A lecture by Dr. Danielle Bassett, Skirkanich Professor of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania The treatment of psychiatric disease and neurological disorders is a critical frontier in human health. Current treatment regimens include drugs, brain stimulation, and cognitive-behavioral therapy. In each case, these treatments can be thought of as ways of changing the activity […]

Lecture by Jose George Mendoza Professor of Philosophy at UMASS Lowell The aim of this talk was to look at the implications “Juan Crow” immigration policy has for an ethics of immigration. It argues that, much like its predecessor Jim Crow, Juan Crow is not merely a condemnation of federalism, but of any immigration reform […]

This dinner formally recognizes the ingenuity, passion, and achievement of our students who received summer internship grants. The grants were funded by programs like the Ethics and the Common Good Project, Civil Liberties and Public Policy, Critical Studies in Childhood, Youth, and Learning Program, and Community Partnerships for Social Change.

A lecture by Kyle Whyte, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University In this talk, Dr. Whyte addresses the moral and political issues concerning climate policy and Indigenous peoples, as well as the ethics of cooperative relationships involving Indigenous peoples.

A lecture by Erica Violet Lee, Organizer with Idle No More; Member of Canadian Youth Delegation to COP 21 In the face of a colonial climate catastrophe, Indigenous women are at the forefront of impact and resistance. As we articulate connections between the land and our bodies, our struggle for liberation from extractive industry becomes […]

A lecture by Natalie Cisneros, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University What should be done about the “problem” of immigration? What do we mean when we talk about the “national immigration crisis”? The perceived “problem” of immigration and debates about how to solve it have taken center stage in national discourse leading up to the […]

A talk with Muira McCammon Which books line the shelves of the Guantánamo Bay Detainee Library? Why does library access matter to people imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, and in other carceral contexts? What rhetorical, social and political work do pop cultural representations of the Detainee Library perform? What happens when we bring values of intellectual […]

A discussion with Perry Zurn, Visiting Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics Thomas Hobbes once said it is curiosity that distinguishes humans from animals. But does this ring true? And what are the ethical issues that arise when we make this claim? Is it possible for animals (or machines, or even plants for that matter) to […]