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.

Tue, November 13, 1990
Richard Fiske, research geologist, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History; author, Krakatau 1883: The Volcanic Eruption and Its Effects (1983); "Volcanoes and Our Environment"
 
Mon, November 12, 1990
Il Sakong, former Finance Minister of the Republic of Korea; author, Government, Business, and Entrepreneurship in Economic Development: The Korean Case (1980); "The Korean Economy: Challenges in the Future"
 
Thu, November 8, 1990
Theodore Angelis '94, "Musical Tea: Greek Dance" (3:00 p.m.)
 
Wed, November 7, 1990
Galen Rowell, photographer/explorer; author, Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape (1985) and High and Wild (1979); "The Wilderness: Will It Last Forever?"
 
Tue, November 6, 1990
Michael Deane Lamkin, professor of music, Scripps College; conductor, Claremont concert choir; Gwendolyn Lytle, soporano; professor of music, Pomona College; Paul Bishop, piano; Scripps College; "Election Night Americana Festival"
 
Mon, November 5, 1990
Jack Stark '57, president, CMC; "Public Figures and the Humanities: The Grand Inquisitor"
 
Thu, November 1, 1990
Paul Schurke, environmentalist; author, The Bering Bridge Expedition- Connecting Cultures and Continents (1989); "Thawing the Ice Curtain: The Story of Bering Bridge, The Soviet American Expedition from Siberia to Alaska"
 
Tue, October 30, 1990
John Bunzel, senior research fellow, Hoover Institution; author, Anti-Politics in America: Reflections on the Anti-Political Temper and Its Distortions of the Democratic Process (1979) and Challenge to America's Schools: The Case for Standards and Values (1987); "Diversity in America"
 
Mon, October 29, 1990
Don Henriksen, vice president for research, CMC; "Public Figures and the Humanities: My Henry"
 
Thu, October 25, 1990
Mike Lindeman '91; Rob Campbell '91; Bill Purdy '93; Andrew McClearn '91; "Musical Tea: Canteen" (3:00 p.m.)
 
Wed, October 17, 1990
Helen Caldicott, founding member, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, recipient, Nobel Peace Prize (1985); author, Nuclear Madness: What Can You Do (1990) and Missile Envy: The Arms Race and Nuclear War (1984); "Our Valuable Planet" (McKenna Auditorium)
 
Tue, October 16, 1990
Robert O'Neill, Chichele professor of history of war, Oxford University; author, The Strategic Nuclear Balance: An Australian Perspective (1974) and Doctrine, the Alliance, and Arms Control (1987); "Germany and the Destruction of Europe in 1940"
 
Mon, October 15, 1990
Michael Deane Lamkin, professor of music, Scripps College; director, Claremont Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Choir; "Reformation Cantata No. 80 by Johann Sebastian Bach"
 
Thu, October 11, 1990
Christopher Childs, environmental activist; "Greenpeace: Past, Present, and Future"
 
Wed, October 10, 1990
Jeanie Austin, co-chairman, Republican National Committee (RNC); "A Republican View of the November Election"
 

Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

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