to Uganda and Kenya for an internship with the Global Women’s Water Initiative. While there, she helped analyze and record the impact in villages where new tanks and toilets had been installed. The experience was a profound one—not just because it felt good, but because students like her could meet with the water commissioner and show him tangible results to initiate change.

“I remember thinking, ‘I’m just finishing up as a sophomore in college, and here I am contributing to economic development in an African country,’” Sydney said. “What an opportunity.”

Fast forward to the following summer, and Sydney was interviewing for a career consulting internship at a large firm in Los Angeles. This was a glitzy downtown office, not on-the-ground work for an NGO or nonprofit. When her interviewers asked how Sydney’s previous experience matched with a career in consulting, she didn’t hesitate with her answer. CMC has prepared me for everything.

Betting on herself has carried over to Sydney’s academic life, as well. She’s changed majors and explored multiple classes and tracks befitting her varied interests in government, policy, finance, technology, civil rights, diversity, and social impact.

Beyond the classroom, she laughs while admitting that she’s “worn a lot of hats at CMC.” Her proudest accomplishments have been building the Black Student Association into a robust, active support community, and bringing a similar drive to CMC’s debate union, which is more competitive than ever.

“There are so many pursuits at CMC—and I got to try a lot of them,” Sydney says proudly. “I know that’s made me a more confident person, a leader in ways that I wouldn’t have predicted. When I first visited CMC, I knew based on the energy of this place that I would find my spot. Thanks to so many great resources and opportunities, I truly feel like I’m ready for whatever comes next.”

opportunity

“CMC, and really liberal arts, forces you to ask the question, ‘Are you sure you know what you want?’

And you have to be comfortable saying, ‘You know, maybe I’m not so sure ...’ That pushes you to adapt.

To explore. To try things! Because I have the confidence to change, to really discover what I’m passionate about, I was able to say, ‘Let me see what else is out there.’”

THE SOLL CENTER FOR STUDENT OPPORTUNITY—HOME TO CAREER SERVICES, SCHOLAR COMMUNITIES, AND SPONSORED INTERNSHIPS & EXPERIENCES—EMPLOYS AN ONGOING, PROACTIVE GUIDANCE MODEL THAT STARTS FROM DAY ONE. WITH NEARLY $2 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR 425 FUNDED INTERNSHIPS, CMCers CAN EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS EARLY AND OFTEN—IN FACT, OUR FIRST-YEAR COUNSELING PROGRAM IS CITED AS A HIGHER EDUCATION LEADER FOR HELPING STUDENTS WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL-TO-COLLEGE TRANSITION. ADDITIONALLY, INTERNSHIPS ARE OFFERED THROUGH OUR POPULAR SEMESTER-LONG WASHINGTON, D.C. AND SILICON VALLEY PROGRAMS, WHILE STUDENTS CAN SAMPLE CAREER PATHS DURING NETWORKING TREKS TO CITIES LIKE NEW YORK, CHICAGO, AND SEATTLE. CMCers ALSO LOVE TO STUDY ABROAD, WITH MORE THAN 120 PROGRAMS AVAILABLE IN 40-PLUS COUNTRIES.

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scholar athletes

CLAREMONT-MUDDSCRIPPS (CMS) ATHLETICS IS A COMBINED PROGRAM OF THREE CLAREMONT CONSORTIUM SCHOOLS—CMC, HARVEY MUDD, AND SCRIPPS. (OUR CHIEF RIVALS? FELLOW NEIGHBORS POMONA-PITZER).

A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, OUR STAGS (MEN’S) AND ATHENAS (WOMEN’S) HAVE WON MORE THAN 300 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALONG WITH RECENT DIVISION III NATIONAL TITLES IN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL, WOMEN’S DOUBLES TENNIS, MEN’S TENNIS, AND MEN’S GOLF. CMC’S COMMITMENT TO SCHOLAR-ATHLETE EXCELLENCE IS FULLY REFLECTED IN ROBERTS PAVILION, A CAMPUS JEWEL WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART WORKOUT AREAS THAT HOST RECREATIONAL EXERCISE, PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND INTRAMURALS.

Zach Fogel º HOMETOWN: Fullerton, California º MAJOR: Philosophy and public affairs º ACTIVITIES: Quarterback for CMS Football; member

of student a capella group, The After School Specials; professional actor for local theater companies

Somewhere on campus, ZACH FOGEL is singing an Ed Sheeran song. It could be while walking to class or during a workout at Roberts Pavilion. Even in the shower. Doesn’t matter if it is a Broadway medley or a pop earworm, “I always have a song in my head. Music is what keeps me going,” Zach said.

As a high school senior, Zach’s love of music propelled him to the Broadway stage in New York City to sing with the best young talent in the country at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards—also known as “the Jimmys.” At CMC, he performs for a different crowd: With a helmet and while leading the huddle as a quarterback on the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps football team. Zach’s college decision found him caught between two passions—sports and theater. Should he continue with his football career at a Division I school,

knowing it probably wouldn’t lead to anything professionally? Or should he follow his creative muse and head to a renowned theater school— or more audaciously, take a shot at Broadway?

