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Enrollment for online master’s programs in Evaluation, Information Systems & Technology, and Marketing now open

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Why CGU

Discover 10 reasons why CGU is the place for you

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Remembering John Maguire

CGU's longest serving president

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Listening Tour

President Len Jessup’s first 100 days marked by personalized outreach

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Beyond the Rainbow

Megan Geckler and the meaning behind her multicolored muse

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Beauty and the Bestiary

In the Poetry Library with Donika Kelly

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News

November 13, 2018

This Fall’s Midterm Elections: DPE, CISAT Receive Extensive Media Coverage
School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation

November 13, 2018

Gardeners of Wisdom: Learning the Value of the Examined Life
October 30, 2018

In Memoriam: John Maguire — social activist, friend of MLK, and longest-serving CGU president
School of Social Science, Policy & Evaluation

October 29, 2018

Crano talks drug prevention strategies in a country ravaged by opioids

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Events

Dec 1 › Dec 20

Historic CGU in Photos

Dec 13 › 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Art Exhibition: Installation Class Exhibition

Dec 13 › 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

GSC General Meeting

Dec 14 › 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Art Exhibition: Installation Class Exhibition

Dec 17 › Dec 20

Dec 18 › 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Dissertation Defense: Brett Kocher, PhD Economics

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Claremont, the City of Trees and PhDs

Claremont Graduate University is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, about 35 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles, California. Claremont is known as a beautiful west coast college town with a sunny, Mediterranean climate year-round.

History of CGU

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The founding of Claremont Graduate University

With an initial endowment of $1 million, Claremont Graduate University is incorporated as the second of the seven Claremont Colleges, a unique consortium of elite graduate and undergraduate institutions whose founders sought to “preserve the inestimable personal values of the small college while securing the facilities of a great university.”
Art at Claremont Graduate University

The first art seminar is offered during the summer session.
Politics & Policy

CGU launches its program in Politics & Public Policy, one of the oldest of its kind in the United States.
The Institute for Antiquity and Christianity

The Institute for Antiquity and Christianity is established as an interdisciplinary center for research into the ancient Near East, the classical cultures of Greece and Rome, and the emergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islamic studies. The Institute attracts leading faculty-scholars who spearhead the university’s renowned programs in Religion.
Peter Drucker arrives in Claremont

Peter F. Drucker, considered the father of modern management theory, arrives in Claremont. His work is instrumental in establishing CGU’s management school, where he taught for more than 30 years.
Quality of Life Research Center at CGU

A founding scholar in the field of positive psychology, Professor Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, along with Professor Jeanne Nakamura, launches the Quality of Life Research Center at CGU, propelling the university to the forefront of an exciting new field.
Keeper of the Flame

For CGU’s 75th anniversary, the official seal of the university is revised, adapting motifs from the original design. The distinctive flame symbolizes the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and justice and reflects the words from CGU’s motto, Multa lumina, una lux (“Many lamps, one light”).
CGU in DTLA

Claremont Graduate University expands into Downtown Los Angeles, a hub for creative industry academic programs, special events, and entrepreneurial collaborations.