Years of research show that leaders are made, not born. KLI is committed to upholding Claremont McKenna’s leadership mission by offering students experiences that will challenge them to think, feel, and act as a leader and a changemaker.
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The mission of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College is to be a premier academic center for the promotion and understanding of responsible, innovative leadership and to provide unique opportunities for CMC students to develop as outstanding real world leaders in the public, private and social sectors.
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Transforming Passion into Impact at the Moonshot House
Robert Cain ’21 While sitting in the living room listening to my fellow peers share their personal anecdotes, I struggled not to weep. The room and its occupants united over similar passions and championed the “vulnerageous” volunteers so willing to reveal...
KLI Fellows and CMC Students Visit to Mandy and Cliff Einstein’s Art Collection
By: Maria Paredes ’09 and Cameron O’Hanlon Mandy and Cliff Einstein graciously hosted the Kravis Leadership Institute faculty, staff, and students to lunch at their home to view their remarkable collection of contemporary art and to learn about leadership in the field...
A Recap: The Women of Color Power and Purpose Forum
Robert Cain ’21 On March 3rd, the Kravis Leadership Institute, the Berger Institute, and the CMC Care Center hosted the first annual Women of Color Power and Purpose Forum—a day-long symposium highlighting a powerful, unprecedented moment in history where women of...