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.

Read Our Blog

Failed State Update: California’s Housing Shortage

by jpitney | Jul 4, 2025 | California Politics, Housing

Tobias Peter and Edward J. Pinto at AEI: In the 1970s, California had normal home prices—about on par with the rest of the nation. But since then, a toxic mix of ever-tightening environmental regulations, arcane zoning laws, and relentless NIMBY (Not in My Backyard)...

Civic Friendship

by jpitney | Jul 3, 2025 | Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education

Robert P. George and Cornel West at WP: A university culture of civic friendship is one in which faculty and students recognize, and act consistently with the recognition, that reasonable people of goodwill can respectfully disagree about controversial — indeed, even...

Todd Achilles

by jpitney | Jul 2, 2025 | Elections, Polarization

CMC alum Todd Achilles is running for the US Senate. Laura Guido at the Idaho Capital Sun: A former Boise Democratic legislator on Sunday stepped down from his role in the Statehouse to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent against longtime Idaho U.S. Sen. Jim...