Can China escape its totalitarian past? That was the central question posed by Dr. Minxin Pei, CMC’s Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government and a George R. Roberts Fellow, as he delivered the prestigious Se…
The anxiety, uncertainty and cancel-culture that has emerged in response to the pandemic has led to a resurgence of sex negative attitudes valuing judgement and fear over autonomy and self-expression. Kelly Neff, Ph.D.,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/reframing-sex-positivity-in-socially-isolated-worldEli Saslow’s latest book, "Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist," charts the rise of white nationalism through the experiences of one person who, ultimately, abandoned everything he had been…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rising-out-of-hatred-awakening-of-former-white-nationalistFor the very first time in American history, the peaceful transfer of power was tested and compromised. Urged on by a sitting president who falsely claimed massive election fraud, a violent mob seized the Capitol Buildi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/american-democracy-in-crisisAcross the CMC curriculum, members of our faculty are meeting the challenge of these unprecedented and historic times, delivering exceptional coursework in a fully online modality for the spring semester. In our Academi…
To learn more about the highest reaches of the world, Aurora Elmore, Ph.D., geologist, climate change expert, and Senior Program Manager of Science and Innovation at the National Geographic Society, recently managed the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/climate-change-on-roof-of-worldRichard L. Hasen, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, and an expert in election law, will address the question, "After the 2020 Election, What's Next for American…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/after-2020-election-whats-next-for-american-democracyThe commonplace saying "a rising tide lifts all boats" is associated with the idea that an improved economy will benefit all participants. Popularized in the ‘60s, the aphorism has also been used in recent years to high…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/does-rising-tide-lift-all-boats-racial-and-distributional-aspects-of-economic-freedomTo most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: Self-defense versus nonviolence, Black power versus civil rights, the sword versus the shield. The struggle for Black freedom is wrou…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sword-and-shield-revolutionary-lives-of-malcolm-x-and-martin-luther-king-jr