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The Future of the Republican Party in California
In a season of voter unrest and political uncertainty, what does the future hold for the Republican party in the solidly blue state of California?
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-of-republican-party-in-californiaReligion, Race and the 2016 Election: Evangelicals, Jews, Latinos, and the Future of American Politics
Professor Espinosa will explore the critical role of race and religion in the 2016 presidential race and expose the ways in which candidates are leveraging race and religion to garner support from diverse voting constit…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/religion-race-and-2016-election-evangelicals-jews-latinos-and-future-of-american-politicsHuman Decisions and Machine Predictions
Machine learning techniques provide a powerful way of making predictive inference from large sets of data. When used correctly, these tools can positively improve decisions in many contexts and compensate for the fallib…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/human-decisions-and-machine-predictionsDinner Theatre: The Bad Seed
Under The Lights is proud to present The Bad Seed, a classic, psychological thriller about an adorable little girl who may not be what she seems...
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dinner-theatre-bad-seed-1After Scalia: The Politics of Supreme Court Nominations in an Age of Polarization
Please join us for a moderated panel discussion at the Athenaeum on the politics and process of replacing Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court Bench. The Dreier Roundtable is organizing a talk about how this vacancy affe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/after-scalia-politics-of-supreme-court-nominations-in-age-of-polarizationTruth & Reconciliation: Healing the Wounds of Racism
Born in South Africa to social activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, Naomi Tutu has spent most of her life working to promote racial and gender equality and will provide a new perspective in handling racis…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/truth-reconciliation-healing-wounds-of-racismDividing Hispaniola: The Dominican Republic's Border Campaign against Haiti, 1930-1961
Professor Paulino will discuss how Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo—facilitated by hard-line state institutions and an ideological campaign against what was considered an encroaching black, inferior, and bellicose Hai…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dividing-hispaniola-dominican-republics-border-campaign-against-haiti-1930-1961Crony Capitalism, Corporate Relocation, and Policy Uncertainty: Does the Nature of Political Competition Have Important Effects on Economic Activity?
Professor Shelton will discuss the difficulties of inference in social science with examples from his own work including politically connected firms in Russia, Taiwan’s relations with China, and U.S. state governors’ en…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/crony-capitalism-corporate-relocation-and-policy-uncertainty-does-nature-of-politicalThe Makers of Modern India & Pakistan: A Dramatic Enactment
5C students studying the conflicts and achievements of leaders Gandhi, Jinnah, and Nehru will enact the dramatic personal relations and traumatic creation of present-day states of India and Pakistan.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/makers-of-modern-india-pakistan-dramatic-enactmentInnovation on Wall Street: Rise of Financial Technology
John Shrewsberry ’87 is the chief financial officer of Wells Fargo, the largest bank in the world by market value. His presentation will analyze the role of technology in financial services, how it affects incumbents an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/innovation-on-wall-street-rise-of-financial-technology