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Who suffers when a country locks up 1% of its adult population?
The United States locks up a larger share of its population than any nation. Peter Wagner will discuss the consequences and price paid by families, communities, and people who have never touched our criminal justice sys…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/who-suffers-when-country-locks-up-1-of-its-adult-populationAn Evening of Spoken Word Poetry
Kelly Tsai, an award-winning spoken word poet, actively engages—and believes in the power of the arts—to leverage and effectuate social change. She will perform an eclectic set list including Making Guacamole and You Ar…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/evening-of-spoken-word-poetryPersecution of Homosexuals in Germany: During and After the Holocaust
Geoffrey Giles, a scholar of groundbreaking research and writings on the Allied occupation of Germany, will speak about the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and in post-war, occupied Germany.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/persecution-of-homosexuals-in-germany-during-and-after-holocaustChina Under Mao: History versus Myth
Despite creating China's first unified modern national state and initiating its industrialization drive, did Mao leave China divided, backward, and weak? Stanford's Andrew Walder will examine the evidence.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/china-under-mao-history-versus-mythThe Oval Office and The Fourth Estate: A Conversation on Politics and Journalism in the Nation’s Capital
Alumni Brandi Hoffine '06 and Mike Shear '90 return to campus together to discuss President Obama, the 2016 presidential campaign, and what it's like to live and work in Washington, D.C. The duo will draw upon countless…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/oval-office-and-fourth-estate-conversation-on-politics-and-journalism-in-nations-capitalNotes from the Field: How ISIS Built the Machinery of Terror
A methodical prize-winning investigator reporter, Rukmini Callimachi is a foreign correspondent at the New York Times and covers extremism, including Al Qaeda and ISIS/ISIL.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/notes-from-field-how-isis-built-machinery-of-terrorPericles of Athens and the Dangers of Democracy
Though most often the object of praise by moderns, Pericles attracted significant criticism in antiquity. Loren J. Samons believes that a careful study of Pericles’ career offers potential lessons for the contemporary w…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/pericles-of-athens-and-dangers-of-democracyMarx, Mao, and Mathematics: The Politics of Infinitesimals
When the “Mathematical Manuscripts” of Karl Marx were translated into Chinese during the Cultural Revolution, they served as useful propaganda for mathematicians interested in reforming mathematics education and support…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marx-mao-and-mathematics-politics-of-infinitesimalsIn Policing We Trust: The History of Crime Fighting in Black America
Framed by the polarizing 2016 presidential race, advocates of law and order stand on one-side against competing claims for systemic police reform. Khalil Gibran Muhammad will address: How did we get here? What's new? Wh…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/in-policing-we-trust-history-of-crime-fighting-in-black-americaPolarized: The Rise of Ideology in U.S. Politics
The 2016 presidential election features the two most unpopular major party nominees in the history of opinion polling. How did that happen?
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/polarized-rise-of-ideology-in-us-politics