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Missa Fragmentata and Other Holiday Music
The Claremont Chamber Choir will perform its annual holiday celebration. The choir, part of the Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, is an auditioned, mixed ensemble of 20…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/missa-fragmentata-and-other-holiday-musicWhen Will We Have a Cure for AIDS? (We Already Have It!)
Scott A. Schoettes, who is openly HIV-positive, is the HIV Project Director at Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization dedicated to making the case for equality on behalf of lesbians, gay men, b…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/when-will-we-have-cure-for-aids-we-already-have-itRio de Janeiro: Mega-Events and the Dynamics of Urban Change
Theresa Williamson is the founder of Catalytic Communities (CatComm) based in Rio de Janeiro. An outspoken and respected advocate on behalf of Rio’s favelas, Williamson is also editor-in-chief of RioOnWatch, a watchdog…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/rio-de-janeiro-mega-events-and-dynamics-of-urban-changeMaking Human Rights a Reality
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, and a joint professor for the depart…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/making-human-rights-realityThe Lonely Life of Hollywood: A Journey Through the Hollywood Maze
Karen Rosenfelt ’80 is a producer based at 20th Century Fox, where she is executive producing Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. While at Fox, she has also produced Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monster…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/lonely-life-of-hollywood-journey-through-hollywood-mazeIsraeli Foreign Policy in a Changing Middle East
Yaki Lopez is the Consul for Political Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles. He joined the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010 and began his work at the Division of Strategic Affairs, where h…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/israeli-foreign-policy-in-changing-middle-eastArtist as Activist
Yii Kah Hoe is a Malaysian composer and Chinese dizi player. Bold and avant-garde, his music and composition use sounds and rhythms of many traditional instruments from various ethnic cultures. He is also active in musi…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/artist-as-activistWriting from the Hyphen
Shyam Selvadurai is a Sri Lankan-Canadian writer, editor, and winner of many literary awards. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to a Sinhalese mother and a Tamil father, two conflicting ethnic groups whose troubles are a majo…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/writing-from-hyphenArt Panel II: Public Art - Public Domain
In this second of the two-part series sponsored by CMC’s Gould Center for Humanistic Studies and the Public Art Committee, the panel will challenge the idea of the "public" in public art. It will examine the transformat…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/art-panel-ii-public-art-public-domainPresaging the Presidential Election: How the 2015 Election Will Shape the 2016 Presidential Race
Off-year elections, those that are held in-between federal elections in odd-numbered years, often give us a good picture of the mood of the electorate before a presidential election. In 2015 three governorships and fou…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/presaging-presidential-election-how-2015-election-will-shape-2016-presidential-race