Oct. 20, 2022

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Prof. Ron Riggio was quoted in Business Insider about the four reasons employees follow a toxic boss. “A bad leader attracts henchpersons who surround them because they like being connected to a powerful person,” Riggio said.

Building Relationships

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After 40 years on campus, Prof. Nicholas Warner extols the CMC culture

When Prof. Nicholas Warner joined the CMC faculty in 1980, students didn’t have cell phones or laptops, and there were no social media platforms.

As Warner recently observed, while technology has transformed our lives over the past four decades, what’s remained the same is the College’s collegial sense of community.

Once in a Lifetime

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CMC student movie about study abroad wins grand prize

Studying overseas not only transformed Kiubon Kokko ’21, it won him a grand prize.

Kokko, a senior majoring in media studies, spent the fall 2019 semester in Nantes, France, studying with the IES Abroad program and living with a host family.

“I chose to study in Nantes, because you can always visit somewhere popular, like Paris, later in life,” he said. “Someplace like Nantes is unique and presents a true once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

A Community That CAREs

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CARE Center Director Vince Greer on how diversity and inclusion work starts with each of us

Vince Greer has been front and center in the foundational work of diversity and inclusion at CMC since his arrival as the first director of the CARE Center in July 2016. With George Floyd’s murder in May 2020 prompting social justice protests around the country, Greer reflected on his work as associate dean of students for diversity, inclusion, and residential life.

Improving Team Dynamics

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Prof. Jennifer Feitosa discusses her research into improving team dynamics with diversity

In June 2020, CMC announced its Presidential Initiative on Anti-Racism and the Black Experience in America. As part of this ongoing effort, individual CMC faculty, departments, and institutes are addressing race and racism through various curricular and co-curricular actions. We asked faculty members to share their work in these areas.

Bridging the Political Divide

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Alumni on both sides of the aisle offer solutions


How do we, as Americans, work together to create political and social change in a highly polarized climate? Perhaps it can start with a good faith conversation about what unites us.

Scholars Win Spirit Award

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QuestBridge scholars express thanks for scholarships in a video that makes the CMC Planner a media star

Believe it or not, the beloved CMC planner became a media star, featured in a CMC-student-produced video that won the national QuestBridge Spirit Day Award.

The annual contest challenges students from colleges and universities across the nation—such as USC, Penn, and Northwestern—to show what the QuestBridge scholarship program has meant to them via a photo or video.