Athenaeum, Claremont, CA Videos

Coffee ☕ tea 🍵 or hot chocolate? Do you know how to place your Ath teacup for your hot drink order? Ath student manager Abelino Fernandez Leger ’23 walks us through this important dining tip!

Welcome from Athenaeum Director Priya Junnar!
A warm welcome from CMC's First Lady and Athenaeum Director Priya Junnar. Priya and the 2020-21 Athenaeum Woolley Fellows have a vibrant and dynamic speaker series planned for the Fall 2020 semester. Learn more about the Ath Fellows: https://bit.ly/2EAx9Rf We look forward to featuring each Fellow next week - stay tuned!

#AthArchives - Judy Grisel
#AthArchives - November 7, 2019 Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction Judith Grisel, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Bucknell University, studies the neuroscience of substance use disorders, including the neural changes that underlie the development of substance use disorders that make recovery so challenging. View the full talk on the CMC Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGR3N8u_udc&feature=youtu.be

#AthThesis
Jenny Gurev ’20, a PPE major, explores how fundamental changes in American politics since 2016 impacted American Jewish interest group representation and viewpoints. Thesis Title: Mobilization and Polarization: American Jewish Politics following the 2016 Election Major: PPE Thesis Advisor: Aseema Sinha #AthThesis

Esther Chung-Kim, associate professor of religious studies, relates what the history of poverty can teach us about the crisis today. #AthAcademy

#AthArchives - Susan Hockfield
#AthArchives Susan Hockfield, former president of MIT and world-renowned neuroscientist, spoke on January 29, 2020, of the new convergence of biology and engineering which holds the promise of revolutionary discoveries in science, medicine, and technology. Presentation Title: Living Machines: How the Next Tech Revolution Will Change Our Lives View the full talk on the CMC Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/2T4T5b0

#AthThesis - Caitlyn Kwun ’20
Caitlyn Kwun '20, a neuroscience and history dual major, studied the juvenile behaviors of a highly social cichlid fish to extrapolate how the physical environment impacts the way social individuals occupy space. Major: Neuroscience and history, dual major Advisor: Professor Tessa Solomon-Lane Title: Effects of Manipulating the Physical Environment on the Spatial Dynamics of Juvenile Astatotilapia burtoni, a Highly Social Cichlid Fish #AthThesis

#AthAcademy - Jennifer Feitosa
Jennifer Feitosa, assistant professor of psychology and director of the METRICS Lab, highlights positive organizational trends emerging in the current environment. #AthAcademy

#AthThesis - Linnea Uyeno ’20
Linnea Uyeno '20 examines the impact of culture and employee satisfaction on company performance. Major: Economics/Psychology Thesis Title: An Empirical Analysis of Company Culture: Using Glassdoor Data to Measure the Impact of Culture and Employee Satisfaction on Performance Thesis Advisor: Julio Garin #AthThesis

#Ath Academy - Jenny Taw
Jenny Taw, associate professor of international relations, redefines security studies. #AthAcademy

Richard Johnson ’01: A Nuclear Deal, if You Can Keep It
Richard Johnson ‘01, Senior Director of Fuel Cycle and Verification at Nuclear Threat Initiative A Nuclear Deal, if You Can Keep It – Lessons Learned from Iran and North Korea Diplomacy See the full talk on the CMC Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/2XpMMBY #AthArchives

#AthThesis - Alexander Rose ’20
Alexander Rose ’20 kicks off the #AthThesis series by exploring claims of sacredness on Mauna Kea in the Hawaiian resistance movement against the building of the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope.

Amy Kind, professor of philosophy, reflects on the importance of imagination today. #AthAcademy #imagination #philosophy