Claremont Graduate University
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Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university located in Claremont, California
, a city 35 miles (56.3 km) east of downtown Los Angeles
. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges
consortium which includes five undergraduate (Pomona College
, Claremont McKenna College
, Harvey Mudd College
, Scripps College
, Pitzer College
) and two graduate (CGU and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
) institutions of higher education. Adjoining and within walking distance of one another (refer to the map), design was based on that of the University of Oxford
.
CGU is the oldest all-graduate institution in the United States, with many notable alumni in different fields all over the world. The university is organized into nine separate schools; the School of Community & Global Health, formed in 2008, is the newest. Deborah Freund
took office as University President in fall 2010.
and preceding Scripps College
. Claremont Graduate University is the oldest remaining all-graduate university in the United States. The school has undergone several name changes since its inception. After being called Claremont University College for thirty-seven years, in 1962 the school officially became known as Claremont Graduate School and University Center. Five years later, in 1967, the name was again changed to Claremont University Center, and in 1998 it acquired the name Claremont Graduate University.
The Claremont Colleges were designed to incorporate the Oxford
Model of higher education. Instead of one large university composed of several separate schools, the Claremont Colleges are made up of different institutions designed around differing theories of pedagogy. CGU was founded upon the principle that graduate education
is separate and distinct from undergraduate education. Students discover and cultivate their disciplines during undergraduate course work; at CGU students continue cultivation of their own disciplines, but are also expected to augment this with research that incorporates other disciplines as well. This is called "Transdisciplinarity
", and is an essential component of Claremont Graduate University’s functioning theory of pedagogy
.
The school is home to about 2,200 masters and PhD students, as well as approximately 200 full and part-time faculty members. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified Claremont Graduate University as a CompDoc/NMedVet: Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) with high research activity. Its nine academic schools and one independent department award master's or/and doctoral degrees in 31 disciplines. Enrollment is limited and classes are small.
, and undergraduate colleges (Pomona
, Claremont McKenna
, Harvey Mudd
, Scripps
, and Pitzer
), academic collaboration is highly valued. Cross-registration is free, and the members share libraries, health care, security, and other facilities. More than 2500 courses are available to students at Claremont.
.http://www.cgu.edu/pages/154.asp
philosophy based on people (management as a human enterprise, as a liberal art) and looks beyond traditional perceptions of economics, instead espousing management as a liberal art, focusing on social theory, history, and sustainability.
as an independent entity. Unconstrained by a typical business school structure, students are allowed to focus specifically on those topics associated with IS&T. The school provides a solid technical grounding in IT systems, while at the same time, addressing the significant management challenges to designing, developing, implementing and assessing IT systems in applied business and governmental settings.
, American Politics
& Political Philosophy
, Public Policy
& Evaluation, International Studies
(Comparative
and/or World Politics
), International Political Economy
, Economics
, Global Commerce
& Finance
, and joint degrees with MBA. An innovative program also offers the first PhD degree in the leading-edge field of neuroeconomics
which bridges economics, psychology
, and public policy.
The high-level, practical training at SPE propels its graduates into positions at top universities, in think tanks
, in the US and Foreign Governments, with World Bank
and International Monetary Fund
among other international organizations. Notable alumni includes influential scholars; members of the U.S. House of Representatives
; Paul O'Neill
, US Secretary of the Treasury
and Chairman of the RAND Corporation; Stephen Cambone
, U.S. Under-Secretary of Defense; Ronald F. Lehman
, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
and Assistant Secretary of Defense; Assistant Attorney General; Foreign Services officials; political consultants; business managers; Philippe Maystadt
, former Belgian
Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister as well as current President of European Investment Bank
; and Susan M. Leeson
, Associate Justice of Oregon Supreme Court
, etc.
, Catholicism
, Islamic Studies
, History of Christianity
, Hebrew Bible
, Indic Studies, Coptic Studies, Zoroastrianism
; additional programs include Women's Studies
in Religion, Religion and American Politics, Ethics and Culture, and Philosophy of Religion
and Theology
.
