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The California Comeback
John A. Pérez, the current vice-chair of the University of California Board of Regents and former elected member of California Assembly, will examine what California’s response to the Great Recession portends for higher…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/california-comebackThe Future of Healthcare in America
Healthcare in America is a highly contentious topic, with best practices and policies not always easy to determine, even within party lines. American Enterprise Institute's Thomas Miller will address current policy issu…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-of-healthcare-in-americaWhere Do We Go From Here?: The Future of Early American History
In the wake of the smash hit “Hamilton” and the trend of scholars to find new voices in the past, what stories are left to tell about the foundation of the United States? Daniel Richter, distinguished professor of Ameri…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/where-do-we-go-from-here-future-of-early-american-historyThe Shift Toward Authoritarianism in Government Today
Adam Michnik, a distinguished Polish intellectual, dissident, journalist, and advocate for human rights and civil society, will share his thoughts on the contemporary shift in government toward authoritarianism.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/shift-toward-authoritarianism-in-government-today2018 Claremont Finance Conference: Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Disruption
At ConsenSys Ventures, Kavita Gupta heads a unique VC-Hedge Fund, investing in next-generation Ethereum Blockchain technologies revolutionizing current systems. Gupta is a recipient of the UN Social Finance Innovator Aw…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/2018-claremont-finance-conference-cryptocurrencies-and-blockchain-disruptionCan science solve problems of fair pay and hiring? Professor Jeffrey A. Flory leads researchers from Chicago, Harvard, and Columbia to find out
Why are women paid less than men? Do companies unconsciously close doors to minority applicants by the way they recruit? Does the bottom line suffer when companies are not diverse? Claremont McKenna College economist Je…
‘We grow the most when we face those moments with open eyes’
Dianna “DT” Graves ’98, CMC’s new Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students, shared thoughts on her years at CMC and her desire to make sure every student gets the most they can out of their campus experience. Previ…
Prof. Amy Kind named Director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies
Amy Kind, the Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy, has been named Director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies, CMC President Hiram E. Chodosh and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty…
Coming "Home": Documenting 100 years of Displacement of Syrian-Armenians
Over half of the Armenian population in Syria fled the Syrian Civil War, leaving their strong communities in danger of being lost to history. This displacement uprooted people and changed the communities they called hom…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/coming-home-documenting-100-years-of-displacement-of-syrian-armenians