Experiencing CMC at Family Weekend
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More than 900 parents and family members flocked to campus in February to experience Claremont McKenna College through the eyes of their students. Family members and friends enjoyed the opportunity to see faculty in action, hear President Hiram Chodosh review the College’s achievements and aspirations, and discover the programs that make CMC unique.
Families spent time together sampling a wide array of engaging activities, which included gaining an overview of the valuable services provided by the Soll Center for Student Opportunity, learning more about The Open Academy and its impact on our campus community from the program’s inaugural co-directors, Professors Heather Ferguson and Jon Shields, and joining Dr. Laura Catena P'24 for an enlightening Athenaeum discussion.
Family members departed the weekend with a deeper understanding of the power of the CMC community, as well as their beloved CMCer’s life on campus.
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CMC Named Top Producer of Fulbright Students
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CMC has been recognized as a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Top Producing Institution with four students being offered the prestigious grants in 2023-24. For more than a decade, CMC has consistently ranked highly among colleges and universities with the most students earning grants from the esteemed international program.
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Chronicling Journeys Through Appel Fellowships
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The CMC community gathered to hear colorful, true-life accounts from the College’s 2023 Appel Fellows, who traveled to locales, including the Arctic Circle, Ghana, and Taiwan. The event also offered an opportunity to thank Joel Appel ’87 P’20, whose philanthropic support makes their discoveries possible.
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As Government Professor Andrew Sinclair ’08 prepared to teach his first PPE seminar this spring, he approached it like “a small startup,” a highly collaborative endeavor to engage his students, as well as honor the late Ward Elliott, CMC’s first PPE Politics professor.
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When applying to colleges, Labiba Hassan ’25 realized she made an error on her financial aid forms. She frantically reached out to each school — about 30 of them — to try to rectify the problem, but only one answered her call: CMC. Today, the junior knows she made the right choice.
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For Adele English ’19, CMC has been a steady anchor where she forged the most meaningful connections in her life. She is looking forward to celebrating her five-year reunion in June, and is playing a key role in planning the big event. “I made friends for life during my four years, and I look forward to quality time with old friends,” she said.
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Mike Sutton ’76, who coached the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving program for 22 years from 1979-2000, was one of 38 coaches and athletes who were selected for the inaugural class of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Division III Hall of Fame.
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From faculty lectures to dining under the stars, Alumni Weekend is packed with programs that you won’t want to miss. Reconnect with your favorite professors and catch up with classmates; and for a full throwback college experience, you can stay on campus in a residence hall.
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Enrich the CMC experience beyond Family Weekend through the Parents Fund or with scholarships from our Alumni Fund. Whether supporting dynamic Ath speakers and programs, powerful academic opportunities, or responsible leaders like Labiba Hassan ’25, your investment in CMC makes a difference!
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