Dear CLU Family,I write to you during this time of sadness with the hope that we as a nation will come together to take meaningful and sustainable actions towards a peaceful, just world.  We stand in solidarity with the Black community and with anyone who experiences the unimaginable pain of injustice, prejudice, and violent acts.  […]

CLU  reached new heights in 2019, increasing student enrollment, surpassing student retention goals, introducing new innovative master's programs, and moving into a permanent home to accommodate our future growth. Your support continues to make socially conscious graduate education possible. Visit our Impact Page for more details and other reports.

 Change is being part of human. And oh, is it one of the hardest parts of being human. When students take our Change course, within the Claremont Core curriculum, we often begin by changing one small thing for several days and then reflecting on how this impacted us. Students drive a different route to work, […]

Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni: It is with deep regret that I announce the postponement of Claremont Lincoln University’s March Gathering and Commencement events. This was a very difficult decision for our CLU team to make. We had thoughtful and mindful conversations where we reviewed actions being taken by

Claremont Lincoln University alum, Faeda Elliott ‘17 (M.A. Social Impact), discusses her drive to design for action and help nonprofit organizations share their message through visual media. Faeda highlights how the social impact program at CLU has enriched her educational experience by giving her the tools necessary to help her create, positive social impact in […]

Claremont Lincoln University officially opened its doors on February 27th in front of a crowd of community members, honorable guests, staff, faculty and friends. CLU Chairwoman, and daughter of University founder, David C. Lincoln, was excited to welcome guests and in her address, committed to continue

More and more professionals are considering graduate school. This next step in education is also largely aided by online education. More students are turning to online learning to get their degrees. Are you considering a graduate degree in social change? If you are, courses leading to a Master's degree are not designed generally as a road […]

In this 1998 Harvard Business Review article, Daniel Goleman made his case that emotional intelligence (EI) was a stronger predictor for leadership success than technical skill or cognitive intelligence alone. Unfortunately, that same EI could also become a predictor for a person's success as a manipulator who would destroy a company for personal gain. Is emotional intelligence good or […]

This student post was written by M.A. Organizational Leadership alumnus, Sami Hoda, about why he chose a Master's in Organizational Leadership vs. an MBA. Please see author bio at the end of post. Why did I choose a Master's in Organizational Leadership vs. an MBA? Not all graduate degrees are created equal. The illustrious MBA, once […]

At Claremont Lincoln University, we serve the non-traditional student who has chosen to get a graduate degree online. Two questions I hear a lot are: “Am I too old?” and "Is online learning for me?" I don’t believe age should be an issue when deciding to attend college, unless you have locked yourself away from […]

Claremont Lincoln University Wins $2,000 Student Scholarship from CampusWorksStrategic higher education consulting firm celebrates 20 years by donating $40,000 in student scholarships to 20 different colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada.

The grandfather of leadership studies, James MacGregor Burns, once wrote, “Leadership is one of the most observed, and least understood phenomena on Earth." Perhaps one of the reasons for this lack of understanding leadership is that we conflate the words “leader” and “leadership. When we refer to “leadership” we are often really talking about only […]