Jon Huntsman to speak at Claremont McKenna in November
Continuing a string of high-profile political figures visiting Claremont McKenna’s campus, Jon Huntsman will be speaking at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum this November.
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Huang to Lead CMC Office of Admission
On May 1, Jeff Huang, CMC’s current Vice President for Student Affairs, will take on a new role as Vice President for Admission, Financial Aid, and Student Affairs. The Port Side sat down with Dean Huang to discuss his new position.
President Obama Addresses Student Loan Rate Increases
On Tuesday, President Obama hosted a conference call with college journalists to discuss the impending increase in Stafford loan interest rates set to kick in this July and to encourage students and young Americans to contact Congress in support of extending the low interest rates currently in place.
Visualizing ACT, Acceptance Rate, and Top Ten Percent Data
The O’Melveny & Myers investigation into the SAT scandal revealed that former Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid Richard Vos misreported more than just SAT scores. A look at the additional misreported data reveals the full extent of his deception.
Student Loan Interest Rates Will Increase
On July 1, 2012, students across the nation will see the interest rates on their Subsidized Stafford Federal Student Loans double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Unless Congress extends the lowered interest rates, average borrowers may have to pay $2,500 more in interest.
What is “I AM CMC”?
Free food truck grub? As much as we want? Fitted, soft, and cottony tees? The goal of the food truck rally was to put together some footage of students wearing the “I AM CMC” t-shirts and talking about their favorite things about the College. But was it also in response to the College’s recent bad press?
Congresswoman Judy Chu Coming to the 5Cs
Congresswoman Judy Chu is coming to Claremont on Friday. Chu, first elected to Congress in 2009, will be running in Claremont’s newly constructed 27th Congressional district and will likely become our next Congressional representative.
Live Video: President Gann Addresses Students
Tonight, Claremont McKenna College President Pamela Gann will address students at the ASCMC Senate Meeting. This will be the first time that President Gann has spoken publicly with the student body since the SAT scandal hit the College at the end of January.
What’s My Room Draw Number?
This year, the room draw process at Claremont McKenna College became even more stressful than usual for some students. Thanks to a “software glitch,” the computer that the Dean of Students Office (DOS) uses to randomly assign room draw numbers made a significant amount of errors.
Evaluating #Kony2012
It is still not certain how #Kony2012 and the efforts to bring Joseph Kony to justice will pan out. But one thing is. People seem to be looking for is the real truth and searching for solutions. That is the trail that all who have watched, liked and shared this video need to be on.
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