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Class of 2021 Dinner (2)
Visiting professor of literature and acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill will address first-year student class in an exploration of literature as related to expression and social critique and will discuss the importance of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/class-of-2021-dinner-2Class of 2021 Dinner (1)
Visiting professor of literature and acclaimed author Mary Gaitskill will address first-year student class in an exploration of literature as related to expression and social critique and will discuss the importance of…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/class-of-2021-dinner-1Sorting of the Ways: An Evening of Live Poetry, Performance, and Music
Poet and CMC professor emeritus Ricardo Quinones will be joined by actors and live music in a reading and discussion of his narrative and lyrical poems.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sorting-of-ways-evening-of-live-poetry-performance-and-musicInclusiveness Panel and Workshop #1
The 7C Committee on Inclusive Excellence will hold the first of two workshops covering topics addressing diversity in the workplace. The workshop will offer attendees practical tools on inclusive practices. This session…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/inclusiveness-panel-and-workshop-1Education and Economic Empowerment in South Sudan
Valentino Achack Deng, former Sudanese lost boy turned human rights and education activist, will highlight the educational and economic efforts underway in South Sudan to help counteract the impact of years of violence…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/education-and-economic-empowerment-in-south-sudanDon't Even Go There: How Misogyny Turns On Gaslighting
Kate Manne, philosopher from Cornell University, will consider the ways misogyny is a self-masking phenomenon, in the sense that its nature and mechanisms counteract its own disclosure—and can even make someone who spea…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dont-even-go-there-how-misogyny-turns-on-gaslightingWhy Buddhism is True
Robert Wright, award-winning writer and teacher, draws on evolutionary psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience to show how and why meditation can serve as the foundation for spiritual life in a secular age and explores…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-buddhism-is-trueNew Media Models for Civic Engagement: From Marconi to Snapchat
From Marconi and AM radio to email, Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, each new medium has changed the nature of politics and civic engagement. Yet in many ways our political knowledge and civic participation has decrease…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/new-media-models-for-civic-engagement-from-marconi-to-snapchatThe Constitution as a Coup Against Public Opinion
Michael Klarman, professor of law at Harvard University, will discuss the ways in which the U.S. Constitution was a more nationalizing and democracy-constraining document than most Americans anticipated; explain why the…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/constitution-as-coup-against-public-opinionCompassion and Confession
Leslie Jamison, novelist and essayist, wonders about the moral complexities of writing other peoples’ lives. She will discuss her experiences writing about a variety of subjects, including long distance runners, prison…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/compassion-and-confession