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Bridging the Gap Between Science and Service: Clinical Research with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Within the next ten years, we are each likely to have a personal experience with a child with autism, underscoring the importance of aggressive clinical research focused on cutting edge interventions effective both in l…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/bridging-gap-between-science-and-service-clinical-research-with-children-with-autism"Working Abroad" vs "Working in Africa": Countering Narratives of Employment as Aid
Jasmine Shirey ’18, who studied literature and neuroscience at CMC, began her work with the Forum for African Women Educationalists - Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI) as an intern in the summer of 2016. Upon graduation in 2018…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/working-abroad-vs-working-in-africa-countering-narratives-of-employment-as-aidFaith in the Now: Some Notes on Poetry and Immortality
Readers and writers are—and should be—skeptical of any framework that purports a clear divide between good and evil. We are compelled, exhorted, and trained to discover and to create worlds that are as complex as the li…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/faith-in-now-some-notes-on-poetry-and-immortalityWhat Can Brain Stimulation Tell Us About Being Human?
Major mental illness is perhaps the most disabling medical problem in the world and the global health community has responded to this crisis with increasing technology. While these technologies may truly change the prob…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-can-brain-stimulation-tell-us-about-being-humanWhat's Good: Reckoning with the Horror of One of Our Most Overused Words
Kiese Laymon, award winning author of Heavy, will explore the unspoken traumas and joys embedded in the word "good" in his home, region, and nation.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/whats-good-reckoning-with-horror-of-one-of-our-most-overused-wordsVulnerable Leadership: Management Lessons from Facebook and Amazon
With 20 years of combined senior management experience both at Facebook and Amazon, Dan Rose P’20 developed—and will share—a philosophy of vulnerable leadership that guided his management style and helped him grow from…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/vulnerable-leadership-management-lessons-from-facebook-and-amazonNever Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
Judith Grisel, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Bucknell University, began using recreational drugs when she was 13 and ended up in a treatment center at 23. She went on to a research career studying the neur…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/never-enough-neuroscience-and-experience-of-addictionRed State Blues: How the Conservative Revolution Stalled in the States
Over the last quarter century, a nationalized and increasingly conservative Republican Party made unprecedented gains at the state level, winning control of 24 new state governments. Liberals and conservatives alike ant…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/red-state-blues-how-conservative-revolution-stalled-in-statesUnflattening Thinking in Comics
Nick Sousanis, Eisner-winning comics author and assistant professor in Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University, will discuss his experiences writing and drawing his doctoral dissertation entirely…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unflattening-thinking-in-comicsTrillion Dollar Coach: Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley
Renowned as the ultimate coach, the legendary Bill Campbell mentored some of the best and brightest tech entrepreneurs, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In honor o…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/trillion-dollar-coach-leadership-playbook-of-silicon-valley