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CMC Government The Government Department at Claremont McKenna College houses both the Government major and the Inte

The Government Department at Claremont McKenna College houses both the Government major and the International Relations major and has a large and diverse faculty in the fields of American Politics, Public Law, Political Philosophy, Comparative Government, and International Relations. CMC Government professors are prominent in their fields and widely published. Our students go on to exciting career

s in public affairs, as elected officials, political aides, corporate public affairs officers, diplomats, journalists, military officers, and nonprofit advocates.

Todd Achilles is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
09/07/2026

Todd Achilles is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

Thank you News Nation and Laura Ingle for having me yesterday to sp...

Principal investigator Angel Ornelas is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
09/04/2026

Principal investigator Angel Ornelas is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

09/03/2026

Congratulations to Claremont McKenna College alums:

Nick Warshaw, named again to Best Lawyers' Ones to Watch List;

Sydney Smith, who will join Kirkland & Ellis as a 2027 2L Summer Associate in the Washington, D.C. office;

Nathaniel Worley, promoted to Digital Director / Deputy Press Secretary at U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs;

Charlie Sprague, who has joined Shell as Senior Legal Antitrust Counsel!

Professor Calvin ter Beek of the Claremont McKenna College Department of Government is presenting at the annual meeting ...
09/01/2026

Professor Calvin ter Beek of the Claremont McKenna College Department of Government is presenting at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.

In stark contrast to the outpouring of scholarship on the conservative legal movement (CLM) and the Federalist Society, we know next to nothing about the American Constitution Society (ACS), the legal group established by liberals and progressives as a self-conscious response to both. Leveraging nev...

Kristie Shu is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
08/31/2026

Kristie Shu is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

Holland & Knight has added to its nationally recognized mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity practices with the addition of Kristie Shu as a partner in Century City. She was previously a partner with Kirkland & Ellis.

An article by Claremont McKenna College's Professor Michael Fortner and Noah Swanson `25.
08/30/2026

An article by Claremont McKenna College's Professor Michael Fortner and Noah Swanson `25.

“The People vs. Crack”: Drugs, Violence, and the Politics of Order Maintenance - Volume 38 Issue 3

Helena Bottemiller Evich is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
08/29/2026

Helena Bottemiller Evich is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

What I’ve learned running an independent media startup — and why journalism matters for all of us.

Blaise Malley is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
08/28/2026

Blaise Malley is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

The Trump impeachment figure lost in a stunning primary upset in Florida — a capstone to the Russia-gate era as Democratic politics take a new turn

Jeremy B. Merrill is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.
08/27/2026

Jeremy B. Merrill is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

In the past six months, Republicans' public statements about data centers have turned sharply negative, according to a Washington Post analysis.

08/27/2026

Susan McWilliams Barndt joins the Government Department as a Professor of Government. McWilliams is a political theorist whose areas of interest include the history of political thought, American political thought, politics and literature, liberal arts education, and civic education. McWilliams has written and edited several books, including A Political Companion to James Baldwin (2017) and The American Road Trip and American Political Thought (2018). She has two forthcoming books: Mark Twain: America’s Political Philosopher, and The Princeton History of American Political Thought (coedited with CMC Government Professor Nicholas Buccola and Roosevelt Montás). Her writing has appeared in both scholarly and popular journals, and she is a regular media commentator on American politics for outlets such as Business Insider, KPCC’s AirTalk, LiveNOW From FOX, The Los Angeles Times, Ms. Magazine, The Nation, The New York Times, Newsweek, Pacifica Radio, Politico, the Tavis Smiley Show, and “Today in LA” on KNBC. McWilliams has received accolades including the Graves Award in the Humanities, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, and the Jack Miller Center’s Teaching Excellence Award in Higher Education. For the last two decades, McWilliams has taught at Pomona College, where she won the Wig Distinguished Award for Excellence in Teaching four times. She has a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Politics from Princeton University and a B.A. in Political Science and Russian from Amherst College.

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