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Reinventing the Los Angeles Times
Since taking charge of the Los Angeles Times newsroom more than a year and a half ago, Executive Editor Kevin Merida has set out to reinvent the largest newspaper on the West Coast, and one of the largest in the country…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/reinventing-los-angeles-timesLiving a Life of Purpose
Finding your purpose is not an easy thing to do and not often found in a single experience or moment. For Tom Linebarger '86, executive chairman of Cummins, Inc.—a global power technology company that pioneers new techn…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/living-life-purposeWill the Harvard/UNC Cases at the Supreme Court Transform U.S. Higher Education? (THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12.)
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-education-event-has-beenTurkish Genocide Denial as a National Security Concept
Taner Akçam, the inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program at the Promise Institute at UCLA, will discuss the national security implications of Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide on stability and…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/turkish-genocide-denial-national-security-conceptFree Markets for a World on Fire: Thinking Historically to Confront Today's Challenges
Free Market thought is one of the most powerful and controversial ideas. Surprisingly, nobody has ever written a complex history of its origins. That is until Jacob Soll, University Professor and professor of philosophy…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/free-markets-world-fire-thinking-historically-confront-todays-challenges1619? 1776? Race and the American Founding
The publication of the New York Times’ 1619 Project brought to the foreground issues of race, slavery, and the American Founding. Was the true founding of America in 1619, the year the first slaves reportedly arrived in…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/1619-1776-race-and-american-foundingThe Economy of Promises: Trust, Power, and Credit in America
Today’s economy depends on promises as millions of borrowers promise to repay their loans. How do lenders decide whose promises to trust? Initially, lenders judged a borrower’s personal character and used the social t…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/economy-promises-trust-power-and-credit-americaClimate Solutions: Water in the West
With extensive experience in water issues, Felicia Marcus, the William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program and an attorney, consultant, and member of the Water Policy Group, wi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/climate-solutions-water-westClimate Solutions: Air
No country or state has taken a stronger lead in fighting climate change than California. Directing those efforts for the past decade as chair of the Air Resources Board has been Mary Nichols. Formerly at the EPA and a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/climate-solutions-airLife After College (For Folks Still in College)
Follow your dreams! Yeah, sure. But... how? In clear, accessible, entertaining, and deeply personal terms, bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and creator of Found Magazine, Davy Rothbart breaks down 12 st…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/life-after-college-folks-still-college