The subtle relationship between the ideas of freedom and equality is a central theme in Tocqueville's Democracy in America. Less appreciated are Tocqueville’s thoughts about the relationship between equality as an idea…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/toquevilles-materialismAward-winning Ukrainian journalist Anna Romandash will examine the question of “Putin’s endgame” through the lens of history and dynamic events today. Exploring the topic of how wars end considers not only the military…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/last-days-genocidaires-putins-endgame-historical-perspectiveLearn about careers in human rights and the Elbaz Family Post-Graduate Fellowship program, sponsored by CMC’s Mgrublian Center for Human Rights. Join the two recipients of the 2024 Elbaz Family Post-Graduate Fellowship…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/careers-human-rights-2024-winners-elbaz-family-post-graduate-fellowshipAs the keynote speaker for FEI’s Annual Claremont Finance Conference, Todd Barker '01 will cover the historical evolution of the hedge fund industry that started out with funds holding long and short positions to cancel…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/feis-2026-claremont-finance-conference-market-neutral-equity-investing-101-brief-historyPlato argued that theoretical reflection can lead us out of the metaphorical cave of a distorted understanding of reality up into a clear, undistorted understanding of what is real. Paul Hurley, professor of philosophy…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/are-we-living-our-lives-funhouse-mirrorNeither Alice Chang ’15 nor Sara Linssen ’16 could have predicted where they would end up just a few years after graduating as economics and government majors from Claremont McKenna College.
After World War II, the United States helped construct and lead an international order which prioritized state sovereignty, territorial integrity, non-intervention, and the peaceful resolution of disputes, with the aim…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/us-foreign-policy-era-great-power-politicsAlumni in Action story for Adele English '19
Tobias was one of eight finalists from the Rhodes Trust’s South African constituency, comprised of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, and Eswatini (BLNMS countries), all of whom were competing for the single scholarshi…
In 2023, Tanase was inducted into the Ted Ducey CMS Hall of Fame, honored for her leadership as an athlete, as a diving coach, and the foundational Athena water polo coach, who led the Athenas to the first two SCIAC cha…
