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Beyond Fordlândia: An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon
Written, directed and produced by Marcos Colón, Beyond Fordlândia (2018, 75 min) presents an environmental account of Henry Ford’s Amazon experience decades after its failure. The story addressed by the film begins in 1…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/beyond-fordl%C3%A2ndia-environmental-account-of-henry-fords-adventure-in-amazonThe Pursuit of Sustainable Happiness
Science offers insights into how people can better manage their psychology in the pursuit of happiness. Much has been learned about what is required to be happy in the moment and how this psychological state can be sust…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/pursuit-of-sustainable-happinessThe Problem of Conflicting Goals: A Philosophical Approach
Conflicts among our goals are a major impediment to living a good life. Conflicts frustrate competing goals and they also cause us to wonder if we’re on the wrong path. Valerie Tiberius, the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Lib…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/problem-of-conflicting-goals-philosophical-approachHappiness and Economics
In the past few decades, economists have been increasingly interested in studying happiness or subjective well-being measures, and policy makers have also started to use these measures to design and evaluate policies. F…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/happiness-and-economicsThe Undocumented Lawyer: Capturing the Immigration Crisis through Film
The Undocumented Lawyer is the story of Lizbeth Mateo, an undocumented attorney who swore to uphold the constitution. When a client takes sanctuary in a church, Ms. Mateo's own experience guides their fight for justice.…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/undocumented-lawyer-capturing-immigration-crisis-through-filmThe Next Wave of Title IX Activism
Laura Dunn, founder of SurvJustice and founding partner at L.L. Dunn Law Firm, PLLC, will discuss the history of the campus-based Title IX movement and the new wave of Title IX activism from Capitol Hill on down to coll…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/next-wave-of-title-ix-activismYusef Komunyakaa: An Evening of Poetry and Reflections
First alerted to the power of language through his grandparents, who were church people, and for whom the "sound of the Old Testament informed the cadences of their speech,” award winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa's poetry…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/yusef-komunyakaa-evening-of-poetry-and-reflectionsWe’ve Got You: Crafting Economies of Care in Poetry and Beyond
Poet and writer Gabrielle Calvocoressi will examine the ways poetry enacts and sets a path forward for new ways of thinking about our various economies (both real and imagined). Using the work of Destiny Hemphill, Fred …
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/weve-got-you-crafting-economies-of-care-in-poetry-and-beyondModern Leadership: Accelerating Diversity and Inclusion from the Top
Diligent Corporation has quietly become one of the largest SaaS companies on the planet, providing governance software to nearly 20,000 organizations globally. Following the events of 2020, Diligent has called on its ne…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/modern-leadership-accelerating-diversity-and-inclusion-from-topCOVID-19: Should Schools Be Open?
Every discussion or debate around COVID-19 has become protracted, political, and bitter, and what to do about schools is no exception. Indeed schools present a tradeoff. When they're open, society benefits from the esse…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/covid-19-should-schools-be-open