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Human Rights Abuses and the Role of US Policy in the Middle East
Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of the Middle East and North Africa Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), will provide an analysis of current developments in the Middle East and how they tie into US foreign polic…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/human-rights-abuses-and-role-of-us-policy-in-middle-eastInternational Law is More American than Partisan (or it used to be)
Participating in international law is an act of sovereignty, not a relinquishment of it. Barbara Koremenos, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, will argue that across the areas of economics, se…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/international-law-is-more-american-than-partisan-or-it-used-to-beHow to make the outdoors radically accessible to all?
With record numbers of people from varying demographics and backgrounds finding ways to connect to the outdoors, Grace Anderson, outdoor educator at GirlVentures and National Outdoor Leadership Schools, will discuss how…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/how-to-make-outdoors-radically-accessible-to-allWe Move As a Group: Uniting the Genders in the Fight Against Rape Culture
Alice Sebold, best selling author and memoirist, was raped while a student at Syracuse University and subsequently successfully prosecuted her assailant. She will draw from that personal experience to speak to the idea…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/we-move-as-group-uniting-genders-in-fight-against-rape-cultureAmerica's Role in a Changing World
After years of war and international instability, Americans feel a profound sense of insecurity and fatigue about engagement with the world. Baffled and battered by the dislocating forces of globalization, Americans won…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/americas-role-in-changing-worldThe Politics of Movie and TV Endings: A Screenwriter’s Perspective
From It’s a Wonderful Life to Erin Brockovich to Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding episode to Moonlight to Wonder Woman: What does the ending of a movie or television show tell you about the politics of the storyteller, the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/politics-of-movie-and-tv-endings-screenwriters-perspectiveDivorce without Separation? Reimagining the Two-State Solution and Middle East Peace
The vision of "two states for two peoples" has guided efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for decades. Omar Dajani, professor of law at McGeorge School of Law and former legal adviser to the Palestinian…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/divorce-without-separation-reimagining-two-state-solution-and-middle-east-peaceToday’s Economy and Its Discontents
President Trump was elected in part because of some disquieting economic trends. N. Gregory Mankiw, professor of economics at Harvard University, will discuss those trends, their causes and origins, and how they can be…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/todays-economy-and-its-discontentsReform Contradictions Facing China's New Leadership
Drawing on his book, Cracking the China Conundrum—Why Conventional Economic Wisdom Is Wrong, Yukon Huang, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, will highlight the reform challenges facing China's new leadership. Thes…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/reform-contradictions-facing-chinas-new-leadershipA Plan To Promote Equity Across Our Region
Marianne Haver Hill, executive director of Propel LA, the countywide strategic plan for economic development housed at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, will discuss is the implementation of this…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/plan-to-promote-equity-across-our-region