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“…First, even though Mary held the title of dean of students, she did not enjoy the authority to shape many of the policies she was called upon to enforce; she tried to explain those policies as best she could, and to implement those policies evenhandedly, even when it must have been obvious to her (as…

Moving Forward

What happened this week at Claremont McKenna was unprecedented. Marginalized voices were brought out into the open; stifled dialogue commenced. The majority of this conversation was, and is, rooted in real, painful concerns about our college. However, parts quickly morphed into a torrent of seemingly uncontrollable anger that left casualties in its wake. It should be noted…