“I had some Broadway coaches and peers at the Jimmys saying to me, ‘C’mon, you can do this now!’

I felt like I had reached a new peak in New York, and it was tempting to think about going even further as a performer.” After careful deliberation, Zach picked door number three—a liberal arts education. At CMC, he gets to play football at the highly-competitive Division III level, pursue singing with student a cappella group The After School Specials, and excel in his studies. It’s win-win-win, he said—and the perfect preparation for what projects to be his greatest future role.

“Theater and football taught me how to be a leader, and I still get to use all of those skills at CMC. But I also wanted to continue exploring all facets of my personality, especially in the classroom.

The way I see it, an actor is good as long as everyone wants them. A football player is good as long as his body lets him compete. But an academic is good as long as he wants to be.”

Sevion Dacosta

º HOMETOWN: Toronto, Ontario º MAJOR: Philosophy, politics, and economics with a legal studies sequence

º ACTIVITIES: CMC mock trial president; Rose Institute of State and Local Government research assistant; CMS Christian Athletes director of social activities; Robert Day Scholar SEVION DACOSTA loves a good presentation.

As president of CMC mock trial, he especially savors the chance to make arguments and counterarguments.

It’s a mentality that has served him well in the classroom for his philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) major—one of CMC’s signature programs, regarded nationally for its interdisciplinary expertise and rigor. Never one to shy away from a spirited debate, Sevion has always felt comfortable in small classes. But at CMC, participation means more than just speaking when called upon.

Here, you are responsible for the teaching and learning of everyone in the room. Preparation is a must, he said.

“I remember one PPE tutorial where my partner and I were going back and forth, neither of us giving in. It never got heated to the point where anyone was being disrespectful. Instead, it was all about debating the text and finding examples that made the best argument. Faculty will do the same to you: ‘Why is that the case? Find it in the text.’ You have to know your facts—and I love that about CMC.” Sevion has been impressed by how his professors will challenge students to bring up new topics at the start of class, giving them the chance to direct discussion rather than rigidly sticking with the syllabus. As a first-year, he also couldn’t believe how accessible faculty and staff were for office chats, meals, or impromptu problem-solving sessions. “It’s like, ‘OK, let’s sit down and figure this out.’ They really want you to feel comfortable.”

The chance to further engage in meaningful experiences on-and-off campus has given Sevion a greater appreciation for his personal and professional development, which he hopes will lead to law school. Already, he’s worked summers for the public defender’s office in Washington, D.C. and as a legal and compliance analyst with BlackRock in Atlanta. Or take his leadership with mock trial. In an effort to ramp up recruitment and preparation, he helped initiate a new half-credit government course that he’s co-teaching with CMC’s deputy general counsel.

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“I had a friend at another school tell me, ‘Wow, you’re actually doing something real there. These aren’t just resume boosters,’” Sevion said. “I think that applies to everything at CMC, whether it’s internships, academics, research, or extracurriculars.

The emphasis is on real experience with real experts.”

TEACHER SCHOLARS SMALL, DISCUSSION-BASED CLASSES AND AN 8:1 STUDENT-TOFACULTY RATIO ALLOWS FOR OPEN DISCUSSION, PERSONALIZATION, AND HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING. NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF STUDENTS CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH FACULTY, WITH FUNDED OPPORTUNITIES RANGING FROM CMC’S ON-CAMPUS SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM AND YEAR-LONG ASSISTANTSHIPS TO OFF-CAMPUS RESEARCH THAT MARRIES PERSONAL REFLECTION AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGH THE SUMMER CREATIVE WORKS FELLOWSHIP OR THE APPEL FELLOWSHIP, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY FOR FIRST-YEARS. THE CMC ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE CULMINATES WITH THE SENIOR THESIS, THE MOST IN-DEPTH, ONE-ON-ONE COLLABORATION YOU’LL HAVE WITH A FACULTY MENTOR TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES, AND ULTIMATELY SHARE YOUR OWN.

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Connor Bloom liberal arts

EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY DEFINES 33 CMC MAJORS—AND PLENTY MORE IN THE CLAREMONT COLLEGE CONSORTIUM!— INCLUDING UNIQUE, INTERCONNECTED HYBRIDS LIKE SCIENCE MANAGEMENT (SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS) AND PPE (PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS).

ONE-THIRD OF CMC STUDENTS CHOOSE TO DUAL MAJOR—A COMBINED, REDUCED COURSE LOAD IN TWO DISTINCT SUBJECTS TO ENCOURAGE MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING (SEE: ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY, OR GOVERNMENT AND BIOLOGY). OUR WELL-ROUNDED LIBERAL ARTS PREPARATION HAS ALSO MADE CMC A TOP PRODUCING INSTITUTION OF FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLARS AND OTHER SELECTIVE GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, INCLUDING TRUMAN, RHODES, MARSHALL, BOREN, SCHWARZMAN, UDALL, AND DAVIS PROJECTS FOR PEACE.

