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The Myths of Mathematics
Although used and coveted in every sector of today’s data-driven market, the essence of mathematics continues to be shrouded in mythologies. What’s math really about? Satyan Devadoss, recipient of two national teaching…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/myths-mathematicsThe Role of Citizens in the American Constitution
The American Constitution begins by pronouncing itself an act of “We the People” and derives its legitimacy from its ratification by the people. And yet the people rarely appear in the text of the Constitution and citiz…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/role-citizens-american-constitutionBeyond the Shores: A History of African Americans Abroad
In Beyond the Shores, Dr. Tamara J. Walker reveals poignant histories of a diverse group of African Americans who have left the United States over the course of the past century. Together, the interwoven stories highlig…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/beyond-shores-history-african-americans-abroadThe Lessons of Military History for Today: From Ukraine to Taiwan
Military history offers innumerable lessons for today. It can inspire, with tales of human heroism. It can teach tactical lessons about battle. Military history can also stitch those tactical ideas from individual battl…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/lessons-military-history-today-ukraine-taiwanDebate Night at the Ath: The US should establish a guaranteed living wage
Nearly 60 years after the War on Poverty was declared, the United States suffered from the highest poverty rate and third highest level of income inequality out of all 34 OECD nations in 2021. Can a guaranteed living wa…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/debate-night-ath-us-should-establish-guaranteed-living-wageConfronting the Unthinkable: Understanding the Uyghur Genocide in China
Nury Turkel, Commissioner at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and author of No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs, shares his personal story and draws from his decades of ex…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/confronting-unthinkable-understanding-uyghur-genocide-chinaAround the World at the Ath: Brazil
Join the Athenaeum and ASCMC's Social Life Working Group for the first installment of Around the World at the Ath, a new series designed to combine faculty and student expertise about international cultures and traditio…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/around-world-ath-brazilExploring the World with a Camera and a Purpose
In this talk, conservation photographer Gabby Salazar will share how curiosity and a camera have taken her to many unexpected places - from the top of a volcano in Guatemala to the savannas of Zimbabwe. She will also di…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/exploring-world-camera-and-purposeStory Of Us: Identity
The Kravis Lab's “Story of Us” Fellowship provides students with a reflective opportunity to unearth their own stories of strength, to identify their call to leadership on a cause, to connect with others through shared…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/story-us-identityStory of Us: Allyship
The Kravis Lab's “Story of Us” Fellowship provides students with a reflective opportunity to unearth their own stories of strength, to identify their call to leadership on a cause, to connect with others through shared…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/story-us-allyship