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From Roots to Returns: The Journey of Venture Capital into 2024 and Beyond
Joins Hans Swildens, founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, a leading venture capital firm with over $7 billion of committed capital under management, for a discussion of the history of the venture capital industry, curr…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/roots-returns-journey-venture-capital-2024-and-beyondAppel Scholars Celebration
Please join the Center for Writing & Public Discourse for a celebration of the 2023 Appel Scholars and Joel A. Appel '87 P'20. The Appel Fellowship provides first-year CMC students with funding to support purposeful, i…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/appel-scholars-celebration"On Earth As It Is": Martin Luther King, Jr., Ethics, and the Environment in the Age of the Anthropocene
“We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. . . . Over…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/earth-it-martin-luther-king-jr-ethics-and-environment-age-anthropoceneWhere Ritual and Civic Practice Meet
Join Cara Hagan, a contemporary dancer and artist, to explore civic practice through the lens of artmaking. Learning to live mindfully in community is the first step to having what Hagan calls, a “civic practice,” which…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/where-ritual-and-civic-practice-meetAthenaeum Concert Series: Renewal from Ashes (Remembrance)
The Athenaeum Concert Series continues Renewal from Ashes – War, Destruction, Remembrance, Peace in its inaugural 2023-24 season, inviting five celebrated guest artists to speak about and perform music composed at times…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/athenaeum-concert-series-renewal-ashes-remembranceUnsung Heroines: Women’s Roles in History’s Hinge Moments
The bravery, intelligence, and ingenuity of women has long been overlooked in history’s spotlight moments—but women of the past are stepping out of the shadows. Today’s scholars and authors are delving deep into the pas…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/unsung-heroines-womens-roles-historys-hinge-momentsToward a Free Economy in India
This talk will provide a perspective on the changing relationship between the state and markets and the evolution of democracy in India after independence by exploring economic conservatism and the rise of the Swatantra…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/toward-free-economy-indiaThe Infinite Fringe: The Atomization of Journalism
The dominance of mainstream media giants like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal is on the wane, and even cable networks such as CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News are on the decline. On the poli…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/infinite-fringe-atomization-journalismResolution: This House Should Legalize All Drugs in the United States
More than fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs,” most Americans consider it a failure and demand its end. Over the last few years, several states and over 100 localities have fully or parti…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/resolution-house-should-legalize-all-drugs-united-statesAthenaeum Concert Series: Renewal from Ashes (War)
The Athenaeum Concert Series presents Renewal from Ashes – War, Destruction, Remembrance, Peace in its inaugural 2023-24 season, inviting five celebrated guest artists to speak about and perform music composed at times…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/athenaeum-concert-series-renewal-ashes-war