'Finding forums for ethical dialogue helps us grow. We're better positioned to make
sense of our complex world.'
The University of Baltimore's Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement will host Ethics
Week—a gathering of experts discussing some of the most relevant topics in modern
society—from Oct. 26 through 30. All events listed here are open to the public, and
the UBalt community is encouraged to be part of this lively and thought-provoking
series of events. All in-person activities include an online option, available in
Bogomolny Library Room 412.
"This year's theme on civic learning and democratic engagement is especially important
and engaging for the Hoffberger Center," says Steve Scalet, director of the center and distinguished professor in the Yale Gordon College of
Arts and Sciences. "We may learn basic ethical understandings early in life, but a
great value of ethical dialogue at a university, represented through our Ethics Week
programming, is to express and re-examine these understandings in dialogue with others,
to be surprised and elevated by considering various perspectives, some of which will
be different from our own. Finding forums for ethical dialogue helps us grow in our
personal and professional lives. We're better positioned to make sense of our complex
world."
The following events are free and open to the public:
- Oct. 26, Noon to 12:30 p.m.: Opening Reception
Location: Bogomolny Library Lobby
Featuring Prof. Scalet, RLB Library Director Michael Shochet, and Librarian Mike Kiel, chair of the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Committee
- Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: "CLDE through the Ages: From the Ancients to AI"
Location: Bogomolny Library Room 412
Featuring Prof. Chris Griffin, associate dean, Northern Arizona University, and Prof.
Scalet
- Oct. 27, 2 to 3:30 p.m.: "What Is the Rule of Law and Why Is It So Important?"
Location: Bogomolny Library Room 412
Featuring Regents Prof. Tim Sellers, director of UBalt's Center for International and Comparative Law
- Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Debate: Has the Integration of AI into Higher Education
Fundamentally Threatened the Value of a College Degree?"
Location: Bogomolny Library Room 412
Featuring Prof. Jennifer Keohane from UBalt's Multimedia Storytelling and Digital Communications program, and the
College Debate and Discourse Alliance
- Oct. 29, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: "Information, Democracy and AI"
Location: Room 028
Featuring Prof. Joshua Kassner, research fellows director at the Hoffberger Center for Ethical
Engagement, and Librarian Allison Jennings-Roche, associate director of Collections and Digital Initiatives
Learn more about the Hoffberger Center for Ethical Engagement and the Bogomolny Library.
