Archive for: study abroad
Letters to Home: Where is Oman…?
Or, as an alternative title, “Oman: Our Friends are Drinking in Europe Right Now” There are three different kinds of reactions you experience when you...
Letters to Home: An Italian Life Worth Living
Hello, Claremont! I hope you haven’t forgotten about me while I’ve been studying abroad in Milan, Italy. In case you have, or in case you’re a freshman,...
Claremont’s Looming Housing Crisis
Plaintive emails and rampant rumors about Claremont McKenna College’s very own housing crisis leave many students picturing hundred of homeless CMC’ers...
All the Girls Get Fat in South America
Who wants to talk about body issues? Recently, my darling Heath has been begging me, along with many other members of the class of 2013, to contribute to the Forum‘s...
Letters to Freshmen: From the Dean that Knows Us Best
The next letter of advice comes from Dean Mary Spellman, our Dean of Students. As the Dean of Students, Dean Spellman has a unique perspective on life at Claremont...
Israel Is Real
This summer, Claremont McKenna College Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Gary Gilbert, organized a nine day whirlwind student trip to two of Israel’s largest...
Letters to Home: Siena, Italy
My Dear CMC, Oh CMC, how thrilled I am to return to you in the fall! I can only hope that all of you back on campus have had a stellar spring semester—I certainly...
CMC’s New Study Abroad Cost Policy: Is it fair?
In Fall 2010, Claremont McKenna College implemented a new off-campus study cost policy. Now, CMC students who study abroad are charged CMC on-campus prices, despite...
Letters to Home: Dharamsala, India
My Dearest CMC, I write to you from Dharamsala, India, the seat of the Tibetan exile government where I’m studying this semester. My routines include alternately...
Letters to Home: Kerala, India
Hello Friends! I write to you from the top of the world. Alright, not actually… I am perched on a top-level berth of the Mumbai Express – my permanent railway...
