Can something as simple as thinking about science affect moral behavior? It turns out, yes. In a recent article for Scientific American, assistant professor of psychology Piercarlo Valdesolo wrote about experiments cond…

Gloria Allred, prominent lawyer and activist known for her work on behalf of women's rights and rights of those discriminated against, spoke at the Athenaeum on Monday, Sept. 23. Allred's talk, titled "Women’s Rights an…

Statistician-extraordinaire Nate Silver spoke to a packed audience at the Athenaeum on Thursday, Sept. 19, about how we look at data and information, sharing insights from his famously accurate predictions of the state-…

Wendy Lower's forthcoming book has been longlisted for a National Book Award. The book draws on her archival research and fieldwork on the Holocaust, access to post-Soviet documents, and interviews with German witnesses…

What excited Norman Valencia about joining CMC? A golden opportunity. As a new tenure-track assistant professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the Modern Languages Department, Valencia will be working on ways to develop a…

September 12th marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Athenaeum. Read these excerpted remarks presented at the Athenaeum on that date by Athenaeum fellow Andrew Willis ’14 on the venerable institution’s histo…

A strong CMC alumni networking effort is spreading across the US and could come to a city near you. The brainchild of Aron Khurana ’09 and Rick Voit ’78 from the Chicago Chapter of the CMC Alumni Association, the progra…

CMCers clearly like a challenge. Throughout Teach For America’s 23-year history, 126 CMC alumni have taught as corps members. Eleven of them joined this year, and about 13 percent of CMC’s graduating seniors applied to…

A Celebration of the Life of ALI MIRZA 1993 - 2013 Friday, September 20, 2013, 2 p.m., McKenna Auditorium Ali W. Mirza '15 was a beloved son, brother and best friend to many people. Hailing from Westport, CT, Ali was a…

Former White House speechwriter and Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor, Eric Liu spoke at the Athenaeum on Thursday, September 12. The title of his talk was  “Democracy is for Amateurs.” Speaking to an audience of mostly CM…