, Claremont Graduate University offers master's and doctoral degrees in botany emphasizing systematics and evolution of higher plants. Subfields include monographic and revisionary studies, cytotaxonomy, molecular systematics, phylogenetics, plant anatomy and comparative aspmorphology, ecology, plant geography, and reproductive biology.http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1311.asp
Getty Leadership Institute
The Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University is a leading source of continuing professional development for current and future leaders of museums and other nonprofit institutions. New technologies, shifts in philanthropic patterns, and a vigorously competitive environment challenge institutional leaders to think strategically.
, CGU sits on 550 acres (222.6 ha) of land and includes over 175 buildings that is home to the Claremont University Consortium
in Claremont, California.
In July 2007, CNN
/Money
magazine ranked Claremont as one of the top 5 places to live in the United States.
Harper Hall
Harper Hall is the oldest building on CGU's campus, originally housing the graduate library. It is now the administration building centralizing CGU's student and administrative functions. Classrooms and study areas take up a majority of Harper Hall’s lower level.
Stauffer Hall and Albercht auditorium
The Academic computing building
The ACB is a three-story, 27000 square feet (2,508.4 m²) facility completed in 1985, which was renovated in 2009 to include the third floor. It houses academic computing resources, the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, the School of Information Systems and Technology, two computer labs, and the Kay E-Health Center. It is also home to the Paul Gray PC Museum.
Ron W. Burkle Building
The Ron W. Burkle building was completed in 1998. Named after CGU fellow Ronald Burkle
, it is currently home to the Peter Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. It is a three story, 36000 square feet (3,344.5 m²) facility housing offices, classrooms and lecture halls, the Drucker Library and the Drucker Institute.
Des Combes Gate
George Stone Children's Library
The George G. Stone Center for Children's Books is a library of the School of Educational Studies. Currently, it circulates more than 20,000 books for children and young adults. The Center also houses a non-circulating collection of historically significant children's literature and reference materials on children's books and their use in classrooms.
The CGU Art Building
The CGU Art Building is home to two galleries, The East Gallery and the Peggy Phelps Gallery. During the semester the galleries feature work by current MFA students as well as special exhibits curated by professors, featuring the work of local artists. The art building has an independent studio space for each student measuring 22 by 12 feet. Once a year, the art building and all of the studios are opened to the public in an event called "Open Studios." This event is often attended by gallery owners and curators from all over Los Angeles.
, a former professor at the university, and is located in the School of Information Systems and Technology. As of November 12, 2005 the museum is showing the "Best PCs Ever", based on the article "The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time" published by PC World
.
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
, a city 35 miles (56.3 km) east of downtown Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Founded in 1925, CGU is a member of the Claremont Colleges
Claremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
consortium which includes five undergraduate (Pomona College
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
, Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
, Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
, Scripps College
Scripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
, Pitzer College
Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, a college town approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. Pitzer College is one of the Claremont Colleges....
) and two graduate (CGU and Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences is a specialized graduate school in Claremont, California. It was founded in 1997 through a startup grant of $50 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation...
) institutions of higher education. Adjoining and within walking distance of one another (refer to the map), design was based on that of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
CGU is the oldest all-graduate institution in the United States, with many notable alumni in different fields all over the world. The university is organized into nine separate schools; the School of Community & Global Health, formed in 2008, is the newest. Deborah Freund
Deborah Freund
Deborah Anne Freund is the president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is an American academic, former Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, and former Vice-Chancellor and Provost for Academic Affairs at Syracuse University.Claremont Graduate University...
took office as University President in fall 2010.
History
Founded in 1925, CGU was the second of the Claremont Colleges to form, following Pomona CollegePomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
and preceding Scripps College
Scripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
. Claremont Graduate University is the oldest remaining all-graduate university in the United States. The school has undergone several name changes since its inception. After being called Claremont University College for thirty-seven years, in 1962 the school officially became known as Claremont Graduate School and University Center. Five years later, in 1967, the name was again changed to Claremont University Center, and in 1998 it acquired the name Claremont Graduate University.
