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, April 13, 2005
Hong-koo Lee, chairman, Seoul Forum for International Affairs; former Prime Minister of South Korea; co-editor, Korea-U.S. Relations: The Politics of Trade and Security (1988) and North Korea in a Regional and Global Context (1986); "Korea, Asia, and the United States"
 
Tue, April 12, 2005
Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics, University of Reading, U.K.; author, I, Cyborg (2002) and co-author, Computer Intensive Methods in Control and Signal Processing: The Curse of Dimensionality (1997); "Practical Experiments Using Implant Technology"
 
Mon, April 11, 2005
Taryn Benarroch '05, soprano; Maribel Lim, piano; "A Recital of Songs and Arias"
 
Sat, April 9, 2005
Daniel Giesberg '76, president, American Medical Sales; "Fantastic! Congratulations! But Why Should Anyone Celebrate the Sixtieth Anniversary?" (12:30 p.m.)
 
Fri, April 8, 2005
Adam Michnik, editor-in-chief, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland; author, Church and the Left (1993) and Letters from Prison and Other Essays (1985); "Poland's Integration into Europe" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Thu, April 7, 2005
Kjell Lejon, director of religious studies, Linkoping University, Sweden; author, God Bless America!: President George Bush's Religio-politiska Budskap (1994) and Reagan, Religion, and Politics: The Revitalization of "a Nation Under God" during the 80s (1988); Roderic Camp, Philip M. McKenna professor of the Pacific Rim, CMC; author, Politics in Mexico: The Democratic Transformation (2003) and Mexico's Mandarins: Crafting a Power Elite for the 21st Century (2002); "International Perspectives on Religion and the Presidency" (11:45 a.m.)
 
Wed, April 6, 2005
Leslie Bergson, rabbi, Hillel director, the Claremont Colleges; Jesse Miranda, Distinguished professor of religion, director, Center for Urban and Latino Leadership, Vanguard University; co-editor, Latino Religions and Civic Actions in the United States (2005) and author, Liderazgo y Amistad (1998); Cecil Murray, former pastor, First African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Los Angeles; Joe Fenton, Catholic Chaplain, the Claremont Colleges; "Congregations and the American Presidency" (11:45 a.m.)
 
Tue, April 5, 2005
Ron Riggio, Henry R. Kravis professor of leadership and organizational psychology, director, Kravis Leadership Institute, CMC; co-editor, The Future of Leadership Development (2003) and Multiple Intelligences and Leadership (2001); Andrew Busch associate professor of government, CMC; co-author, The Perfect Tie: The True Story of the 2000 Presidential Election (2001) and The Front-loading Problem in Presidential Nominations (2003); Elizabeth Spalding, assistant professor of government, CMC; author, forthcoming The War of Nerves: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of Containment; "Religion, Rhetoric, and Presidential Leadership" (12:00 p.m.)
 
Mon, April 4, 2005
Ashley Orton '91, training and evaluation associate, membership mobilization department, Amnesty International USA; "Building a Career in International Development: Pros and Cons of Taking the Road Less Traveled" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Thu, March 31, 2005
Gary Gilbert, associate professor of religious studies, CMC; editor, The Papers of the Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology (1996); Zayn Kassam, associate professor of religious studies, Pomona College; John Stratton Hawley, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University; co-author, Songs of the Saints of India (2004) and author, Three Bhakti Voices: Mirabai, Surdas, and Kabir in Their Time and Ours (2005); "Teaching Difficult Subjects: World Religions in a Devisive World" (12:15 p.m.)
 
Wed, March 30, 2005
Adam Zagajewski, visiting associate professor of English, University of Houston; author, Mysticism for Beginners (1997) and Another Beauty (2000); "The Poet Reads from His Work"
 
Tue, March 29, 2005
Heidi Rutz, assistant professor of strategy and policy, U.S. Naval War College; "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?: Anti-terrorism Measures and the Implications for Political Liberalization"
 
Thu, March 24, 2005
Dolores Huerta, co-founder, United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO (UFW); "The UFW: Past, Present, and Future"
 
Wed, March 23, 2005
Hung-mao Tien, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan); co-editor, The Security Environment in the Asia-Pacific (2000) and Democratization in Taiwan: Implications for China (1998); "The Cross-Strait Relations: Recent Developments and Future Prospects"
 
Tue, March 22, 2005
Nelly Cortez, guitarron; Cindy Shea, trumpet; founder, director; Mona Seda, trumpet; Ileana Garcia, vocals; Susie Garcia, violin; Keiko Okamoto, flute; Mayra Martinez, vuihuela; Rocio Marron, violin; Leticia Sierra, violin; Akiko Horii, congas; Cynthia Gonzalez, guitar, vocals; Lorena Panella, guitar, vocals; "Mariachi Divas: A Musical Celebration in Honor of Cesar Chavez"
 

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