Novelist Salman Rushdie has decided not to deliver the graduation speech for Claremont McKenna College, pulling out days before the Saturday, May 17, commencement.

Claremont police officers on campus at Claremont McKenna College on Thursday evening, March 13, 2025, following a report of a possible shooter. (Photo by David Allen/Staff/Inland Valley Daily ...

The Claremont McKenna College campus was placed on lockdown Thursday after authorities received reports of an ongoing hostage situation in a school bathroom.