The Claremont Colleges were designed to incorporate the Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
Model of higher education. Instead of one large university composed of several separate schools, the Claremont Colleges are made up of different institutions designed around differing theories of pedagogy. CGU was founded upon the principle that graduate education
Postgraduate education
Postgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...
is separate and distinct from undergraduate education. Students discover and cultivate their disciplines during undergraduate course work; at CGU students continue cultivation of their own disciplines, but are also expected to augment this with research that incorporates other disciplines as well. This is called "Transdisciplinarity
Transdisciplinarity
Transdisciplinarity connotes a research strategy that crosses many disciplinary boundaries to create a holistic approach. It applies to research efforts focused on problems that cross the boundaries of two or more disciplines, such as research on effective information systems for biomedical...
", and is an essential component of Claremont Graduate University’s functioning theory of pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
.
The school is home to about 2,200 masters and PhD students, as well as approximately 200 full and part-time faculty members. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified Claremont Graduate University as a CompDoc/NMedVet: Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary) with high research activity. Its nine academic schools and one independent department award master's or/and doctoral degrees in 31 disciplines. Enrollment is limited and classes are small.
Claremont Colleges
Among the contiguous CGU, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life SciencesKeck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences is a specialized graduate school in Claremont, California. It was founded in 1997 through a startup grant of $50 million from the W. M. Keck Foundation...
, and undergraduate colleges (Pomona
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in Claremont, California. Founded in 1887 in Pomona, California by a group of Congregationalists, the college moved to Claremont in 1889 to the site of a hotel, retaining its name. The school enrolls 1,548 students.The founding member...
, Claremont McKenna
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont McKenna College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college and a member of the Claremont Colleges located in Claremont, California. The campus is located east of Downtown Los Angeles...
, Harvey Mudd
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
, Scripps
Scripps College
Scripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
, and Pitzer
Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont, California, a college town approximately east of downtown Los Angeles. Pitzer College is one of the Claremont Colleges....
), academic collaboration is highly valued. Cross-registration is free, and the members share libraries, health care, security, and other facilities. More than 2500 courses are available to students at Claremont.
Arts & Humanities
The School of Arts and Humanities includes departments in the fields of art, music, English, cultural studies, archival studies, history, applied women's studies, and philosophy. These subjects have an interest in interdisciplinary studies that provide disciplinary depth as well as the cross-disciplinary flexibility.Behavioral & Organizational Sciences
Since the late 1960s, the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences has been a leader in providing graduate education in applied psychological science and evaluation. SBOS offers the first Ph.D. and M.A. concentrations in the Western United States focused on the Science of Positive PsychologyPositive psychology
Positive psychology is a recent branch of psychology whose purpose was summed up in 1998 by Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise, which achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving in...
.http://www.cgu.edu/pages/154.asp
Community & Global Health
In 2008, CGU announced the formation of The School of Community & Global Health. As CGU's ninth school, the program focuses on preventable health-related issues that affect accelerated shifts in global populations. Through transdisciplinary collaboration in public health, sciences, government, business, civil society, and the community across CGU, SCGH is catalyzing a new vision of how we conceptualize and promote health that extends far beyond the scope of traditional programs and paradigms.Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito School of Management follows the DruckerPeter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an influential writer, management consultant, and self-described “social ecologist.”-Introduction:...
philosophy based on people (management as a human enterprise, as a liberal art) and looks beyond traditional perceptions of economics, instead espousing management as a liberal art, focusing on social theory, history, and sustainability.
Educational Studies
The Teacher Education program initiated the internship model of teacher preparation in California in the 1960s, and this model has become widely regarded as the best way to prepare teachers. In the 1980s it became a leader in the preparation of minority group teachers. In addition, the School of Educational Studies offers the M.A. and Ph.D in Teaching, Learning and Culture, Education Policy, Evaluation and Reform, Higher Education/Student Affairs, Special Education and Urban Educational Leadership .Information Systems & Technology
SISAT was founded in 1983 by Paul GrayPaul Gray (IT)
Paul Gray is one of the pioneers of the IT field. He is Professor Emeritus at the Claremont Graduate University where he was the founding chair of The School of Information Systems and Technology...
as an independent entity. Unconstrained by a typical business school structure, students are allowed to focus specifically on those topics associated with IS&T. The school provides a solid technical grounding in IT systems, while at the same time, addressing the significant management challenges to designing, developing, implementing and assessing IT systems in applied business and governmental settings.
