Here’s an article from 2018 that includes a lengthy statement from the CMC dean about why CMC was withdrawing from the joint CMC/Scripps/Pitzer Keck science department. As structured, each of the 3 schools was supposed to contribute 1/3 of the funding for operations and for any new facilities. But CMC has a much bigger endowment than the other 2 and much more fundraising capacity. So the CMC leadership felt that Scripps/Pitzer were essentially holding them back from creating the sort of science department that the CMC students “deserve.” CMC to withdraw from Keck Science Department, create own department - The Student Life
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