Spring 2023
January 2023
Athena Welcome Back Brunch
Friday, January 20
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is encouraged.
SPARK Trip | Paint the Protest
Friday, January 20
3:30 - 5:00 PM
Depart from Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required. Limited to 10 participants.
SPARK:: Boycott Screening and Panel
Wednesday, January 25
6 - 9 PM
Diana Center, Event Oval
Pre-registration required.
Athena Entrepreneurs: Semester Welcome!
Thursday, January 26
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is encouraged but not required
February 2023
Athena Policy and Changemaking: New Year, New Goals
Wednesday, February 1
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
No registration required - just show up!
SPARK Faculty Lunch: Natalia Ortiz, PhD
Thursday, February 2
12 - 1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Space is limited. RSVP Required.
SPARK:: Material Advocacy
Wednesday, February 8
1 - 4 PM
Design Center, 1st floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required. Please note that you must complete a safety orientation at the Design Center in advance.
Athena Entrepreneurs: Meet, Eat, and Ideate with Entrepreneur-in-Residence Deepti Sharma
Thursday, February 9
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP encouraged here.
SPARK:: Who Protects the Protestors
Wednesday, February 15
12 - 1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required.
Op-ED Workshop
Wednesday, February 15
4:10 - 6 PM
Virtual
Registration is required.
Athena Policy and Changemaking: Fireside Chat
Wednesday, February 15
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP encouraged here.
Athena Entrepreneurs: Dinner and Conversation with VeganHood
Thursday, February 23
4 - 5:30 PM
Meet at Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Space is limited - registration is required here.
March 2023
Athena Policy and Changemaking: How to Run for Office
Wednesday, March 1
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged here.
Athena Film Festival
Thursday - Sunday, March 2 - 5
All Day
All Over Campus
Tickets/Passes are required.
Athena Digital Design: Empowering Educators through VR Tech
Monday, March 6
7:00 - 8:30 PM
Seminar Room 113, Milstein Center
RSVP is required
Athena Entrepreneurs: Sustainable Fashion Fireside Chat
Thursday, March 9
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged
Athena Summer Fellowships Info Sessions (virtual)
Wednesday, March 22
2:00 - 2:30 PM Athena Advocacy Institute
2:30 - 3:00 PM Williams Program for Women in Politics
Sign up here
Claim Your Confidence With Bestselling Author Lydia Fenet
Wednesday, March 22
6:00 - 8 PM
Event Oval, Lower Level 1, The Diana Center | Livestreamed
RSVP here
April 2023
SPARK:: On Protest: A Screening of The U.S. and the Holocaust, and Panel Discussion
Monday, April 3
6 - 7:30 PM
Event Oval, Diana Center
RSVP is required.
Athena Policy and Changemaking: Breaking Down Local Government
Wednesday, April 5
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged
Athena Entrepreneurs: Being a Young Founder with Samantha Greenspan
Thursday, April 6
6:30 - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged
Get the Tea with Athena SAB
Wednesday, April 12
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
No registration is required, just come by!
SPARK: Fireside Chat with Binta Brown
Tuesday, April 18
6:00 - 7:30 PM
The Ella Weed Room, 2nd floor of Milbank Hall
RSVP Required
SPARK Lunch: Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, PhD
Thursday, April 20
12 -1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is required.
SPARK: Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party Book Celebration
Tuesday, April 25
4 - 6:30 PM
DHC (Milstein 103) | Zoom
Pre-registration for non-BC/CU community members and Zoom attendees is required.
Emerging Entrepreneurs: A Showcase
Tuesday, April 25
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Sulz Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall
RSVP is required
Spring 2023 Athena Fellows Showcase
Friday, April 28
1 - 4 PM
Event Oval, Diana Center
RSVP is required
Past Events
Your Turn: A Conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims on How to Be an Adult
Recorded on April 5, 2021
The Lost Art of Connecting: A Conversation with Susan McPherson
Recorded March 31, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 5 with Sabrina Hersi Issa
Recorded February 16, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 4 with Farai Chideya
Recorded January 27, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 3 with Paola Ramos '09
Recorded January 12, 2021
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 2 with Soraya Chemaly
Recorded November 12, 2020
Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 1 with Emily Ramshaw
Recorded November 5, 2020
Athena Distinguished Fellow, author, researcher, and the Journalism Program Officer at the Ford Foundation
Recorded on February 19th, 2019
Athena Distinguished Fellow; visual journalist, cartoonist, and writer with The New Yorker and The New York Times; resident cartoonist at CBS News; and contributor to CNN
Recorded on November 7th, 2018
CEO, Founder, and author of Leapfrog, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs
Recorded on October 10, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder and President Emeritus, Working Mother Media
Recorded on April 18, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder, City Health Works
Recorded on March 6, 2018
Athena Distinguished Fellow, award-winning progressive media and advocacy strategist, and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Recorded on October 25, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow and Gender Justice Advocate
Recorded on September 26, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Recorded on April 19, 2017
President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Recorded on March 2, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder and CEO of the Malala Fund
Recorded on January 31, 2017
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Athena Leadership Council Member, and Member and Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions
Recorded on December 7, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United)
Recorded on November 21, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Innovator, Inventor, Entrepreneur
Recorded on October 20, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow & Founder of the Adelante Movement (Move Forward).
Recorded on March 23, 2016
Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder & CEO of Curemark
Recorded September 29, 2015