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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What Is Your Leadership Why?
by Eda Topuz ’22 On October 4th, Google’s Director of Agency Business Development, CMC Alumna and KLI Board Member Tina Daniels ’93 came back to campus to have lunch with the KLI team. Although we were excited to ask Tina questions, she started by...
Reflections from a Visiting Researcher: Marko Liu’s Takeaways from KLI
By Gina Wu ‘19 and Jennifer Bernardez ‘22 It has been nearly two years since Marko Liu first came to KLI with hopes of changing the Chinese view on leadership. Frustrated with his findings that the Chinese often focused their efforts on leadership development too late...
Leadership Dialogue Series: Identifying the Nature of Good Leadership
By Robert Cain ’21 There is no doubt that CMC places a heavy emphasis on leadership, but does it actually inform or educate students on the qualifiers of good leadership? In previous years, leaders faced different challenges than leaders today. Therefore, leadership...