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When Should Law Forgive?
In an age of resentment, mass incarceration, exploding student debt, and recriminations across social media and communities, forgiveness is an under-utilized resource especially in law and politics. When and how can law…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/when-should-law-forgiveFaustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War
Immediately after World War I and continuing for more than a decade, the German military and the Soviet Union—despite having been mortal enemies—entered into a secret partnership designed to overturn the order in Europe…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/faustian-bargain-soviet-german-partnership-and-origins-second-world-warInterior Chinatown: Screenwriting, Representation, and Identity
Drawing on his experience as a fiction writer and as a writer and producer for television, Charles Yu discusses his acclaimed novel "Interior Chinatown" and the issues of immigration, assimilation, and representation th…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/interior-chinatown-screenwriting-representation-and-identityHow to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Behavioral scientist, award-winning Wharton professor, co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative, and Choiceology podcast host Katy Milkman has devoted her career to the study of behavior change. In her gro…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-change-science-getting-where-you-are-where-you-want-beHumor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life
Work has changed. With digital transformation, remote work, stress and uncertainty, it's harder than ever to foster connection, joy, and well-being within teams and organizations. But research shows there’s hope in humo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/humor-seriously-why-humor-secret-weapon-business-and-lifeThe Estrangement of Being Without a Name: Critical Race Theory, Constitutional Fidelity, and the Politics of Bad Faith
When the House of Representatives began its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s abuse of presidential power, political commentators decried the country was in a “genuine” constitutional crisis. The claim emerged,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/estrangement-being-without-name-critical-race-theory-constitutional-fidelity-and-politicsWhat QAnon and the Taliban Have in Common
Insurrections related to the rise of neo-nationalism are a global phenomenon. The mob attack on the capital on January 6 in Washington D.C. has some eerie parallels with the startling resurgence of the Taliban in August…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-qanon-and-taliban-have-commonOn 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-amendment