Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

A distinctive
feature of social and
cultural life at CMC

 

Current Semester Schedule

Athenaeum events are posted here as detailed information becomes available.

Mon, March 21, 2005
Mark Macarro, tribal chair of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians; "Tribal Gaming in California"
 
Thu, March 10, 2005
A.S. Byatt, author, Possession: A Romance (1990) and A Whistling Woman (2002); "Glass as Metaphor: Reflections on the Development of My Work"
 
Wed, March 9, 2005
William Schulz, executive director, Amnesty International USA; author, Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights (2003) and In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All (2001); Rick Smith, CEO, TASER International; P. Edward Haley, W.M. Keck Foundation chair of International strategic studies, CMC; editor, The United States and Europe (1999) and Arms Control and the End of the Cold War: An Oral History of the Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (2002), moderator; "Amnesty International-TASER Debate"
 
Tue, March 8, 2005
Kirk Bloodsworth, pardoned death row inmate; program officer, The Justice Project; John Terzano, president, The Justice Project; "Surviving Injustice: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA"
 
Mon, March 7, 2005
Rena Repetti, associate professor of psychology, UCLA; co-author, Risky Families: Family Social Environments and the Mental and Physical Health of Offspring (2002) and author, Effects of Paid Employment on Women's Mental and Physical Health (1988); "Families Reuniting after Work"
 
Thu, March 3, 2005
Dewey Redman, saxophone, artist on albums Live in London (1998) and Look for the Black Star (1966); Tim Hagans, trumpet; Dave Woodley, trombone; Danny House, alto saxophone; Cecilia Coleman, piano; Darek Oles, bass; Joe LaBarbera, drums; "The Dewey Redman Septet: An Evening with Dewey Redman"
 
Wed, March 2, 2005
Debra Erickson, conservation director, Orangutan Foundation International; "Saving the Orangutans of Borneo"
 
Tue, March 1, 2005
Lauren Weeth '05, "A Bridge to Islam: A Documentary Film Directed by Jean-Louis Boudart"
 
Mon, February 28, 2005
Paul Rusesabagina, former acting manager, Hotel des Mille Collines, Rwanda; as seen in film Hotel Rwanda (2004); "Hotel Rwanda: A Lesson Yet to Be Learned" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Sat, February 26, 2005
Mitchell Lee Marks, management consultant; author, Charging Back Up the Hill: Workplace Recovery after Mergers, Acquisitions, and Downsizing (2003) and Joining Forces: Making One Plus One Equal Three in Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (1997); "Workplace Recovery after Major Organization Transition: Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change" (12:45 p.m.)
 
Fri, February 25, 2005
Joanne Ciulla, professor and Coston Family Chair in leadership and ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond; author, The Ethics of Leadership (2002) and The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work (2000); "Leadership in a Morally Divided World"
 
Thu, February 24, 2005
Kenneth Cloke, director, Center for Dispute Resolution, Los Angeles; author, Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution (2001) and forthcoming Into the Heart of Conflict: A Guide to Resolution (2005); "Mediating Evil, War, and Terrorism" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Wed, February 23, 2005
Walid Kazziha, professor of political science, American University, Cairo; co-author, Renewal of Islamic Law (2004) and State and Society in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Egypt (2003); "Prospects for Peace in Palestine" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Tue, February 22, 2005
Ilya Prizel, professor of political science, University of Pittsburgh; author, National Identity and Foreign Policy: Nationalism and Leadership in Poland, Russia, and Ukraine (1998) and Postcommunist Eastern Europe: Crisis and Reform (1992); "Europe- The Vulnerable Giant"
 
Mon, February 21, 2005
Jeffrey Klein '75 P'08, CEO, 101communications, LLC, Los Angeles; "The Business of the Media"
 

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