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Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder
Ambassador Michael McFaul’s new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder, challenges the conventional wisdom that the United States has entered a “Cold War 2.0” with China and i…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/autocrats-vs-democrats-china-russia-america-and-new-global-disorderAn Evening with United States Poet Laureate Arthur Sze
The 2025-26 United States Poet Laureate Arthur Sze's poetry is recognized for its "intellectual and visceral experience" (Brooklyn Rail). The Library of Congress describes his "poetry as distinctly American in its focus…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-united-states-poet-laureate-arthur-szeThe Real CSI: Addressing Bias and Error in Crime Labs and Autopsies
Though often seen as infallible, forensic investigations are done by humans, and humans are imperfect. Jeff Kukucka, professor of psychology at Towson University, will draw from his work as a researcher, expert witness,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/real-csi-addressing-bias-and-error-crime-labs-and-autopsiesMeasuring the Machine: How Psychological Measurement Can Transform AI Accountability
Louis Tay, William C. Byham Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue University and co-founder of ExpiWell, will address how psychological measurement can transform the way we detect and regulate bias…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/measuring-machine-how-psychological-measurement-can-transform-ai-accountabilityAn Evening with David Brooks
David Brooks is a former opinion columnist at the New York Times, current contributor to The Atlantic and frequent contributor to media outlets nationwide. He writes about "political, social and cultural trends, the cla…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-david-brooksThe Migrant Child Farmworkers – Now High-Profile Professionals©: A Film Screening
The Migrant Child Farmworkers – Now High-Profile Professionals© is an original documentary short film (executive producer Diane Wagner ’87, director Jesse Gift) featuring Xolo Maridueña, star of Blue Beetle and Cobra Ka…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/migrant-child-farmworkers-now-high-profile-professionalsc-film-screeningLeading through Crisis: The Power of Going Local to Make Change
Steve Grove '00 has spent his career at the intersection of politics, media, and tech. His recent book, How I Found Myself in the Midwest, shares his journey of leaving a successful career at Google in Silicon Valley to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/leading-through-crisis-power-going-local-make-changeThe Future Is Implausible: Why Science Fiction Always Gets the Future Wrong (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
Through a series of images drawn by artists from the past imagining life in the future, Ken Liu, award-winning author of speculative fiction, asks the audience to think through provocative questions about the science fi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-implausible-why-science-fiction-always-gets-future-wrong-and-why-thats-good-thingAre We at War? The History and Meaning of Wartime in the United States
When does a war begin? When does it end? Start dates and end dates for wars are readily available in textbooks, but are the beginnings and endings really so obvious? Currently, the U.S. claims not to be at war with any…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/are-we-war-history-and-meaning-wartime-united-statesContested Curriculum: Fighting for Queer History in K-12 Schools
Historian Don Romesburg '93, a lead scholar implementing California's groundbreaking FAIR Education Act, will discuss the long journey to bring LGBTQ history education to the nation's K-12 schools. Today, many states ha…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/contested-curriculum-fighting-queer-history-k-12-schools