Mathematical Sciences
The School of Mathematical Sciences offers a variety of masters and doctoral degrees, and maintains a strong applied research component through its internationally recognized Engineering and Industrial Applied Mathematics Clinic, offering students first-hand experience in solving significant problems in applied mathematics for business and industry clients. SMS also provides joint programs in financial engineering, computational science, and computational and systems biology.Politics & Economics
Encompassing both Department of Economics and Department of Politics and Policy, the School of Politics and Economics (SPE) aspires to transcend sharp division between politics and economics and to create a synergy between the two. The commitment is underscored in program-designing, teaching, and research with international recognition. SPE offers M.A. and and Ph.D programs in Political SciencePolitical science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, American Politics
Politics of the United States
The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States , Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments.The executive branch is headed by the President...
& Political Philosophy
Political philosophy
Political philosophy is the study of such topics as liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it...
, Public Policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
& Evaluation, International Studies
International studies
International Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
(Comparative
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
and/or World Politics
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
), International Political Economy
International political economy
International political economy , also known as global political economy, is an academic discipline within the social sciences that analyzes international relations in combination with political economy. As an interdisciplinary field it draws on many distinct academic schools, most notably ...
, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, Global Commerce
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, such trade represents a significant share of gross domestic product...
& Finance
International finance
International finance is the branch of economics that studies the dynamics of exchange rates, foreign investment, global financial system, and how these affect international trade. It also studies international projects, international investments and capital flows, and trade deficits. It includes...
, and joint degrees with MBA. An innovative program also offers the first PhD degree in the leading-edge field of neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to explain human decision making, the ability to process multiple alternatives and to choose an optimal course of action. It studies how economic behavior can shape our understanding of the brain, and how neuroscientific discoveries can...
which bridges economics, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, and public policy.
The high-level, practical training at SPE propels its graduates into positions at top universities, in think tanks
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
, in the US and Foreign Governments, with World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
and International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
among other international organizations. Notable alumni includes influential scholars; members of the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
; Paul O'Neill
Paul O'Neill
Paul Henry O'Neill served as the 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first term. He was fired in December 2002 for his public disagreement with the administration and became a harsh critic...
, US Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
and Chairman of the RAND Corporation; Stephen Cambone
Stephen Cambone
Stephen A. Cambone was the first United States Under-Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, a post created in March 2003. Cambone first came to the attention of the public at large during the testimony of Major General Antonio Taguba before the U.S...
, U.S. Under-Secretary of Defense; Ronald F. Lehman
Ronald F. Lehman
Ambassador Ronald F. Lehman, II is currently Director of the Center for Global Security Research at the United States Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act , September 26, 1961, a bill drafted by presidential adviser John J. McCloy. Its predecessor was the U.S. Disarmament Administration, part...
and Assistant Secretary of Defense; Assistant Attorney General; Foreign Services officials; political consultants; business managers; Philippe Maystadt
Philippe Maystadt
Philippe M.P.J. Maystadt is a Belgian politician who served as Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister. He is the current President of the European Investment Bank . He was appointed to this office on 1 January 2000.Philippe Maystadt was born in Verviers in...
, former Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister as well as current President of European Investment Bank
European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is the European Union's long-term lending institution established in 1958 under the Treaty of Rome. A policy-driven bank, the EIB supports the EU’s priority objectives, especially European integration and the development of economically weak regions...
; and Susan M. Leeson
Susan M. Leeson
Susan M. Leeson is an American attorney and former judge in the state of Oregon. She was the 94th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to Oregon’s high court, the Utah native served on the Oregon Court of Appeals.-Early life:Susan Leeson was born on August 16,...
