Bill Buckley and his magazine, National Review, helped to invent the modern American conservative movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Kesler, professor of government at CMC, will discuss how Buckley managed to turn…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/from-buckley-to-trump-making-american-conservatism-great-againWe are standardizing all residence halls with brand new units (except the CMC Apartments, which have all new appliances installed last year). Each dorm room will be provided with one full MicroFridge unit, free of charg…
https://www.cmc.edu/facilities-and-campus-services/microfridgeSince 2012, nine states, including California, have made marijuana legal for adults who are 21 or older. Karen O’Keefe, who directs state lobbying efforts for the Marijuana Policy Project, will examine how states are le…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/marijuana-legalization-bringing-lucrative-market-out-of-shadowsClaremont McKenna College placed ninth in the 2019 U.S. News ranking of national liberal arts colleges. CMC’s overall score of 91 was one point behind the four colleges tied for fifth place: Bowdoin, Carleton, Middlebur…
The Athenaeum will host 2018 midterms' election night coverage, where students and professors will analyze returns in real time, offer commentary on issues and possible outcomes, and project what this election means for…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/midterms-election-night-2018"Autonomous Learning Investment Strategies (ALIS)” describes the emerging “third wave” of investment managers that is following on the first and second waves of fundamental discretionary and quantitative investing, resp…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/autonomous-learning-investment-strategies-alis-third-waveExercising the power to determine important policy issues by direct popular vote, this fall Californians will vote on 11 propositions covering a broad range of subjects including various bond measures, repeal on certain…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/californias-choices-2018-ballot-measuresRebecca Erbelding, historian, curator, and archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will discuss her research on the War Refugee Board (WRB), the official American response to the Holocaust. Her new boo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rescue-board-untold-story-of-americas-efforts-to-save-jews-of-europeWhile California has led the charge to act on climate change with its groundbreaking environmental advocacy, people at the frontlines of environmental impact can still be left behind. Assembly Eduardo Garcia, representi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/environmental-policy-solutions-must-be-powered-by-people-and-equityThe rise in younger, more diverse voices is transforming all aspects of politics. Amanda Renteria, a 20-year veteran in public service with extensive experience as a Congressional political candidate, U.S. Senator’s chi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/what-changing-world-of-politics-means-for-our-collective-future