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At the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, we believe that life is better with ethics. Join us as we engage in public reflection about a variety of ethical issues through our lecture series or through interviews with ethical thought leaders.
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Host Jayla Bryan, the Ethics Center's intern, talks to the team behind the Center's National Science Foundation grant (Award #2316197): Dr. Sandra Borden, the Ethics Center’s director and a professor in the School of Communication; Dr. David Hartmann, chair and professor in the Department of Sociology; and Dr. Susan Stapleton, emeritus professor in the Department of Chemistry. The grant funded a conference in February 2024 to gather a diverse group from the STEM and responsible conduct in research communities to raise awareness about how privilege manifests in research and how its negative impacts can be addressed.
Ryan Scrivens, assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, joined host Sandra Borden, the Ethics Center’s director, on April 3, 2025. They talked about his research on terrorism and extremism, as well as the ethical issues involved in working with former extremists to prevent and counter violent extremism. Dr. Scrivens was the 2025 Winnie Veenstra Peace lecturer. Produced and edited by Jayla Bryan.
The Ethics Center’s founding director, Michael Pritchard, and longtime Center Advisory Board member Ronald Kramer joined host Sandra Borden, the Ethics Center’s current director, on March 13, 2025, to talk about the Ethics Center’s mission and history on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Produced and edited by Jayla Bryan.
Award-winning photographer Jeri Love and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute members Kris Locke and Jim Bennink joined host Sandra Borden, the Ethics Center’s director, on March 10, 2025, to talk about an exhibit created by participants in an OLLI Photovoice workshop as part of the A Life Well Lived – Kalamazoo event series. Produced and edited by Jayla Bryan.
Angie Moe, a professor of sociology at Western Michigan University, joined host Olivia Munoz, the WMU Ethics Center's intern, on December 2, 2024. They talked about the role of therapy dogs, how to ensure access to their services and how to treat the dogs ethically. Dr. Moe, who specializes in interpersonal victimization and trauma-informed survivorship, works with the Therapy Dog Clinic at Western Michigan University. Produced and edited by Olivia Munoz.
Sharon Carlson, president of the Ladies Library Association in Kalamazoo, joined host Ashley Atkins, Ethics Center affiliate and associate professor in the Western Michigan University Department of Philosophy, on November 20, 2024. They talked about the association’s abolitionist history. The Ladies Library Association was only the third women’s club in the United States and the first public library in Kalamazoo.
Dr. Mark Hoipkemier, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, joined host Sandra Borden, director of the WMU Ethics Center, on June 14, 2024. He delivered the keynote address for a workshop co-sponsored by the Center and the Department of Public Communication at the University of Navarra titled Toward Flourishing: A Theoretical Reset for Journalism Ethics on June 6-7, 2024. Participants gathered to consider how journalism’s political function could be oriented toward the common good, a topic about which Dr. Hoipkemier has written extensively.
Today we are joined by Professor Tommie Shelby--Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African American Studies and Philosophy--to discuss his book The Idea of Prison Abolition.
This episode is a recording of the 2023 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture. Dr. Edgar Franco-Vivanco presents his talk, “Between Violence and Resistance: The Challenges of Latin America in the 21st Century,”, where he examines the role of colonialism and US foreign policy in shaping violence in Latin America.
Today we are joined by Dr. Sandra Borden and Dr. Fritz Allhoff to discuss the benefits of studying ethics abroad. Dr. Borden spearheads a media ethics study abroad program, which takes place in London, England. Dr. Fritz Allhoff runs an Arctic Security class which travels to Iceland. For more information, you can go to https://broncosabroad.wmich.edu/
In this episode, PhD student Luke Golemon is interviewed about his project: "Redifining the Scientific Analaogy for Ethics." Broadly, Luke explores how understanding ethics as something that is influenced by the world--and perhaps even scientifc--can benefit our understanding of ethics.
Jon Milgrim, faculty specialist in the Department of Philosophy, and Alec Koppers, a second-year master's student in the same department, joined Madelyn Wallace, the intern for Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, on February 24, 2023. They talked about their upcoming talks on climate change, including the role ethics plays when it comes to nature and global issues more broadly.
Thomas Stelzl joins us again to discuss conspiracy theories. What constitutes a conspiracy theory? How do they happen? How do we talk about them? And what can an international analysis offer to our understanding of them?
In the Fall of 2022, Western Michigan University had designed a course around the Ethics Bowl. Students read moral philosophy revolving around public affairs and the ethics bowl. This is a conversation with these students after having attended the Ethics Bowl. Listen in as these students describe their experiences--with some saying that they become more independent people, and others who were just happy to re-examine their deeply held beliefs.We would like to thank Ellinor Tibbs, Emma Earl, Maureen Heuting, and Marty Podvoll. We would additionally like to thank the Ethics Center and its director Sandra Borden
Dr. Sandra Borden is joined by Dr. Elissa Allen, assistant professor in the Bronson School of Nursing here at Western, and Nayeli Guandique-Benitez, a third-year student in the Bronson School of Nursing. They discuss nursing, medical error and the line between ethical responsibility and criminal liability.
Victoria Vuletich, CEO of Ethics^2 in Grand Rapids, spoke with Sandra L. Borden, director of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University, on March 14, 2022, as part of the Center's Spring 2022 lecture series. Produced and Edited by Alec Koppers.
This program was recorded on March 25, 2022. Our guests are Jeanine DeLay, president of A2Ethics, which coordinates the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl; Anna Kietzerow, a former member and coach of WMU's APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team, now a Ph.D. student in philosophy at the University of Virginia; and Adam Waggoner, a Ph.D. student in philosophy at the University of Michigan, where he is an outreach coordinator for the Michigan High School Ethics Bowl. Hosted by Sandra L. Borden. Produced and edited by Alec Koppers.
This program was recorded on March 14, 2022, with Timothy Palmer, WMU professor of management and director of the Haworth College of Business’s Center for Sustainable Business Practices. What is sustainability, and why does it raise ethical questions? How have businesses come around to acknowledging a moral duty to protect the environment? Why is it especially important for business students to learn about sustainability? This interview previews themes in Dr. Palmer's ethics lecture on March 30, 2022. Hosted by Cara Walters. Produced and edited by Alec Koppers.
Ainsley Carry, vice-president for students, University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada), spoke with Sandra L. Borden, director of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University, on April 5, 2022, as part of the Center's Spring 2022 lecture series. Produced and edited by Alec Koppers.
Timothy Palmer, WMU professor of management, spoke with Sandra L. Borden, director of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society at Western Michigan University, on March 30, 2022, as part of the Center's Spring 2022 lecture series. Produced and edited by Alec Koppers.
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