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º HOMETOWN: Whitefish, Montana º MAJOR: Science management º ACTIVITIES: First-Year Guide; CMC Art Council chair; president pro-tempore

of Associated Students of CMC (student government); admission senior interviewer and tour guide

COURSES THROUGHOUT THE CONSORTIUM, INCLUDING POPULAR CMC OPTIONS

Growing up in Montana, CONNOR BLOOM and his family would go hiking every weekend in the summer. A bird would call in a tree; Connor’s dad would answer back and tell him what kind of bird it was. He looked at fossils in rocks that were picked up on hikes. When his family would catch fish in summer or go ice fishing in winter, they’d talk about biology and species survival in cold waters.

IN ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT, PSYCHOLOGY, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Connor knew he wanted to pursue science as an undergraduate. But he also loved economics. CMC was the only college he visited where he didn’t have to choose. “Everyone else said, ‘You can be a biochemistry major. Oh, and then the economics school is in that other separate college way over there.’ I wasn’t looking to be a biochemistry major with an economics minor, or vice versa. I wanted the interdisciplinary skills to come together in a really integrated and seamless major.”

When it came time to craft his thesis, Connor’s major proved to be the difference.

With the help of science professor Emily Wiley and CMC alumni at the San Diego Blood Bank, Connor tackled the exact kind of “big question” he had always hoped for: Could genetic technology predict what’s on the surface of red cells? If blood matches could be made easier and with more accuracy, donors with rare blood types might be able to find units faster through a database rather than by conducting time-intensive tests. It would save money, too.

Connor spent six weeks at the blood bank poring over financial documents to determine the economic feasibility of whole blood system genotyping. He immediately felt at ease in the San Diego wetlab because of his hands-on science learning in CMC classes. The fusion of genetics and economics allowed him to craft a thesis, that with more time and resources, could end up being part of truly cutting-edge research for the blood bank.

“At CMC, I had a lot of practice synthesizing information and figuring out what is actually useful for the research. My major was specifically designed for the blood bank project. If I went to any other school, I don’t think I would have had the skills or confidence to take it on.”

º HOMETOWN: Seattle, Washington º MAJOR: Government and music º ACTIVITIES: Resident assistant; Rose Institute of State and Local Government communications manager; Claremont Government Society co-founder; Claremont Radius international editor; Appel fellow

On paper, there wouldn’t seem to be much—if any—natural harmony between government and music majors. But with an abundance of classes and interests at her disposal, MELIA WONG didn’t fret so much about the right path at CMC. She wanted to find her path.

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CMC’s government major got Melia off to a great start, with the Rose Institute of State and Local Government bonding her to like-minded peers who loved political jousting. But it was a music history class through the consortium—the cooperative academic climate of all five undergraduate colleges in Claremont—that brought an unexpected surprise. The lives of Frederic Chopin and Clara Schumann were given greater weight thanks to Melia’s government major, eventually forming a dual thesis track that led to a Luce Scholarship in Hong Kong and a Barry Scholarship to study musicology at Oxford in England.

“My government major challenged me to think critically about music and become more motivated to ask questions. What do I need to know about music history and the stereotypes within that field? Who is funding music? How are people receiving this music? I started to look at all of these narratives, and the personal side of classical music history, with a more political lens.”

Melia’s hybrid approach was also honed by summer opportunities, all funded by CMC—an Appel Fellowship to work with immigrant children at a music nonprofit in Scotland; an internship with the Center for American Progress think tank in Washington, D.C.; and a musicology internship where she collected data for a sector of music called graphic notation. The breadth and depth of her college experience, in two seemingly disparate majors, flourished thanks to CMC’s interdisciplinary liberal arts focus that emphasizes the importance of all knowledge, Melia said.

“It can be hard to accept uncertainty, so it was difficult for me to go against the flow of what appeared to be the safer route to pursue professionally. But that’s a credit to CMC for giving students a chance to explore everything they want to, and trusting that they’ll be able to make the connections. For me, that was the most rewarding experience I could imagine while in college.”

COMMUNITY

Mohamad Moslimani º HOMETOWN: New York City, New York º MAJOR: Philosophy, politics, and economics º ACTIVITIES: CARE Center manager; QuestBridge Scholars Network vice president; Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies research assistant; Washington Program participant

MOHAMAD MOSLIMANI knew he wanted to be a CARE Center fellow when he first visited CMC as part of a high school preview program. “A mere formality,” he said with a smile. A first-generation student and QuestBridge Scholar, he has made diversity engagement one of his top priorities at CARE. Specifically, Mohamad helps peers organize monthly events on topics ranging from health care equity to embracing more inclusive family structures.

“Students are given full agency to design the space. We work directly with an amazing staff to think about how the CARE Center can benefit everyone. In fact, one of my favorite projects has been interviewing student fellows in order to gather constructive feedback on where we’ve been—and where we want to be going as an entire campus.”

