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The Levant Express: The Arab Uprisings, Human Rights and the Future of the Middle East
Many were filled with hopes during the Arab uprisings, but now look upon the region with despair. Against the current, Micheline Ishay, Distinguished Professor of International Studies and Human Rights at the Josef Korb…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/levant-express-arab-uprisings-human-rights-and-future-of-middle-eastWhat Can Brain Stimulation Tell Us About Being Human?
Major mental illness is perhaps the most disabling medical problem in the world and the global health community has responded to this crisis with increasing technology. While these technologies may truly change the prob…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-can-brain-stimulation-tell-us-about-being-humanFaith in the Now: Some Notes on Poetry and Immortality
Readers and writers are—and should be—skeptical of any framework that purports a clear divide between good and evil. We are compelled, exhorted, and trained to discover and to create worlds that are as complex as the li…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/faith-in-now-some-notes-on-poetry-and-immortality"Working Abroad" vs "Working in Africa": Countering Narratives of Employment as Aid
Jasmine Shirey ’18, who studied literature and neuroscience at CMC, began her work with the Forum for African Women Educationalists - Zimbabwe Chapter (FAWEZI) as an intern in the summer of 2016. Upon graduation in 2018…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/working-abroad-vs-working-in-africa-countering-narratives-of-employment-as-aidGender and Genocide
An expert consultant with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention, Adam Jones will explore the shaping role of gender in the perpetration and prevention of genocide and cover topics such as gender-selective mas…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/gender-and-genocideBridging the Gap Between Science and Service: Clinical Research with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Within the next ten years, we are each likely to have a personal experience with a child with autism, underscoring the importance of aggressive clinical research focused on cutting edge interventions effective both in l…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/bridging-gap-between-science-and-service-clinical-research-with-children-with-autismGender and Genocide
Adam Jones, professor of political science at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, B.C. and author of Gendercide and Genocide, will explore the shaping role of gender in the perpetration and prevention of geno…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/gender-and-genocide-0MASS MEDIA. Then and Now. Old and New. A Generational Perspective.
The world of marketing, media, and communications has been entirely disrupted. Gone is the era when newspapers, broadcast television, and magazines set the agenda and were society’s info gatekeepers. Today, social media…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/mass-media-then-and-now-old-and-new-generational-perspectiveWhy Early Modern History Matters: Tracking the Terminology of "Difference" in Past Lives and Present Perspectives
In a world dominated by escalating environmental, social, and political crises, Heather Ferguson, associate professor of history at CMC, believes that the discipline of history serves as a mechanism that introduces a “p…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-early-modern-history-matters-tracking-terminology-of-difference-in-past-lives-andBorder Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration
In Border Wars, Michael D. Shear '90 and his co-author, Julie Hirschfeld Davis, both reporters for the New York Times who have covered the Trump Administration from its earliest days, document how President Trump and hi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/border-wars-inside-trumps-assault-on-immigration