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Does Science Imply Human Rights?: The Intellectual Journey of the Dissident Chinese Astrophysicist Fang Lizhi
An idealistic communist in 1952, by 1987 astrophysicist Fang Lizhi was a "dissident." Professor Link will discuss Fang's recently-published autobiography which shows how science, not political theory, caused this transf…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/does-science-imply-human-rights-intellectual-journey-of-dissident-chinese-astrophysicistAn Unexpected Journey from CMC to a Syrian Refugee Camp
CMC alumni Zach Ingrasci '12 and Chris Temple '12 will chronicle their journey both as young adults and as film makers from the CMC campus to the fields of Guatemala and the refugee tents of Syria.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unexpected-journey-from-cmc-to-syrian-refugee-campA Journey and Not a Race
Michael Graber '74 graduated from CMC with a degree in philosophy and then spent the next 30 years filming adventure documentaries all over the world. As the keynote speaker for CMC's Second Annual Green Careers Confere…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/journey-and-not-raceThe Path to Leadership
Mr. Martinetto '84 believes that there are as many paths to leadership positions as there are people in those roles, and the paths are rarely linear. By sharing critical experiences and key learnings from his own career…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/path-to-leadershipJewish Refugees in the Middle East
Atina Grossmann teaches modern European and German history, and women's and gender studies at The Cooper Union in New York City. A graduate of the City College of New York (B.A) and Rutgers University (M.A, Ph.D), she h…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/jewish-refugees-in-middle-eastA Cycle of Equal Opportunity
According to a report Congressman Takano's office produced last year, roughly 400,000 Riverside County residents are living in poverty, and one in four of them are children. Congressman Takano will provide his plan to r…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cycle-of-equal-opportunityThe Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics
Plagued by political assassinations and military coups, how has Pakistan survived as a nation-state in a challenging regional and global environment? Professor Jalal will address this and other pressing questions includ…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/struggle-for-pakistan-muslim-homeland-and-global-politicsWhy Liberal Education Matters
Wesleyan University's President Roth will examine the debate over the benefits—or drawbacks—of a broad-based liberal education and present his own defense of a “pragmatic liberal education.”
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-liberal-education-mattersGood News Stories from Africa: How Hollywood and the Media Get it Wrong
With over 30 of years of experience working in Africa and on African issues, Mr. Prendergast will illustrate the differences between "Hollywood Africa" and the African continent as it truly exists today, peeling back th…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/good-news-stories-from-africa-how-hollywood-and-media-get-it-wrongGame Over: The Collision of Sports and Politics in the United States
The author of several books, including "What's My Name, Fool", Dave Zirin delivers a provocative, sometimes chilling, look at sports and society.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/game-over-collision-of-sports-and-politics-in-united-states