On April 12th, 2016, the Athenaeum was a buzz with Claremont students and community members alike, eager to see the infamous lost photos of “La Maleta Mexicana,” or “the Mexican Suitcase.”
Read MoreTalking Pandora
Professor Ruby Blondell's presentation centered around the story of Pandora’s box in Greek mythology and how that myth was used to show in Greek culture that women were the root of all evil and that beauty was a woman’s ultimate weapon over a man.
Read Moreformer scripps professor speaks for liberal education
On the evening of Thursday, February 11, in a room packed with faculty and students, Roth expanded on the four core points of liberal education: liberation, animation, cooperation, and instigation.
Read MorePolitical Analyst Zerlina Maxwell Brings Rape Culture Conversation to the Claremont Colleges
In her talk “From Catcalling to Sexual Assault: How We Can All Work to End Gender-Based Violence” at CMC’s Athenaeum on Thursday Feb. 26, political analyst, speaker and writer Zerlina Maxwell outlined exactly what rape culture means and, more specifically, what we can do to counteract it.
Read MoreKevin Allred Discusses Course in Beyoncé
On Thursday, Feb. 28, Kevin Allred, a professor at Rutgers University, arrived at Claremont McDenna’s Athenaeum to discuss his widely popular women and gender studies course titled “Politicizing Beyoncé: Black Feminism, U.S. Politics, and Queen Bey.”
Read MoreEgyptian Professor Mona Prince Speaks
In 2011, what many of us read in the news about the Arab Spring, visiting Pitzer and Claremont McKenna College Professor Mona Prince lived. Read about her talk at the Athenaeum here!
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