Summer Momentum Carries into the Fall

Summer Momentum Carries into the Fall

For the 1,200 students who have just returned to Claremont McKenna College, this time of year is charged with energy and a sense of new beginnings. Students will arrive eager to begin a new semester, with a full slate of riveting classes, engaging extracurriculars,...

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Follow Up Interview with Kathy Spahn, HKI’s President and CEO, upon Completing Her Hike up Mount Kilimanjaro

Follow Up Interview with Kathy Spahn, HKI’s President and CEO, upon Completing Her Hike up Mount Kilimanjaro

Written by: Haley Goodman, CMC ’17. Haley is a New York native, majoring in International Relations at Claremont McKenna College. She is currently serving as a Kravis Prize Intern at Helen Keller International. She is the International Editor for the student paper the CMC Forum. Some of her other interests include security studies, developmental politics, technology, writing, and the outdoors.


In honor of Helen Keller International’s 100th Anniversary, a team from HKI participated in the END Fund’s Summit to See the END, hiking Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Kilimanjaro or Kili, as it’s informally known, is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the 7 Summits. Members of the HKI team include Kathy Spahn (HKI’s President and CEO), Dick Sandhaus (Kathy’s husband), Henry Barkhorn (HKI Board Member), Randy Belcher (HKI Board Member), and Rico.

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AIL at CMC (Part 2): A passion for social change

AIL at CMC (Part 2): A passion for social change

Written by: Brittany Arneson, CMC '16. Brittany is a Southern California native majoring in Government at Claremont Mckenna College. She has been an intern for the Office of Public Affairs for the duration of her time at CMC. Her academic interests include security...

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AIL at CMC (Part 1): Taking to the local Afghan airwaves

AIL at CMC (Part 1): Taking to the local Afghan airwaves

Written by: Brittany Arneson, CMC '16. Brittany is a Southern California native majoring in Government at Claremont Mckenna College. She has been an intern for the Office of Public Affairs for the duration of her time at CMC. Her academic interests include security...

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