The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum was conceived as a place where students and faculty could gather for intellectual discourse in an intimate and relaxed setting and integrate their academic and social lives. While events are primarily for students, the Athenaeum hosts lunches, dinners, and receptions for academic classes, student organizations, and official functions of the College.
John Tomasi, associate professor of political science and founding director, Political Theory Project, Brown University; author, Liberalism Beyond Justice: Citizens Society and the Boundaries of Political Theory (2001); "Free Market Fairness"