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.

Wed, November 7, 2012
Il SaKong, Chairman, Korea International Trade Association; Special Assistant to the Korean President; co-editor, The Korean Economy: Six Decades of Growth and Development (2010) and co-author, Reconstructing the World Economy (2010); “Lunch with a Leader:The Role of Asia in the Global Setting" (12:00 p.m.)
Tue, November 6, 2012
Ken Miller, associate professor of government; associate director, Edessa Rose Institute of State and Local Government, CMC; author, Direct Democracy and the Courts (2009) and co-editor, The New Political Geography of California (2008); and Andrew Busch, Crown professor of government and George R. Roberts Fellow; director, Rose Institute for State and Local Government, CMC; co-author, Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics (2009) and author, The Constitution on the Campaign Trail: The Surprising Political Career of America’s Founding Document (2007); "Election Night Commentary"
Mon, November 5, 2012
James Cuno, president and CEO, J. Paul Getty Trust; author, Museums Matter: In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum (2012) and Who Owns Antiquity?; Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage (2010); "Encyclopedic Museums in the Post-Colonial Present"
Thu, November 1, 2012
Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah (2005-2009); U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011); 2012 Republican presidential candidate; distinguished fellow, Brookings Institution; "2012 Elections and the Challenges Facing America Today"
Wed, October 31, 2012
Anita Hill, senior advisor to the Provost, professor of social policy, law, and women's studies, Brandeis University; author, Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home (2011) and Speaking Truth to Power (1997); "Reimagining Equality"
Tue, October 30, 2012
Jay Flatley '74 P'03, president and CEO, Illumina, Inc.; "Lunch with a Leader: Life Sciences" (12:00 p.m.)
Mon, October 29, 2012
Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst, The Jerusalem Post; "The U.S.-Israel Relationship under Obama and Netanyahu and the Election's Impact on Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict " (12:00 p.m. Parents Dining Room)
Fri, October 26, 2012
Meghan Daum, opinion columnist, Los Angeles Times, author, Life Would Be Perfect If I Lived in That House (2010) and The Quality of Life Report (2004); "Making Art in the Age of Rage: Does Online Hate Threaten the Creative Process?" (12:00 p.m.)
Thu, October 25, 2012
Yaron Shemer, assistant professor of Modern Hebrew literature and Israeli Culture, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; author, forthcoming Identity, Place, and Subversion in Contemporary Mizrahi Cinema in Israel; documentary director and editor, The Road to Peace: Israelis and Palestinians (1994); "Fissures in the Collective National Narrative and the Privatization of Memory in Contemporary Israeli Cinema"
Wed, October 24, 2012
Chris Hughes, co-founder, Facebook; publisher and editor-in-chief, The New Republic; "The Changing Media Landscape: How Social Media is Transforming News and Information"
Wed, October 17, 2012
Nick Schultz, DeWitt Wallace Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; co-author, From Poverty to Prosperity: Intangible Assets, Hidden Liabilities, and the Lasting Triumph Over Scarcity (2009); Nassim Arzani, immigration attorney, American Law Center; Anna Eames '13; Sarah Servin '15; "The DREAM Act: Perspectives on its Social and Economic Impact" (12:00 p.m.)
Tue, October 16, 2012
Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, professor of law, Georgetown University; author, The Subjects of the Constitution (2012) and The Objects of the Constitution (2011); "The Subjects of the Constitution" (12:00 p.m.)
Mon, October 15, 2012
Bill Emmott, editor, The Economist (1993-2006); author, Changing World, Lagging Japan (2010) and Rivals: How the Power Struggle between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade (2008); "Good West Bad West"
Thu, October 11, 2012
Victoria Rodriguez, Ashbel Smith Professor of Public Affairs, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas; author, Women's Participation in Mexican Political Life (2008) and Women in Contemporary Mexican Politics (2003); “Women in Contemporary Mexican Politics”
Wed, October 10, 2012
Charles Waigi, founder, Jeremy Academy, Kenya; Erna Grasz, CEO; founder, Asante Africa Foundation; "From Kenya to America: Leadership Without Borders - Think Globally, Lead Locally" (12:00 p.m.)

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