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From CMC to the Headlines: Success in Data, Cultural, and Investigative Journalism
CMC alumni work at some of the most innovative and consequential news outlets in the world: Ellis Simani ’17 analyzes large sets of data to inform his reporting about inequality, taxes, stock trading and wealthy America…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/cmc-headlines-success-data-cultural-and-investigative-journalismFrom the Ath to Apple: Storytelling from CMC to Streaming TV
It has been said that we are living in the Golden Age of Television, due in no small part to the explosion of streaming media providers over the past decade. Yet as media outlets multiply, executives have an even greate…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/ath-apple-storytelling-cmc-streaming-tvSovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions
No other country in history has so rapidly transformed its economy from being among the world’s poorest and most isolated to one of the world’s largest economies, at the heart of the global supply chain, and a leading s…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/sovereign-funds-how-communist-party-china-finances-its-global-ambitionsCivitas Sessions: Super Tuesday and The American Electoral System: It's More Complicated Than You May Think!
Join the Kravis Lab for another installment of Civitas Sessions, an Athenaeum lunch series designed to build real-world civic skills and the knowledge needed to live thoughtful, productive lives as responsible community…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/civitas-sessions-super-tuesday-and-american-electoral-system-its-more-complicated-you-mayLandscapes of Ruin and the Afterlives of Genocide in Turkey
Before the 1915 Genocide of Ottoman Armenians, the region of Van, in contemporary southeastern Turkey, held hundreds of active Armenian churches and monasteries. After the destruction of the Armenian community, these ru…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/landscapes-ruin-and-afterlives-genocide-turkeyWorldbuilding as Future: Creolizing The Ruins of Modernity
How do we imagine the future in the context of addressing, navigating, and transforming environmental, social, and cultural challenges, seeking innovative ways to create inclusive and sustainable futures? Join sci-fi an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/worldbuilding-future-creolizing-ruins-modernityThe Future of Affirmative Action at Colleges and Universities: A Discussion
In June 2023, the Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (and 6-3 in its companion case, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) that the use of race-based affirmative a…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-affirmative-action-colleges-and-universities-discussionRwanda 30: A Generation's Quest for Answers
As Rwanda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsis, a significant demographic shift has emerged. With over 50% of the population born after the atrocities, a new generation is grappling with…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rwanda-30-generations-quest-answersA Task for Us All: Promoting Civic Engagement
Join Tani Cantil-Sakauye, President and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California and former Chief Justice of California, for a conversation about the importance of civic engagement and civic discourse in society…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/task-us-all-promoting-civic-engagementCivitas Sessions: Why is the Structure of the American Government So Important in Times Like These?
Join the Kravis Lab for the fourth installment of Civitas Sessions, an Athenaeum lunch series designed to build real-world civic skills and the knowledge needed to live thoughtful, productive lives as responsible commun…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/civitas-sessions-why-structure-american-government-so-important-times-these