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COVID-19: Should Schools Be Open?
Every discussion or debate around COVID-19 has become protracted, political, and bitter, and what to do about schools is no exception. Indeed schools present a tradeoff. When they're open, society benefits from the esse…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/covid-19-should-schools-be-openYusef Komunyakaa: An Evening of Poetry and Reflections
First alerted to the power of language through his grandparents, who were church people, and for whom the "sound of the Old Testament informed the cadences of their speech,” award winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa's poetry…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/yusef-komunyakaa-evening-of-poetry-and-reflectionsWe’ve Got You: Crafting Economies of Care in Poetry and Beyond
Poet and writer Gabrielle Calvocoressi will examine the ways poetry enacts and sets a path forward for new ways of thinking about our various economies (both real and imagined). Using the work of Destiny Hemphill, Fred …
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/weve-got-you-crafting-economies-of-care-in-poetry-and-beyondThe Pursuit of Sustainable Happiness
Science offers insights into how people can better manage their psychology in the pursuit of happiness. Much has been learned about what is required to be happy in the moment and how this psychological state can be sust…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/pursuit-of-sustainable-happinessThe Problem of Conflicting Goals: A Philosophical Approach
Conflicts among our goals are a major impediment to living a good life. Conflicts frustrate competing goals and they also cause us to wonder if we’re on the wrong path. Valerie Tiberius, the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Lib…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/problem-of-conflicting-goals-philosophical-approachHappiness and Economics
In the past few decades, economists have been increasingly interested in studying happiness or subjective well-being measures, and policy makers have also started to use these measures to design and evaluate policies. F…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/happiness-and-economicsPolemic in the Reformation: Lessons for Today
Amanda Eurich, professor of history at Western Washington University and author of "Polemic's Purpose," will discuss how the practice of polemic in the Protestant Reformation polarized public discourse and civic society…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/polemic-in-reformation-lessons-for-todayBeyond Fordlândia: An Environmental Account of Henry Ford’s Adventure in the Amazon
Written, directed and produced by Marcos Colón, Beyond Fordlândia (2018, 75 min) presents an environmental account of Henry Ford’s Amazon experience decades after its failure. The story addressed by the film begins in 1…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/beyond-fordl%C3%A2ndia-environmental-account-of-henry-fords-adventure-in-amazonNative American Life Beyond Wounded Knee
David Treuer is the author of "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee," a sweeping history and counter-narrative of Native American life from the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre to the present. Treuer grew up Ojibwe on a reservation…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/native-american-life-beyond-wounded-kneeRepresentation and Responsible Leadership: A Conversation with Candace Valenzuela '06
Candace Valenzuela ’06 began her political career when she ran for office in 2017 and was elected to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District board in Texas as an at-large representative, defeating an 1…
https://www.cmc.edu/athenaeum/representation-and-responsible-leadership-conversation-with-candace-valenzuela-06