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Arabic Classical Traditions in the History of the Exact Sciences
Nader El-Bizri will examine some principal aspects of the Arabic classical traditions in the history of the exact sciences, while also addressing the subsequent transmission and reception of Arabic science within the Eu…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/arabic-classical-traditions-in-history-of-exact-sciences
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Enforcing Laws, Maintaining Order: Policing in the U.S.
A professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University, Lucius T. Outlaw, Jr.'s teaching and scholarship include social and political philosophy with particular interest in African-American philosophy and race in socio-poli…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/enforcing-laws-maintaining-order-policing-in-us
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The Disbelievers – Political Behavior when Data and Personal Experience Conflict
Perhaps the most used word in political circles in 2016 was “rigged." Indeed, poll results show that significant numbers of Americans believe that the system is so broken that they no longer accept many “facts” as being…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/disbelievers-political-behavior-when-data-and-personal-experience-conflict
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Faculty News
A study by a team of three women economists that included Boswell Professor of Economics Heather Antecol concluded that a policy intended to equalize a gender gap in university faculties may actually create an advantage…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2016/faculty-news
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Career Day
The annual career fair launched the school year with an impressive 63 employers, who talked with more than 400 students about job opportunities, according to Michelle Chamberlain, associate vice president of CMC’s Stude…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2016/career-day
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Athletics News
CMS fall sports teams all had successful seasons in 2016. Women’s cross country and men’s cross country won its respective Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Championships. The Athena volley…
https://www.cmc.edu/magazine/fall-2016/athletics-news
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Sex, Lies and Politics in the Early Middle Ages
Yitzhak Hen will discuss the correspondence between Bishop Chrodobert of Tours and Bishop Importunus of Paris, which reveals a fascinating story of episcopal enmity, sex scandals, and political alliance in the Merovingi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sex-lies-and-politics-in-early-middle-ages
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Dreamland: America's Opiate Epidemic and How We Got To Where We Are
Sam Quinones' newest book reads like fiction, but unfortunately it is not. It's the true story of descent into opiate addiction and the sweeping resurgence of heroin from coast to coast.
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/dreamland-americas-opiate-epidemic-and-how-we-got-to-where-we-are
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The Environment of Childhood Poverty
Most would agree that poverty is bad for children; less clear is why. Gary Evans' work suggests that one reason for the adverse developmental implications of childhood poverty is exposure to an accumulation of physical…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/environment-of-childhood-poverty