Mohamad admits that he came to CMC “pretty fired up” to create change in the world. Over time, his foundational relationships with students, faculty, and staff have helped him foster deeper trust and learning across differences, key tenets of the CARE Center. A semester with the Washington Program also gave him a glimpse of life outside “the college bubble”—and how open dialogue and shared conversation can build important bridges.

“Through CMC, I’ve learned that you don’t have to change your beliefs, but you can be challenged to change how you express them. I’ve definitely

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become much more patient in my approach. Yes, you can talk and care about important issues quite passionately, but it probably won’t work to just charge in and tell people what to do.”

Being at CARE also means a lot to Mohamad’s firstgeneration identity. His voice matters at CMC—and he’s most proud of how he’s been able to help peers with social and material support, especially through academic collaborations with the Center for Writing and Public Discourse, drop-in mental health counseling that removes stigmas and financial barriers, and CARE’s textbook rental program, a huge money saver to students.

“Once I came to college, I knew there was only so much I could rely on my family back in New York.

I had to learn how to depend on CMC support networks. This community—administrators, faculty, the financial aid office, the CARE Center—helped me with everything I needed. And because I was given access to so many resources, now I have to ensure that others have that same access.”

THE CARE CENTER (CIVILITY, ACCESS, RESOURCES, AND EXPRESSION) FACILITATES PROGRAMMING AND FELLOWSHIP SO STUDENTS CAN LEARN THROUGH AND ACROSS DIFFERENCES, DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, AND ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE DIALOGUE TOWARD COOPERATIVE SOLUTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. EACH YEAR, STUDENT CARE FELLOWS—AS MANY AS 30—HOST EVENTS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS, BELIEFS, AND PERSPECTIVES. CARE AND THE DEAN OF STUDENTS OFFICE ALSO WORK DILIGENTLY TO HIGHLIGHT STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITHIN NUMEROUS STUDENTLED AFFINITY GROUPS AND CLUBS LIKE BLACK STUDENT ASSOCIATION, ¡MI GENTE!, POWER OF WOMEN, SEXUALITY AND GENDER ALLIANCE, AND THE CLAREMONT QUESTBRIDGE SCHOLARS NETWORK.

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Zenaida Huerta research institutes

CMC’S 11 RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND CENTERS UNIQUELY POSITION STUDENTS TO LEAD ON GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCH, MAXIMIZE THEIR ACADEMIC INTERESTS, AND WORK WITH PEERS AND FACULTY IN A COHORT WITH ACCESS TO ONCAMPUS CONFERENCES AND NATIONAL RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS. STUDENTS CAN FURTHER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INNOVATIVE, TEAM-DRIVEN OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE KRAVIS LAB FOR SOCIAL IMPACT, THE MURTY SUNAK QUANTITATIVE AND COMPUTING LAB, THE CENTER FOR WRITING AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE, ENVIROLAB ASIA, AND POLICY LAB, AMONG OTHERS.

º Berger Institute

Lifelong development and how individuals can thrive in a complex world

º Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Collaboration, creativity, and resource support for student entrepreneurial efforts

º Financial Economics Institute

Financial economics education and research, including database and resource support

º Gould Center for Humanistic Studies

Art, literature, history, philosophy, and humanities fields with an emphasis on imagination

º Keck Center for

International and Strategic Studies Critical issues in the rapidly changing world order

º Kravis Leadership Institute

Innovative leadership in the public, private, and social sectors

º Lowe Institute of Political Economy

Economics, public policy, and political economy

º Mgrublian Center for

Human Rights Leadership Human rights through public advocacy, service, education, and Holocaust history

º Roberts Environmental Center

Environmental issues at the intersection of science, economics, and policy

º Rose Institute of State and Local Government Government, politics, national and California policy issues

º Salvatori Center for the

Study of Individual Freedom U.S. democracy through American Constitutionalism and the American founding

º HOMETOWN: Whittier, California º MAJOR: Government and literature º ACTIVITIES: Rose Institute of State and Local

Government research assistant; Vector Data Analytics student club member; Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research presenter; California Democratic Party elected committeewoman

When George Will visited the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, he saw a familiar face at the head table—appropriately, seated directly to his left.

ZENAIDA HUERTA showed the conservative Washington Post columnist a photo they took together in Philadelphia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She also reminded Will why she was at the DNC as the youngest delegate representing California.

Her political allegiance must have amused Will, because after she stood and asked him a question during his talk, he remarked that everyone at dinner should be careful since she was a Democratic “operative.” Zenaida takes politics seriously—but not so seriously that she can’t enjoy good-natured ribbing from one of the leading conservative voices in the country. A chance for real debate and engagement across the political spectrum? She wouldn’t have it any other way.

“A big reason why I chose CMC is that I knew I wanted to pursue a public service career, so I was going to have to engage with people who disagreed with me. It’s the part of CMC that, I feel, is most in touch with reality. This is what the real world is like.

