In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, U.S. officials under new secretary of state George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marshall-plan-and-dawn-of-cold-warEurope has long been home to the most important allies of the United States. Yet President Trump has said NATO is “obsolete” and the European Union was “set up to take advantage of the United States.” Karen Erika Donfri…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/transatlantic-ties-in-age-of-trumpA foremost political commentator and columnist, George F. Will presents penetrating and incisive commentary on the Washington political scene, offering a glimpse into what the future holds for public affairs, public pol…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/political-argument-todayNow the world's fifth largest economy, India will soon be the largest country by population. Dhruva Jaishankar, fellow in foreign policy studies with Brookings India and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, will…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/indias-realignment-rising-power-in-changing-worldWomen in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination. Only a small percentage dare to challenge their mistreatment in court. Facing domestic police and judges who often refuse to recognize discrimination, a tiny min…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/are-womens-rights-human-rightsMany on campus today suppose that free speech interferes with education by creating a hostile environment that exposes students to harmful opinions and hateful ideas. Peter Berkowitz, senior fellow at Stanford Universit…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/free-speech-and-liberal-educationSusan Loza, associate professor of critical race, gender, and media studies at Hampshire College, examines how the resurrected Apes franchise simultaneously reactivates fears about miscegenation, degeneration, mutation,…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/monkeys-monsters-and-minstrels-in-rise-and-dawn-of-planet-of-apesOctober 18, 2018 To: All faculty Dear colleagues: You have all received the message reproduced below. This communication provides additional background and more information on the path ahead, including the many ways we…
https://www.cmc.edu/news/cmcs-interdisciplinary-science-plans-additional-background-information-and-look-forwardClaremont McKenna College has started planning for the expansion of interdisciplinary science education, the reorganization of Keck Science, and the creation of an independent CMC science department. In the proposed new…
October 18, 2018 Dear CMC, Pitzer College, and Scripps College Community Members, During the last year, the presidents and deans of Keck Science, as well as the Boards of the three colleges, have explored a range of sol…
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