, Associate Justice of Oregon Supreme Court
Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...
, etc.
Religion
The CGU School of Religion has been touted in the media for its unique cross-faith design and transdisciplinary research. Students can earn a degree with a focus in Mormon StudiesMormon studies
Mormon studies is the interdisciplinary academic study of the beliefs, practices, history and culture of those known by the term Mormon and denominations belonging to the Latter Day Saint movement whose members do not generally go by the term "Mormon"...
, Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
, Islamic Studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
, History of Christianity
History of Christianity
The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, its followers and the Church with its various denominations, from the first century to the present. Christianity was founded in the 1st century by the followers of Jesus of Nazareth who they believed to be the Christ or chosen one of God...
, Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
, Indic Studies, Coptic Studies, Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Greater Iran.In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil...
; additional programs include Women's Studies
Women's studies
Women's studies, also known as feminist studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field which explores politics, society and history from an intersectional, multicultural women's perspective...
in Religion, Religion and American Politics, Ethics and Culture, and Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
and Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
.
Botany Department
In conjunction with the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic GardenRancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Claremont, California, in the United States, just south of the San Gabriel foothills. The garden, at , is a non-profit organization dedicated to California native plants...
, Claremont Graduate University offers master's and doctoral degrees in botany emphasizing systematics and evolution of higher plants. Subfields include monographic and revisionary studies, cytotaxonomy, molecular systematics, phylogenetics, plant anatomy and comparative aspmorphology, ecology, plant geography, and reproductive biology.http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1311.asp
Peter F. Drucker Institute
Peter Drucker Institute is a think tank and action tank based at Claremont Graduate University that was established to advance the ideas and ideals of Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management. Getty Leadership InstituteGetty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate UniversityThe Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University is an educational program that brings museum professionals, board members, academics, philanthropists and public officials together for continued professional development...
The Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University is a leading source of continuing professional development for current and future leaders of museums and other nonprofit institutions. New technologies, shifts in philanthropic patterns, and a vigorously competitive environment challenge institutional leaders to think strategically.Location and buildings
As part of the Claremont CollegesClaremont Colleges
The Claremont Colleges are a prestigious American consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education located in Claremont, California, a city east of downtown Los Angeles...
, CGU sits on 550 acres (222.6 ha) of land and includes over 175 buildings that is home to the Claremont University Consortium
Claremont University Consortium
The Claremont University Consortium is an organization located in Claremont, California that supports Claremont Colleges, a group of five undergraduate and two graduate schools of higher education. It provides centralized services, such as a library system, student health, campus mail, and other...
in Claremont, California.
In July 2007, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
/Money
Money (magazine)
Money is published by Time Inc. Its first issue was published in October 1972. Its articles cover the gamut of personal finance topics ranging from investing, saving, retirement and taxes to family finance issues like paying for college, credit, career and home improvement...
magazine ranked Claremont as one of the top 5 places to live in the United States.
Harper Hall is the oldest building on CGU's campus, originally housing the graduate library. It is now the administration building centralizing CGU's student and administrative functions. Classrooms and study areas take up a majority of Harper Hall’s lower level.
Stauffer Hall and Albercht auditorium
The Academic computing building
The ACB is a three-story, 27000 square feet (2,508.4 m²) facility completed in 1985, which was renovated in 2009 to include the third floor. It houses academic computing resources, the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, the School of Information Systems and Technology, two computer labs, and the Kay E-Health Center. It is also home to the Paul Gray PC Museum.
Ron W. Burkle Building
The Ron W. Burkle building was completed in 1998. Named after CGU fellow Ronald Burkle
Ronald Burkle
Ronald Wayne Burkle is an American business magnate and investor. A major political fundraiser, he is listed on the Forbes 400, with an estimated net worth of $3.2 billion in 2011.-Life and career:...
, it is currently home to the Peter Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. It is a three story, 36000 square feet (3,344.5 m²) facility housing offices, classrooms and lecture halls, the Drucker Library and the Drucker Institute.
