by jpitney | May 30, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Foreign Policy
From the International Association of Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA): It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ambassador Steve McGann on May 25, 2023. Ambassador McGann was a distinguished diplomat, former ambassador,...
by jpitney | May 26, 2023 | China, Claremont McKenna College, Trade
Filip De Mott at Insider: China and the US are both putting national security above the economy, Minxin Pei wrote in Bloomberg. But China’s economy will suffer more, thwarting Beijing’s effort to catch up to the US, he said. “One of them has to be...
by jpitney | Apr 5, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Russia, Ukraine
Maija Harkonen, director of the CMC Washington Program writes: The Claremont McKenna College DC Ath panel discussion “Putin’s War in Ukraine and its Implications to the European Security Architecture” took place on Thursday, May 30th at K & L Gates in Washington...
by jpitney | Mar 23, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Conservative', Higher Education
CMC Professor Jon Shields at NYT: Every American university should offer a course on what is best in conservatism. That means teaching conservative intellectuals, not just the history of the G.O.P. or right-wing populism. Perhaps this campaign could be led by a group...
by jpitney | Mar 18, 2023 | Claremont McKenna College, Crime
Anne Bergman at CMC: It wasn’t long after joining the government department at Claremont McKenna in 2021, that Prof. Michael Fortner formed an indelible impression of CMC students. “They’re intellectually curious,” said Fortner, who is teaching “Introduction to...