Not everyone agrees with you!”

Breaking bread with strangers. Engaging on a human level. Listening. Zenaida learned to apply her hours of campaign door knocking to the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, where she has served as a researcher. She promotes speaker events and leads on issues related to California politics, health care disparities, and campaign finance in state legislative races. Being at the Rose Institute, and spending as much time around its fellows and faculty of varying political persuasions, has also taught Zenaida about finding common ground—and a common humanity that can guide us all.

“Some of my favorite people here don’t agree with me politically. But CMCers are particularly good at saying to one another, ’OK, I understand where you are coming from. This is where I’m coming from.’

No one is abandoning what they think or how they feel, but we approach conversation with respect and humility, not indifference and hostility.”

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Rafael Velasco º HOMETOWN: Waukegan, Illinois º MAJOR: Neuroscience º ACTIVITIES: 1Gen (first-generation club)

co-founder; CARE Center diversity and inclusion fellow; Army ROTC cadet; Social Spur (social entrepreneurship club) co-founder; admission senior interviewer

“I think it’s true for a lot of first-generation college students. Our parents weren’t able to teach us these things. I just remember feeling inadequate when I’d hear these conversations. I’d be sitting there thinking, ‘Oh, is it that time of year?

Should I be looking for internships?’ I didn’t know what to do.”

Rafael realized his uncertainty was shared by several of his friends. Upon returning to campus, he cofounded 1Gen, a resource and support community for first-generation students at CMC. Instead of

“As a first-gen, you’re going to need to talk to somebody. We thought it would help if that was a student who shared the same struggles, who had a common experience. We understand it.

“That, more than anything, is what I learned by getting 1Gen off the ground: If I have an idea, it can become reality because of the support systems at CMC. The people here—faculty, staff, and students—motivate you well beyond the classroom.”

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COURSES IN THE CMC CATALOG RELATED TO LEADERSHIP STUDIES OR FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP

leadership

The summer after his freshman year, RAFAEL VELASCO worked as a part-time custodian at an elementary school in his home state of Illinois.

While cleaning desks in an empty classroom, he had the feeling he should be somewhere else.

Nothing against the work, Rafael said. His father proudly earns a living as a janitor. Instead, Rafael kept revisiting conversations with peers who had summer internships, their career prospects already on track after their first year. One CMC friend was so natural at networking and getting on the phone with his dad for internship advice that Rafael felt way behind.

lamenting his perceived “mistakes” during the first two years of college, Rafael vowed to use the knowledge he had gained to become an asset to first-gen underclassmen. Hundreds of CMCers have since taken advantage of resume workshops, career and course registration prep sessions, reflective retreats, and First-Gen Day bonding celebrations.

1Gen has also become an indispensable campus resource for peer-to-peer mentorship, with Rafael emphasizing the need for upperclassmen to give back by offering advice and emotional support.

ATHENAEUM FELLOWS. ROTC CADETS. MODEL UN DELEGATES. STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS. CMS ALL-AMERICANS. WHATEVER YOUR CAUSE OR CLUB, PASSION OR PURSUIT, LEADERSHIP IS A DAY ONE CALL TO ACTION AT CMC. IT’S WHAT DEFINES THE CMC CYCLE OF LEARNING AND DOING—AND HOW YOUR VOICE WILL INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CMC LEADERS. THE COLLEGE’S COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIP IS FURTHER ACTIVATED THROUGH ITS OWN MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEQUENCE OF CLASSES AND THE KRAVIS LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHICH HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP CRUCIAL SKILLS FOR THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND SOCIAL SECTORS.

Lindsay Burton º HOMETOWN: Highland, California º MAJOR: Government and Middle East studies º ACTIVITIES: Army ROTC cadet; Rose Institute of

State and Local Government research assistant; 1Gen (first-generation club) mentor; Washington Program participant

A crucial test of the leadership skills LINDSAY BURTON developed at CMC came during a month of intensive training ROTC cadets go through in Fort Knox, Kentucky. After two weeks of sleeping on the ground in the woods and eating meals out of a bag, Lindsay didn’t feel ready for what came next. Her training officer asked her to conduct an area defensive—an exercise where cadets must hold a position against an opposing force—something she had never done before.

“At first I panicked, and I didn’t want anyone to know. But then I realized I was prepared for this moment because of ROTC and CMC. Here, I learned to how to remain calm and problemsolve under stressful conditions, whether it be all the papers I needed to write or all the individuals looking back at me waiting for an answer about what to do next.”

Lindsay, a first-generation college student, is only the 29th woman from CMC to complete the ROTC program since it opened to women in 1976. She also finished second in command of a battalion of nearly 200 cadets from across California’s Inland Empire. Lindsay could have chosen to fulfill the eight-year commitment she owes for her national ROTC scholarship by serving in the Army Reserve or National Guard. Instead, she decided to spend her first four years on active duty—“a very different future than most CMCers are used to.”