Des Combes Gate
George Stone Children's Library
The George G. Stone Center for Children's Books is a library of the School of Educational Studies. Currently, it circulates more than 20,000 books for children and young adults. The Center also houses a non-circulating collection of historically significant children's literature and reference materials on children's books and their use in classrooms.
The CGU Art Building
The CGU Art Building is home to two galleries, The East Gallery and the Peggy Phelps Gallery. During the semester the galleries feature work by current MFA students as well as special exhibits curated by professors, featuring the work of local artists. The art building has an independent studio space for each student measuring 22 by 12 feet. Once a year, the art building and all of the studios are opened to the public in an event called "Open Studios." This event is often attended by gallery owners and curators from all over Los Angeles.
Paul Gray PC Museum
The Paul Gray PC Museum is a computer museum at Claremont Graduate University. It is named in honor of Paul GrayPaul Gray (IT)
Paul Gray is one of the pioneers of the IT field. He is Professor Emeritus at the Claremont Graduate University where he was the founding chair of The School of Information Systems and Technology...
, a former professor at the university, and is located in the School of Information Systems and Technology. As of November 12, 2005 the museum is showing the "Best PCs Ever", based on the article "The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time" published by PC World
PC World (magazine)
PC World is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal-technology products and services...
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The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Claremont Graduate University is home to the Kinglsey Tufts Poetry Award. The Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet. The award was established in 1992 by Kate Tufts to honor her late husband, poet and writer Kingsley Tufts. It is the largest monetary prize in the nation for a mid-career poet.Presidents
- James A. BlaisdellJames A. BlaisdellJames Arnold Blaisdell was a minister, theologian and most notably the third president of Pomona College and founder and “Head Fellow” of the Claremont Colleges ....
(1925–1936) - William S. Ament, Acting President (1935–1937) Note: Overlap in years due to the fact that Ament was hired July 1, 1935 while Blaisdell was on sabbatical.
- Russell Story (1937–1942)
- Robert J. Bernard (1959–1963) Note: Bernard ran the university from 1942 to 1959 under the title administrative director.
- William W. Clary, Acting President (1963)
- Louis T. BenezetLouis T. BenezetLouis Tomlinson Benezet was an American educator, education administrator and multiple U.S. university president....
(1963–1970) - Howard R. BowenHoward BowenHoward Rothmann Bowen was an American economist and college president, serving as the president of Grinnell College from 1955 to 1964 and as the fourteenth President of the University of Iowa from 1964 to 1969...
(1970–1971) - Barnaby KeeneyBarnaby KeeneyBarnaby Conrad Keeney was president of Brown University from 1955 to 1966 where he was known and loved by the student body for openness and his dry wit...
(1971–1976) - Joseph B. Platt (1976–1981)
- John D. Maguire (1981–1998)
- Steadman UphamSteadman UphamSteadman Upham was named president of The University of Tulsa in June 2004, after having served for six years as president of Claremont Graduate University...
(1998–2004) - William Everhart, Interim President (2004–2005)
- Robert KlitgaardRobert KlitgaardRobert Klitgaard was the president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California from July 2005 until his resignation on February 20, 2009...
(2005–2009) - Joseph C. Hough, Jr.Joseph C. Hough, Jr.Joseph C. Hough, Jr. is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and is currently the interim president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. He is an author, coauthor, and editor of several books....
Interim President (2009–2010) - Deborah A. FreundDeborah FreundDeborah Anne Freund is the president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. She is an American academic, former Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, and former Vice-Chancellor and Provost for Academic Affairs at Syracuse University.Claremont Graduate University...
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Further reading
- Bernard, Robert J., An Unfinished Dream: A Chronicle of the Group Plan of the Claremont Colleges; The Castle Press, 1982.
- Blaisdell, James Arnold, The Story of a Life: An Autobiography; Penn Lithographics, 1984.
- Clary, William W., The Claremont Colleges: A History of the Development of the Claremont Group Plan; The Castle Press, 1970.