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.

Thu, September 9, 2010
David Oliver Relin, journalist; co-author, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time (2007) and forthcoming See How They Shine; "Three Cups of Tea and See How They Shine"
 
Mon, May 3, 2010
Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah '78 P'10, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait; "Honorary Degree Presentation" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Tue, April 27, 2010
David Shulman, Renee Lang professor of Humanistic Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-author, Textures of Time: Writing History in South India, 1600-1800 (2003) and co-translator, God on the Hill: Temple Poems from Tirupati (2005); "Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine"
 
Fri, April 23, 2010
Michael Armacost, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow for Political Affairs, Asia-Pacific Research Center; Stanford University; co-author, "New Beginnings" in the U.S.-ROK Alliance: Recommendations to the Obama Administration (2009) and Asian Policy Challenges for the Next President (2008); "President Obama's Foreign Policy: A Preliminary Reckoning After One Year" (1:00 p.m.)
 
Thu, April 22, 2010
Wayne Ferson, Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Chair of Banking and Finance, Marshall School of Business, USC; co-author, Testing Portfolio Efficiency with Conditioning Information (2009) and Asset Pricing Models with Conditional Alphas and Betas: The Effects of Data Snooping and Spurious Regression (2008); "The Problem of Alpha and Performance Measurement"
 
Wed, April 21, 2010
Mark Juergensmeyer, professor of sociology and global studies, affiliate professor of religious studies; director, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, U.C. Santa Barbara; author, Gandhi's Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution (2002) and Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (2000); "Religious Rebellion in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Tue, April 20, 2010
George Roberts '66 P'93, founding partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company (KKR); "Lunch with a Leader: The Private Equity Industry" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Mon, April 19, 2010
Gil Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst, The Jerusalem Post; "Red States, Blue States and the Jewish State: Jerusalem-D.C. Relations from an Israeli Insider’s Perspective" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Fri, April 16, 2010
Francine Blau, Frances Perkins professor of Industrial and labor relations and labor economics, academic fellow, Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), Cornell University; co-editor, The Declining Significance of Gender? (2006) and Gender and Family Issues in the Workplace (2000); "Gender, Source Country Characteristics, and Labor Market Assimilation among Immigrants" (1:00 p.m.)
 
Thu, April 15, 2010
Mitt Romney, former governor (R-Massachusetts); co-founder, Bain Capital; author, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness (2010)
 
Wed, April 14, 2010
Joumana Nammour, anchor, Al Jazeera news network; "Arab Media Today"
 
Tue, April 13, 2010
Peter Rutland, professor of government, Wesleyan University; author, The Politics of Economic Stagnation in the Soviet Union: The Role of Local Political Organs in Economic Management (2009) and forthcoming, Moscow Rules: The Politics of the Post-Soviet State; "Russia’s Search for a New Foreign Policy"
 
Mon, April 12, 2010
Mark Green P'12, former partner, Goldman Sachs & Co.; "Lunch with a Leader: What to do about Banks and Mortgages" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Fri, April 9, 2010
Dinner Theater, The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney (1981)(6:00 p.m.)
 
Thu, April 8, 2010
Dinner Theater, The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney (1981)(6:00 p.m.)
 

Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

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