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Should the U.S. Try to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace—or Get Out of the Way?
A central U.S. foreign policy objective of the past several presidential administrations has been to broker a sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet, decades later, that goal seems as elusive as ever.…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/should-us-try-to-broker-israeli-palestinian-peace%E2%80%94or-get-out-of-way
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Announcement to the CMC Community Regarding Strategic Planning
Dear Members of the CMC Community, As we approach our 75th anniversary in 2021, we look to our guiding values, core beliefs, and mission as the inspiration and bulwark of our leadership-focused liberal arts education. C…
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‘High Potential’ to lead: Q&A with Professor Jay Conger
There’s a secret to getting promotions and moving up to executive levels within an organization. Jay Conger, CMC’s Henry R. Kravis Research Chair in Leadership Studies, is in on this secret. As one of the world’s foremo…
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From the President's Table
Dear Friends: Nearly four years ago, the Board of Trustees endorsed The Student Imperative, with the initial goal of raising $100m in financial aid and scholarships. We raised the initial set of commitments within a two…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/winter-2017/from-presidents-table
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First class gift
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https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/winter-2017/first-class-gift
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First Responders: Women as Witnesses to Mass Violence
People say we are having a “moment” for women’s testimony. But listening is the labor of generations, not seconds. Although public violence is often preceded by attacks or murders in the home, private crimes continue to…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/first-responders-women-as-witnesses-to-mass-violence
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Spoken Word with Slam Poet Amal Kassir
Watching the news, it seems like ethnic divides are ever-deepening. But how can we solve these complicated problems when each side lives in fear of the other? The answer is evident, argues Syrian-American poet Amal Kass…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/spoken-word-with-slam-poet-amal-kassir
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Cases and Controversies: Pivotal Legal Questions of Our Times
From the travel ban to the Colorado baker, from location data to the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, among many others, the Supreme Court’s 2017-18 docket is loaded with pivotal cases concerning national security, religi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cases-and-controversies-pivotal-legal-questions-of-our-times
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The Closest of Enemies: The United States and Cuba
In the history of U.S. foreign policy, no relationship has been more dysfunctional than the one with nearby Cuba. Lars Schoultz, professor emeritus of political science at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/closest-of-enemies-united-states-and-cuba