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Intuition: What is it really and what role should it play in your leadership toolkit?
Intuition is often credited as the secret sauce to effectiveness and success both in personal and professional settings. Is this true? If so, can it be learned or cultivated? State Senator Holly Mitchell, who represents…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/intuition-what-is-it-really-and-what-role-should-it-play-in-your-leadership-toolkitWhere is U.S. Foreign Policy Headed?
During the campaign, President Trump described U.S. foreign policy as “a complete and total disaster.” (Indeed, when Bernie Sanders made similar complaints from the left, many Americans nodded their heads in agreement,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/where-is-us-foreign-policy-headedThe Closest of Enemies: The United States and Cuba
In the history of U.S. foreign policy, no relationship has been more dysfunctional than the one with nearby Cuba. Lars Schoultz, professor emeritus of political science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/closest-of-enemies-united-states-and-cubaCases and Controversies: Pivotal Legal Questions of Our Times
From the travel ban to the Colorado baker, from location data to the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, among many others, the Supreme Court’s 2017-18 docket is loaded with pivotal cases concerning national security, religi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cases-and-controversies-pivotal-legal-questions-of-our-timesSpoken Word with Slam Poet Amal Kassir
Watching the news, it seems like ethnic divides are ever-deepening. But how can we solve these complicated problems when each side lives in fear of the other? The answer is evident, argues Syrian-American poet Amal Kass…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/spoken-word-with-slam-poet-amal-kassirFirst Responders: Women as Witnesses to Mass Violence
People say we are having a “moment” for women’s testimony. But listening is the labor of generations, not seconds. Although public violence is often preceded by attacks or murders in the home, private crimes continue to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/first-responders-women-as-witnesses-to-mass-violenceRacial Bias and Discretion in Policing
Jack Glaser, professor of psychology at U.C. Berkeley, will describe the psychological science on intergroup bias that helps to explain racial disparities in police stops, searches, arrests, and use of force, and the pr…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/racial-bias-and-discretion-in-policingWhat Nonfiction Narratives Reveal
One of the country’s most accomplished documentary filmmakers, Lynn Novick will discuss the creative process and the search for authenticity in her work, including her latest collaboration for PBS with Ken Burns, The Vi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-nonfiction-narratives-revealStepping Stones to Sustainability: The Landscape of Green Jobs
Lauren Faber O'Connor, the chief sustainability officer for the City of Los Angeles, will reflect on her experience working at the Environmental Defense Fund, the California EPA, and the U.S. Department of Energy State…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/stepping-stones-to-sustainability-landscape-of-green-jobsPicking for Keeps: Shaping the Future, One Justice at a Time
The process of selecting and confirming life-tenured Supreme Court justices—and other federal judges—can shape our laws and society for decades. Long after a President is gone, the individuals appointed to the federal b…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/picking-for-keeps-shaping-future-one-justice-at-time