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Salam Neighbor: Life in a Syrian Refugee Camp
Seven miles from war, 85,000 Syrians struggle to reboot their lives inside Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp. As the first filmmakers to be fully embedded in a camp, CMC alums Zach Ingrasci '12 and Chris Temple '12 provide…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/salam-neighbor-life-in-syrian-refugee-campThe Race Line in American Life
Professor Kennedy canvasses the many ways in which racial lines have been drawn overtly and, covertly, self- consciously and unconsciously in American life.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/race-line-in-american-lifeCompassion: What I learned at CMC
As a disabled student of color and survivor of a critical illness, this CMCer learned that compassion and empathy can be the most important things to develop in college.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/compassion-what-i-learned-at-cmcDecision '16: Decoding the Iowa Caucus & New Hampshire Primary
These first-in-the-nation contests predict the next phase in the 2016 race for the presidency. Join political experts to understand what they mean for election day in November!
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/decision-16-decoding-iowa-caucus-new-hampshire-primaryBeautiful Evil: Pandora and the Problem of Female Beauty
In Greek myth it is Pandora, the first woman, who brings evil into the previously carefree world of mortal men. Greek concepts of good and evil, however, are far from simplistic and absolute. Professor Blondell will arg…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/beautiful-evil-pandora-and-problem-of-female-beautyClass of 2018 / Sophomore Class Dinner: Expanding Your Story
As you return to campus, no longer a new student, but perhaps not completely decided about your next three years at CMC, what new things will you try this year? What will you focus your energies on? Join us for a dinner…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/class-2018-sophomore-class-dinner-expanding-your-storyVoices from the Past (OK, the Not-So-Distant Past): Advice from Former Freshmen
Jennifer Taw teaches International Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Security Studies at CMC. Previously, she taught at Occidental College, UCLA, and USC. She began her career at RAND, where she spent a decade studyin…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/voices-past-ok-not-so-distant-past-advice-former-freshmenFrom Tragedy to Triumph: How I Stepped Out of Victimization and Into Success
Toshia Shaw is the founder of Purple W.I.N.G.S. (Women Inspiring Noble Girls Successfully), which seeks to demystify misconceptions about who is at risk for sexual violence. Having personally overcome domestic violence…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/tragedy-triumph-how-i-stepped-out-victimization-and-successIs Crisis the New Normal in the European Union?
Tim Haughton is an associate professor of European Politics at the University of Birmingham and a former director of Birmingham’s Centre for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies. He has held visiting positions at Har…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/crisis-new-normal-european-unionIslamophobia and the Media
Wajahat Ali, a journalist at Al Jazeera America, is a lawyer, an award-winning playwright, a television host, and a consultant for the U.S. State Department. Ali helped launch the Al Jazeera America network as co-host o…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/islamophobia-and-media