Like many students, Biniyam Asnake ’20 was astounded by the high cost of textbooks, which can sometimes top $200 a piece. Trying to buy used books from other students through online marketplaces, he found, wasn’t much h…
From a poetry collection inspired by visits to national parks on the west coast to a blog documenting the experiences of the LGBTQ+ community in Taiwan, from an examination of World Cup mania in several South American c…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/celebrating-writing-and-writers-at-cmc-evening-with-2018-appel-fellowsThe spark: Hilary Appel was an undergraduate when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union dissolved. “It was the most exciting story of the time,” Appel said. “For someone interested in international politics, it was…
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,…
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