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How New Balance Stays Ahead: Strategy, Supply Chains, and What the Future Demands from Leadership
Duncan Scott, senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing & Quality at New Balance and Ryan Patel, William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow at CMC, will discuss how to lead a brand that is globally recognized and built t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-new-balance-stays-ahead-strategy-supply-chains-and-what-future-demands-leadership226 Buttons, 860 Reeds
The concert-accordion (a.k.a. classical accordion) is a little-known instrument in North America. Michael Bridge, the first Canadian to receive a doctorate in accordion performance, gives concerts and speaks globally ab…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/226-buttons-860-reedsMusic from the Indian Subcontinent
Indian classical music is simultaneously spiritual and secular. The relationship between the devotee and the divine is mirrored in familial, or even romantic, relationships that play out in daily life. Bringing to life…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/music-indian-subcontinentBuckley: The Life and Revolution that Changed America—A Case Study in the Art, Science, and Challenges of Biography
A celebrated writer and biographer, Sam Tanenhaus will discuss the remarkable life and times of William F. Buckley, Jr., arguably America's greatest conservative, all while discussing the art of story-telling, portraitu…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/buckley-life-and-revolution-changed-america-case-study-art-science-and-challengesA Vietnam Experience and Commitment to Normandy
Keith Nightingale ’65, Colonel, U. S. Army (ret), served two tours in Vietnam. To commemorate Veterans’ Day, Nightingale will speak to his service in Vietnam and to his personal commitment to keep the memory of the D-Da…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/vietnam-experience-and-commitment-normandyWill You Collect Social Security?
According to recent government projections, the national debt of the United States (relative to the size of the economy) will soon surpass its highest level; it is forecasted to continue growing rapidly thereafter. Rece…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/will-you-collect-social-securityTrust and Truth in the Age of Generative AI
Generative AI—deepfakes—have captured the imagination of some and struck fear in others. Although they vary in their form and creation, deepfakes refer to text, image, audio, or video that has been automatically synthes…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/trust-and-truth-age-generative-aiDreaming in Dark Times: How to See the World with Eyes Closed
Sharon Sliwinski, director of the Museum of Dreams, will make a case for restoring dreaming to its proper place, as one of our most important ways of seeing. As the world becomes increasingly encircled by disquieting im…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dreaming-dark-times-how-see-world-eyes-closedIdentity and War: What the Russian War on Ukraine Teaches Us about the Causes of War
The question of why Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale war in 2022 does not seem to be answered by many usual explanations, like economic interests or threats to security. Instead, Russia’s imperial ambitions and sens…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/identity-and-war-what-russian-war-ukraine-teaches-us-about-causes-warMemory Foundations (CANCELLED)
“Without memory we would not know where we are going or who we are—Memory is not a sideline for architecture, it's the fundamental way to orient the mind, the emotions, and the soul.”—Daniel LibeskindDaniel Libeskind is…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/memory-foundations-cancelled