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Progress Towards a Game of Life Decision Support System
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1990 for his work on portfolio theory, Harry Markowitz will discuss why household financial decisions for individuals and/or families should be considered part of the “Game o…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/progress-towards-game-of-life-decision-support-systemUnleashing Your Inner Entrepreneur
Ben Hamlin '07, who after years on Wall Street co-founded Localwise, will provide a 5-step framework for unleashing your inner entrepreneur. With experience in politics, banking, venture capital, and non-profit manageme…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unleashing-your-inner-entrepreneurBrazilian Agrigolpe: Brazil’s 2016 Parliamentary Coup and Challenge in Historical Perspective
Brazil’s crisis continues, supported by a powerful agribusiness lobby with deep historical roots. Clifford Welch, professor of contemporary Brazilian history, will detail the centrality of agribusiness support for the i…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/brazilian-agrigolpe-brazils-2016-parliamentary-coup-and-challenge-in-historicalWhy Free Speech Matters on Campus
Keith E. Whittington, professor of politics at Princeton University, will argue that robust protection of free speech and civil discourse is essential for universities to fulfill their distinct and important mission to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-free-speech-matters-on-campusClass of 2021 Dinner (1)
Visiting professor of literature and acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill will address first-year student class in an exploration of literature as related to expression and social critique and will discuss the importance of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/class-of-2021-dinner-1Class of 2021 Dinner (2)
Visiting professor of literature and acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill will address first-year student class in an exploration of literature as related to expression and social critique and will discuss the importance of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/class-of-2021-dinner-2Blind Faith: The Hindi Poet Surdas and his Visual Legacy
The great 16th-century poet Hindi Surdas, a great devotee of Krishna, is said to have been blind. John “Jack” Stratton Hawley, professor of religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, wonders and explains how the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/blind-faith-hindi-poet-surdas-and-his-visual-legacyDocumenting China's Crony Capitalism: Why it Matters
Choking air pollution. Poisoned soil. Ghost cities. Yawning income gaps. The problems with China's breakneck economic growth are well documented. But what is less known is how the confluence of money and unchecked power…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/documenting-chinas-crony-capitalism-why-it-mattersMedia Literacy 101: What Has Journalism Done For Me Lately? And Is Freedom of the Press Working Now?
With all the talk about “fake news” and new questions arising about what to trust, Lori Kozlowski '00 will present an in-depth analysis of how the news business works, delve into journalism’s role in society, and consid…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/media-literacy-101-what-has-journalism-done-for-me-lately-and-is-freedom-of-press-workingThe Paradox of Choice
Built into the DNA of the U.S. and other western societies is the conviction that freedom of choice is good, and more choice is always better than less. But Barry Schwartz, emeritus professor of psychology at Swarthmore…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/paradox-of-choice