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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.

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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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Teaching Civic Literacy
Colleen Flaherty at Inside Higher Ed: File it under “possible ways to save the republic”? Purdue University may soon require that all undergraduates, from art historians to wildlife biologists, take and pass a civics test to obtain their degrees. A number of...
Privacy, Negotiation, and Deliberation
At LegBranch.org, Sarah Anderson, Daniel Butler, and Laurel Harbridge-Yong write that transparency may have contributed to legislative gridlock. One promising solution, even in this polarized context, is allowing legislators more room to negotiate compromise solutions...
Nixon Goes to China
As History.com notes, Nixon went to China on this date in 1972: The American fear of a monolithic communist bloc had been modified, as a war of words—and occasional border conflicts—erupted between the Soviet Union and the PRC in the 1960s. Nixon, and National...