Get ready for another protest!

Michael B. Chertoff, current United States Secretary of Homeland Security and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act, will be visiting the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College on November 12th, 2008. His visit is sponsored by the Res Publica Society of CMC.

Chertoff will be attending a Res Publica luncheon in Los Angeles before coming to the student dinner at the Athenaeum at night.

Chertoff’s visit will be following the visit of highly anticipated speaker Karl Rove.

As mentioned in an earlier post, five days after Chertoff’s visit, Maureen Dowd, columnist for the NYTimes, will be coming as well.

Source: CMC Alumni Update from President Gann

Forbes Magazine has just released their very own “America’s Best Colleges” list.  Claremont McKenna College is #40, Pomona is #20, and Harvey Mudd is #52.  Somehow Scripps and Pitzer didn’t make it on the list (but check out what colleges did).  The methodology is listed along with the rankings:

1. Listing of Alumni in the 2008 Who’s Who in America (25%)

2. Student Evaluations of Professors from Ratemyprofessors.com (25%)

3. Four- Year Graduation Rates (16 2/3%)

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