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The Future of American Politics: the 2024 Dreier Roundtable Civility Award
In today’s world, civil discourse is the exception rather than the rule. That's precisely why the Dreier Roundtable recognizes public servants who engage in a vigorous clash of ideas while recognizing that their politic…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/future-american-politics-2024-dreier-roundtable-civility-awardPoetry Reading, Reflections, and Conversation: An Evening with Robert Hass and Brenda Hillman
Join renowned poets Robert Hass (United States Poet Laureate, 1995-1997) and Brenda Hillman (Winner of the Guggenheim Fellowship, among many other awards) as they read their works and share their personal reflections.Ph…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/poetry-reading-reflections-and-conversation-evening-robert-hass-and-brenda-hillmanDistributed Consciousness: Creativity and Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Memo Akten–a multi-disciplinary artist, musician, and researcher, and Assistant Professor of Computational Art at the University of California San Diego–will discuss the conceptual motivations behind some of his recent…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/distributed-consciousness-creativity-and-art-age-artificial-intelligenceThe Mission of Intellectual Vitality in Teaching and Research and the Crossroads of Kant's Contradiction of Reason
James Kreines is the Edward S. Gould Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College. His research focuses on the history of European philosophy, especially metaphysics. He is the author of Reason in the World: Heg…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/mission-intellectual-vitality-teaching-and-research-and-crossroads-kants-contradictionCivic Leadership: How Are We Doing?
Join Institute for Citizens & Scholars President Rajiv Vinnakota, President Hiram Chodosh, and Kravis Lab Executive Director Vernon Grigg in a discussion about current U.S. levels of civic preparedness and leadership an…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/civic-leadership-how-are-we-doingWriting Heavyweight History: America and the First Black Champion
How do we catalogue history when competing accounts tell radically different stories? 116 years ago, Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight champion in the world. In the century since, newspapers, films, and so…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/writing-heavyweight-history-america-and-first-black-championAcross Frontlines, War Zones, and Boardrooms: The Real Demands of Responsible Leadership
What does it mean to lead responsibly in today’s complex and uncertain world? Drawing from over 25 years of experience in conflict prevention, human rights, and leadership development, Stephanie Kleine-Ahlbrandt P’25 ex…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/across-frontlines-war-zones-and-boardrooms-real-demands-responsible-leadershipAthenaeum Concert Series: Control and Composition
This lecture-recital will center around Lili Boulanger’s monumental song cycle, Clairières dans le ciel, featuring a soprano and a pianist. Clairières dans le ciel, is composed by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), an enigmati…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/athenaeum-concert-series-control-and-compositionA Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, “…shows how one family’s disaster illuminates the complex tragedy of Israel and…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/day-life-abed-salama-anatomy-jerusalem-tragedyWhy AI is (Probably) Creative, and Why That’s OK
Contemporary AI tools generate works and accomplish tasks in ways that, to many, suggest genuine creativity. In this talk, Peter Langland-Hassan, professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati, considers some c…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/why-ai-probably-creative-and-why-thats-ok