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Buddhist Ceremony and Chanting as Connection to Ancestors: May We Gather as a Response to Anti-Asian Violence
Funie Hsu/Chhî, associate professor of American studies at San José University, will discuss the role of Buddhist ceremony and chanting as means of creating ancestral connections. Focusing on the May We Gather ceremonie…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/buddhist-ceremony-and-chanting-connection-ancestors-may-we-gather-response-anti-asianEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Being a Trader* (*But Were Afraid to Ask!)
Being a trader is one of the most coveted goals for young professionals. Kin Cheung, distinguished finance leader, accidentally became one after he got his Ph.D. from MIT in nuclear physics. As head of trading for vario…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/everything-you-always-wanted-know-about-being-trader-were-afraid-askPadua Hills — Redux
In 1995, Matt Garcia, now a professor of history, Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies, and human relations at Dartmouth College, first published about the founding of Claremont based Padua Hills Theatre–the lo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/padua-hills-reduxThe End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
In a moderated conversation, Coleman Hughes, an author, podcaster, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy, and applied ethics, will discuss the end of race politics and argue that…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/end-race-politics-arguments-colorblind-americaThe Great Reshaping: How Chinese Trade Changed America's Workers and Communities
When China's exports to America surged in the 2000s, it transformed local economies and individual lives across the U.S. David Autor, professor of economics at MIT, will reveal surprising findings about how communities…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/great-reshaping-how-chinese-trade-changed-americas-workers-and-communitiesA Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, “…shows how one family’s disaster illuminates the complex tragedy of Israel and…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/day-life-abed-salama-anatomy-jerusalem-tragedyWhy AI is (Probably) Creative, and Why That’s OK
Contemporary AI tools generate works and accomplish tasks in ways that, to many, suggest genuine creativity. In this talk, Peter Langland-Hassan, professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, considers some c…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-ai-probably-creative-and-why-thats-okAthenaeum Concert Series: Control and Composition
This lecture-recital will center around Lili Boulanger’s monumental song cycle, Clairières dans le ciel, featuring a soprano and a pianist. Clairières dans le ciel, is composed by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), an enigmati…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/athenaeum-concert-series-control-and-compositionNormalizing Mental Health in the Workplace
More than 20% of Americans annually experience a clinically diagnosable mental illness that impacts their productivity, attendance and overall performance as much as any physical illness. Yet, less than half get help. F…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/normalizing-mental-health-workplaceThe Sexual Revolution on College Campuses: Are We Really Liberated?
In a moderated conversation, Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason and the author of Reason's biweekly Sex & Tech and Christine Emba staff writer at The Atlantic, and will discuss whether the sexual revolution has changed col…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sexual-revolution-college-campuses-are-we-really-liberated