Lindsay envisions a career related to defense, diplomacy, or government. In fact, one of her favorite college moments came during her internship with the Foreign Affairs Committee as part of CMC’s Washington Program. Before a visit by dignitaries from the Middle East, Lindsay approached a staffer to ask about holding the door or working the check-in table. Upon learning that Lindsay spoke fluent Arabic and studied in Jordan, the staffer made a better offer.

“I was assigned to take notes during the meeting!

So, here I was sitting in the middle of all these Congress members and a few feet away were King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan. It was incredible, a complete reflection of everything I had prepared for at CMC.”

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THE CMC LEADERSHIP MODEL IS NOT ONLY ROOTED IN ADVANCED RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, BUT WE BELIEVE IN PREPARING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH ASSESSMENT, REFLECTION, AND COLLABORATION. THAT ONGOING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ESSENTIAL. IT’S HOW WE SET UP CMCers TO THINK ABOUT BIG ISSUES, ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, AND FIND REAL SOLUTIONS IN THE WORLD.” ––DAVID DAY professor of leadership studies and academic director of the Kravis Leadership Institute

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LEARN. LEAD. SUCCEED. “WE BELIEVE IN YOUR STORY, WHAT EACH OF US AT CMC CAN LEARN FROM YOU. NOT JUST THE HARD WORK. THE OBJECTIVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, THE GPAs AND THE TEST SCORES. THE LEADERSHIP ROLES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE SUCCESSFUL ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES OR DEBATE COMPETITIONS. BUT SOMETHING MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT— SOMETHING UNIQUE IN YOU.” –HIRAM E. CHODOSH CMC president

Emma Houston º HOMETOWN: Lexington, Massachusetts º MAJOR: Philosophy and economics º ACTIVITIES: CMC Model United Nations president; admission senior interviewer and tour guide; Salvatori Center and Lowe Institute for Political Economy research assistant

EMMA HOUSTON remembers giving an opening speech at CMC Model United Nations tryouts as a first-year. She was visibly shaking due to nervousness—an all-too real moment where her “desire to be confident in front of a crowd” also exposed how perilous it can be to execute in a room full of strangers.

“I was not painfully shy, or averse to voicing my opinions. But I had also not developed any type of skill set that would make me a persuasive public speaker or be able to command a room,” Emma said.

“Fast forward a few years and, because of MUN, I loved speaking at conferences and in practice. I had no trouble expressing myself or my ideas in the classroom, during presentations, or in interviews.

The level of ease I gained with all types of public speaking would have been unfathomable to freshman me.”

in the Ivy League. “The goal was always to channel our individual strengths to elevate one another to the best team result. We became a second family that way.”

The demanding competitions and long, sleepdeprived hours were all worth it—that nervous first year now a distant memory, Emma said. Model UN remains the most influential part of her CMC career, an exercise in growth and confidence that continues to shape her as a Goldman Sachs analyst in New York. She’s especially proud that Model UN has become synonymous with CMC excellence.

“I learned so much as a member of CMC MUN. Our team approach was very reflective of the CMC culture—being welcoming to others, being responsive to your classmates, and really collaborating to solve tough issues. I use those skills all the time, and I’m grateful for how it prepared me as a leader.”

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By her senior year, Emma had assumed the loftiest perch of all, president of CMC MUN. Her leadership, experience, and calm command of the room helped shape the team into a juggernaut. CMC MUN has been crowned world champs at four of the last five Harvard MUN competitions, billed as “the Olympics of Model United Nations” with more than 2,000 delegates from 110 countries. Often, victories come against much larger schools, including those

LEADERSHIP

RANKING FROM BEST DELEGATE — THE TOP-RANKED SCHOOL ON THE WEST COAST FOR 2020

STUDENTS TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR CAMPUS HOME BY CREATING AND SHAPING A ROBUST CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. CMC HOSTS MORE THAN 70 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, RANGING IN INTEREST FROM MUSIC, ATHLETICS, SERVICE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO CORE ACADEMIC STRENGTHS IN GOVERNMENT, ECONOMICS, BUSINESS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. RESIDENT ASSISTANTS AT 14 RESIDENCE HALLS SERVE AS TRUSTED PEER ADVISERS AND CONFIDANTS; MORE THAN 60 TRAINED FIRSTYEAR GUIDES LEAD WELCOME ORIENTATION ADVENTURE TRIPS AT THE START OF FALL SEMESTER AND BECOME BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO THEIR “FYGLETS”; AND STUDENT SUCCESS CONSULTANTS VOLUNTEER THEIR BEST PRACTICES TO HELP PEERS WITH TIME MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, ANXIETY, GOAL SETTING—EVEN SLEEP STRATEGIES— AS A MEANS OF BETTER SELF-CARE AND LONGTERM SUCCESS.

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lead your future AT CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE, our diverse intellectual and social community is fueled by a greater ambition—to put collaborative, responsive, and responsible leadership to work for everyone.

