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The California Paradox
Over the past half century, California has experienced sweeping demographic, economic, cultural, and political changes. The state has emerged from these changes as a paradox—flourishing on a grand scale yet beset by eno…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/california-paradoxAn Evening of Live Music with The After School Specials
Join the After School Specials, one of the Claremont College's own A Cappella groups, for an evening of live music. Characterized by upbeat attitudes and green attires, the group sings its own arrangements that cover an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-live-music-after-school-specialsExercising Soft Power: France in the United States
France and the United States share many values and ideals and have a long history as one another’s “oldest allies. Yet one cannot ignore the things have also divided them: an entrenched tradition of anti-Americanism in…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/exercising-soft-power-france-united-statesWill the Harvard/UNC Cases at the Supreme Court Transform U.S. Higher Education?
In October 2022, the Supreme Court heard challenges to the admissions systems at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Most legal observers expect the Court will make a broad ruling substantially rest…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/will-harvardunc-cases-supreme-court-transform-us-higher-educationEvolving Reproductive Rights Strategies in the Post-Dobbs Era
Kyla Easting '18, an assistant staff attorney at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will discuss evolving reproductive rights strategies in the post-Dobbs era. Ms. Eastling's CMC presentation is co-sponsored by t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evolving-reproductive-rights-strategies-post-dobbs-eraBank Runs and Policy Responses
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank tells market participants that runs on banks exist even in the presence of deposit insurance. It’s frightening but true. And now, the Federal Reserve has to act to prevent a full-fled…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/bank-runs-and-policy-responsesOverture of Hope
Overture of Hope tells the tale of two British sisters in 1930s Europe, one a dowdy typist, the other a soon-to-be-famous romance novelist. Yet, both share a passion for opera, which takes them on frequent trips to Germ…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/overture-hopeThe Rise (and Bumps) of Decentralized Finance
Vincenzo Quadrini, professor of finance and business economics at the Marshall School of Business of the University of Southern California, will talk about the growth (and bumps) of decentralized finance including the m…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rise-and-bumps-decentralized-finance-0Student Loan Debt: Is Forgiveness Divine?
Sylvain Catherine, assistant professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will address the ongoing debate on student loan debt forgiveness. Professor Catherine's Athenaeum presentation i…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/student-loan-debt-forgiveness-divineLiving in Nonstationary Times – How Emerging Trends are Impacting Investing
Artificial intelligence is beginning to grab seats on trading floors and vote on investment committees, but will it fully supplant human investors or merely serve to aid their search for fat right tails? How are advance…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/living-nonstationary-times-how-emerging-trends-are-impacting-investing