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First Responders: Women as Witnesses to Mass Violence
People say we are having a “moment” for women’s testimony. But listening is the labor of generations, not seconds. Although public violence is often preceded by attacks or murders in the home, private crimes continue to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/first-responders-women-as-witnesses-to-mass-violenceNAFTA Endangered: Mexico-U.S. Prosperity in the Trump Era
Bucking traditional Republican consensus favoring free trade and calling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) the “worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere, but certainly ever signed in this country,” Pres…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/nafta-endangered-mexico-us-prosperity-in-trump-eraAllegory, Enchantment and the Origins of Modernity: A Discussion
What is modernity? Where are modernity's points of origin? Where are its boundaries? And what lies beyond those boundaries? Professors Ellen Rentz, John Farrell, and Seth Lobis of the CMC Literature Department will joi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/allegory-enchantment-and-origins-of-modernity-discussionPolicy Research and Political Challenges
Think tanks play an important role in the U.S. policy process, attempting to improve lawmaking and governance by testing political assumptions through empirical research, and offering policy alternatives based on eviden…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/policy-research-and-political-challengesOne Nation After Trump: The Challenge of Trump and Trumpism to Governance and Society
Donald Trump’s election and his actions so far in office have dramatically changed our political landscape and have brought us to uncharted territory in terms of our society and its governance. Norman Ornstein, a longti…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/one-nation-after-trump-challenge-of-trump-and-trumpism-to-governance-and-societyHow Do We Know There Are Extra Dimensions
Author of "Dark Matters and the Dinosaurs" and "Knocking on Heavens Door" and professor of theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University, Lisa Randall will talk about her research and advances in extr…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-do-we-know-there-are-extra-dimensionsCrime and Punishment: The Collaboration of Richard Avedon and James Baldwin
It is 1964, and the Civil Rights Act has just passed. "Nothing Personal," a much anticipated photo-book that combined the talents of photographer Richard Avedon and writer James Baldwin, appears with much fanfare. But t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/crime-and-punishment-collaboration-of-richard-avedon-and-james-baldwinThey Call Me Q
They Call Me Q, a one-woman show performed by award winning actress and writer Qurrat Kadwani, is the story of a girl from Bombay growing up in the Boogie Down Bronx who gracefully seeks balance between cultural pressur…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/they-call-me-qUnconventional Leadership Story and Quest for Self
Rest and self-care are buzzwords proponents of wellness use to encourage balance in a busy life. If you are the leader of a grassroots nonprofit with a monumental mission, a million dollar budget, and hundreds of staff…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unconventional-leadership-story-and-quest-for-selfMindful + Sexy Safer Sex
Kate McCombs has traveled the world teaching sex and relationship education as well as empathic communication skills. Committed to helping people feel more comfortable talking about sex and feelings, her presentation wi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/mindful-sexy-safer-sex