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On Living in the Brown Space Between Black and White
Sameer Pandya, associate professor of Asian American Studies at U.C. Santa Barbara and author of the novel "Members Only" and the story collection "The Blind Writer", will use the historical and contemporary example of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/living-brown-space-between-black-and-whitePast, Present & Future of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A New Dawn for Mental Health and Neuroscience
Daniel Kelly, M.D. '82, a neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, will discuss the history, current state and future opportunities of psychedelic-assisted therapies for a wide spectrum of mental health, and other neuroscience…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/past-present-future-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-new-dawn-mental-health-and-neuroscienceThe Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment
In this talk, Ilan Wurman ‘09, associate professor of law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and author of "The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Amendment," will disc…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/second-founding-introduction-fourteenth-amendmentHow to Win Elections and Lose the Country
To paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche, madness is rare in individuals—but in political parties it is the rule. From the very founding of our American political system, we have been less than sane when it comes to our politi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-win-elections-and-lose-countrySurviving the Forgotten Genocide: An Armenian Memoir by John Minassian
Starting in 1895 with the Turkish destruction of more than one million Armenian men, women, and children, the twentieth century has been named the century of genocide. The Armenian memoirist, John Minassian (1895-1991),…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/surviving-forgotten-genocide-armenian-memoir-by-john-minassianAnti-Asian Bias Crimes: Past, Present, and Future
The U.S. has recently witnessed a growing number of violent acts and hate crimes perpetuated against Asian-American communities across the country. While racism and discrimination against Asian-Americans has tragically…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/anti-asian-bias-crimes-past-present-and-futureRepresentation and Responsible Leadership: A Conversation with Candace Valenzuela '06
Candace Valenzuela ’06 began her political career when she ran for office in 2017 and was elected to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District board in Texas as an at-large representative, defeating an 1…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/representation-and-responsible-leadership-conversation-with-candace-valenzuela-06Historical Archives: Sep 19, 1994
Luis Valdez, playwright; author, Zoot Suit (1977) and La Bamba (1987); "Hemispheric American" (McKenna Auditorium)
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/historical-archives-sep-19-1994Historical Archives: Sep 20, 1994
Horace Clarence Boyer, professor of music, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; co-author, We'll Understand It Better By and By (1993) and New Grove Dictionary of American Music (1986); "The Old Ship of Zion: African A…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/historical-archives-sep-20-1994Historical Archives: Sep 21, 1994
Stacey Kabat, director, Battered Women Fighting Back!; co-producer of documentary "Defending Our Lives" (1993)
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/historical-archives-sep-21-1994