Here, you will ask big questions, solve complex problems, freely share viewpoints, reimagine research opportunities, nourish individual passions, and develop lifelong friendships with peers, faculty, staff, and alumni—forever bonding you to our close-knit residential oasis in Southern California.

Our admission process is based on a holistic, thoughtful review that considers a broad range of factors. At CMC, the liberal arts learner excels in situations that require ingenuity and adaptability thanks to a wide-ranging, interwoven curriculum taught by world-class faculty. Outside the classroom, students are encouraged to pursue multiple interests as a way to lead others and contribute to the growth of everyone around them.

As you begin evaluating what you want out of a college experience, reflect on these key questions:

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º How does your leadership impact the entire community?

Learning to lead at CMC requires open-minded inquiry and the confidence to speak up, the curiosity to explore broadly divergent viewpoints, and the intellectual and social skills to reconcile them. Our leadership community works diligently to solve problems and affect positive change together. Can you build meaningful relationships with people who might disagree with you? Navigate the unknown with entrepreneurial courage? Demonstrate resilience amidst crisis and change? CMCers inspire by example. Because of our small class sizes and shared social warmth, you will make a difference.

º How do you extend engagement beyond

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CMC students are drawn to experiential opportunities that pair real-world impact with interpersonal development. Our intensely residential environment means you will interact with faculty, staff, and alumni on a first-name basis—as real peers and partners, not just a number. A culture of individualized mentorship coupled with unbridled opportunity gives students the power to amplify their internal purpose. It’s how CMCers develop stronger policy, ensure ethical decision making, counter ignorance with truth, and learn through and across differences.

º What is your potential to benefit from and

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Our multifaceted scholar-leaders are not only academic all-stars with stellar GPAs, but they place the highest priority on being creative, inquisitive, and inclusive in their interests. CMCers look for ways to expand critical thinking and meaningful discussion across a spectrum of disciplines, professions, and personal causes. We want students to acquire and apply knowledge, to debate and deconstruct provocative ideas, to learn from and allow others to make mistakes. To do well— and do good.

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CMC STUDENTS ARE SO DRIVEN, AND IT REALLY PUSHES ME TO AIM HIGHER AND STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I HAVE BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF SINCE ARRIVING HERE.” –JESSICA FANG Paoli, Pennsylvania

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expand your horizons CLUSTERED BOTH GEOGRAPHICALLY AND ACADEMICALLY, the Claremont College consortium—five undergraduate (“the 5Cs”) and two graduate schools—uniquely enables students to attend a small, tightly-focused college even as they enjoy the benefits of a bigger, unified campus. CMC, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps are literally across the street from one another, so everything is within walking distance!

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º NEARLY 6,000 undergraduates among the 5Cs º MORE THAN 2,000 courses offered for cross-enrollment

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º MORE THAN 3,000,000 books and e-books at the Claremont Colleges Library

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º ALL-CAMPUS PRIVILEGES at seven dining halls and numerous 5Cs events º NEARLY 100 PERCENT of CMC students take one class at another Claremont campus

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PROFESSOR GEORGE THOMAS was having so many great conversations with students outside the classroom, a novel thought popped in his head. Would students from across the Claremont Colleges show up on a random Saturday to talk about a complex, contemporary question? It’s what can get lost in a sea of graded papers and structured syllabi; the need to re-engage with what liberal arts learning is all about, said Professor Thomas, director of CMC’s Salvatori Center and a specialist on American political institutions. The first two all-day Salvatori Seminars—“Will Capitalism Destroy Itself?” with economics professor Eric Helland and “Why Free Speech?” with literature professor Seth Lobis—were structured to prompt and provoke, creating a group atmosphere where students could volley with a professor about big ideas. No tests. No format. No holds barred. “This is exactly how 18- to 22-year olds in college should be thinking about interesting things,” Professor Helland said. “Students get a lot of joy just talking about ideas without the need for classroom structure.”

º Majors

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American Studies Asian Studies Biochemistry Biology Biophysics Chemistry Classical Studies Computer Science˚• Data Science˚ Economics Economics and Engineering (3+2 program) Economics-Accounting Environment, Economics, and Politics (EEP) Environmental Analysis Film Studies (dual major only) French Government History International Relations Literature Mathematics Middle East Studies Molecular Biology Neuroscience Organismal Biology Philosophy Philosophy and Public Affairs (PPA) Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)• Physics Psychology Public Policy Religious Studies Science Management Spanish

º Sequences Asian American Studies Computer Science˚• Data Science˚ Ethics Financial Economics Gender and Sexuality Studies Human Rights, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies Jewish Studies Leadership Studies Legal Studies Scientific Modeling

º 5C majors Africana Studies Chicanx-Latinx Studies Media Studies Theatre

˚ Both a major and sequence offering • Requires application process once you are a CMC student

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INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT HIGHLIGHTS A MOSAIC OF NARRATIVES. IT IS WHAT MAKES US A NATIONAL LEADER IN BUILDING ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND OPPORTUNITY AMONG MIDDLE AND LOWERINCOME STUDENTS, WITH MORE THAN $200 MILLION RAISED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS. REACH FOR THE EXPERIENCE YOU WANT. PURSUE YOUR HIGHEST GOALS. ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED. AT CMC, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.” –JENNIFER SANDOVAL-DANCS associate vice president for admission and financial aid

CMC IS COMMITTED to enrolling the best and brightest students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Our need-blind admission policy, which applies to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, means that a family’s financial need will not influence student admission. CMC is needaware for non-U.S. citizens.

