Welcome to the Dreier Roundtable

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Dreier Roundtable at
Claremont McKenna College

Hon. David Dreier ’75

Former Congressman David Dreier ’75 shares his excitement launching the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College, his alma mater. The Dreier Roundtable is an integral part of fulfilling CMC’s unique role as a leading institution for leadership in business and government.

Meet the Fellows

The Dreier Roundtable is proud to present the DRt fellows here for the upcoming academic year of 2025.

Group photo of the inagural student fellows of the DRT

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Dreier Roundtable Civility Award

KNBC-TV political reporter Conan Nolan interviews former Congressman David Dreier ’75 and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) at CMC during the 2024 Dreier RoundTable Civility Award ceremony.

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Bleak House

by jpitney | Dec 5, 2025 | Congress, House of Representatives

Don Wolfensberger: When the House returned to work on Nov. 17 after a 43-day government shutdown and a 54-day recess ordered by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), it was a bitter homecoming. The usual backslapping and camaraderie were missing, replaced by a startlingly...

.Civic Education and Civil Discourse

by jpitney | Dec 4, 2025 | Civic Education, Civility, Higher Education

Robert P. George at WSJ: Public universities are also taking steps to promote civic education and robust civil discourse. States are investing in programs designed to promote respectful and productive dialogue across political, cultural, religious and socio-economic...

Teaching Conservative Thought

by jpitney | Dec 3, 2025 | Civic Education, Claremont McKenna College, Conservative', Higher Education

Benjamin Storey and Jon A. Shields at Persuasion: [R]eintroducing intellectual conservatism to our universities will temper, not accelerate, our polarization. Today’s partisan spirit is a reductionist one: tell me if so-and-so is left or right, a squish or a solid, a...