We meet 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students who apply for needbased financial aid. To meet demonstrated need, CMC awards a combination of federal, state, and institutional grants, student loans, work-study, and other types of aid. Any student who needs financial assistance is encouraged to apply for need-based aid early.

scholar communities Talent does not thrive without opportunity, and at CMC, we pair significant resources with smart programs to achieve the deepest impact.

The CMC Scholar Community Program consists of several experiential learning cohorts created to support students in a variety of disciplines and fields. Among the biggest benefits to enrolled recipients: access to merit-based and need-based scholarships; funding for summer internships, research, service, or academic travel; and direct faculty, staff, and alumni mentorship.

Students must apply for admission to CMC by December 1 to be considered for our scholar program. Admitted students are selected for specific communities based on the information provided in their application. All merit-based scholarships are determined by the Office of Admission.

Available exclusively to first-years:

º DREIER ROUNDTABLE SCHOLARS

Public policy research, government, and decision making on matters of national controversy

º INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE SCHOLARS

Science and leadership, with specific interest in a pairing of science and non-science majors

º KRAVIS SCHOLARS

First-generation students

º MCKENNA SCHOLARS

Academic achievement and extracurriculars with leadership and personal growth emphasis

º SEAVER SCHOLARS

Leadership paired with positive social impact

º ST. DENNIS SCHOLARS

First-generation and/or public high school students with mathematics and quantitative emphasis

º QUESTBRIDGE SCHOLARS

Socioeconomic diversity and community impact.

Only available to students through the QuestBridge National Match process.

º WAGENER FAMILY GLOBAL SCHOLARS

Study abroad, international relations, and world affairs

Available to sophomores:

º PODLICH SCHOLARS

Government and economics with leadership emphasis

º ROBERT DAY SCHOLARS

Academic achievement with leadership emphasis

explore your opportunity

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GET AN ESTIMATE Use CMC’s net price calculator to obtain a sample estimate of need-based financial aid eligibility. This estimate will not include merit-based

I WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE, AND WHAT CMC IS TELLING ME IS THAT I CAN LEARN FOR THE SAKE OF LEARNING. IT’S A NEW FEELING. I GET TO WAKE UP READY, FOCUS ON MY ACADEMICS, AND EVEN FIND TIME TO HAVE FUN. THAT’S WHAT COLLEGE SHOULD BE ABOUT. RELIEVING THE MENTAL TOLL OF HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT FINANCES HAS REALLY ALLOWED ME TO FEEL LIKE I CAN BE THE STUDENT I KNOW I CAN BE.”

provides singular, transformative opportunities to students, regardless of their resources. The $25 million fund elevates CMC’s commitment to enroll the most exceptional high school leaders by expanding financial aid more broadly, increasing capacity for internships, and relieving the calculation of home equity to help more middle-class families. Some of the areas where the Kravis Opportunity Fund has made an immediate impact: THE KRAVIS OPPORTUNITY FUND

scholarships, which can only be awarded through the admission process.

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basic needs like dorm supplies, clothing, textbooks, and technology

º Health insurance coverage º Emergency funding º Summer internships and experiences º Scholar Communities º Networking treks º Family travel º Conference attendance º Final round interviews º Graduate school visits and prep courses º Career workshops

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THE BEST WAY to fully understand the power and purpose of CMC is to see it for yourself! CMC’s Office of Admission welcomes prospective students and their families throughout the academic year and summer for campus tours, information sessions, and other engagement opportunities. We highly recommend visiting while classes are in session.

º CAMPUS TOURS: Guided by current students, tours

generally include classrooms, computer labs, Collins Dining Hall, a residence hall, the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, athletic fields, and social venues. Got questions: go straight to the source, our students!

º INFORMATION SESSIONS: Led by an admission officer, these comprehensive overviews mix consortium history with CMC’s distinct mission, unique programs, student experiences, and admission and financial aid processes.

º ADMISSION INTERVIEWS: An optional one-on-one interview where students can share their personal background, accomplishments, and goals with a CMC representative (admission officer, student, or alumni interviewer). Interviews are evaluative and highly recommended.

º CLASS VISITS: High school seniors and transfer

students are invited to sit in on a class to get a first-hand look at CMC’s dynamic, challenging, and intimate intellectual environment.

º OVERNIGHT VISITS: Prospective high school seniors

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can spend the night on campus with a current student host. Overnight visits are offered Monday through Wednesday nights in the fall semester.

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