| Second Edition of Center Director's Textbook Published |
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December 9, 2008. Sage Publications has brought out a second edition Center Director Celia B. Fisher's textbook, Decoding the Ethics Code. Fisher, who chaired the American Psychological Assocation's (APA) Ethics Code Task Force, analyzes how the 2002 APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct been applied to ethical decision-making in the science and practice of psychology since its adoption. To learn more about the book, please click here.
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| Inside Fordham Publishes Article on "Theories and Applications" Course |
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September 8, 2008. Inside Fordham published an article about the Center's multidisciplinary "Theories and Applications in Contemporary Ethics" course. To read the article, please click here. To learn more about the course, please click here.
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| EPA Officials Visit the Center for Ethics Education |
August 11, 2008. Drs. Pai-Yei Whung and Paul Lewis from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited with Dr. Celia Fisher, Director of the Center for Ethics Education, who is also Chair of the EPA Human Subjects Research Board. Drs. Whung and Lewis also met with members of the Biology Department and then visited the Calder Center, hosted by John Wehr. Dr. Whung is the newly-appointed Chief Scientist in the Office of the Science Advisor and Dr. Lewis is the executive Director of the EPA Human Studies Review Board, which Dr. Fisher heads. |
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From Left to Right: Paul Lewis, Celia Fisher, and Pai-Yei Whung
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| 2008 Helen and Norman Burg Ethics Prize Awarded |
June 20, 2008. The Helen and Norman Burg Prize in Ethics for 2008 was awarded to undergraduate student Prisicilla Escobedo for her paper: "Medical Care: Civility, Society, and the Prison System." The paper will be posted on the website soon. Learn more about the Helen and Norman Burg Ethics Prize.
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| Inaugural "Theories and Applications" Course Studies Real-World Ethics from Multiple Viewpoints |
May 21, 2008. Fifteen students across a spectrum of Fordham schools and programs participated in the Center's three-day "Theories and Applications in Contemporary Ethics" course, held May 19-21, 2008, at the Rose Hill campus. Faculty representing six disciplines led the initial cohort of students through this new intensive course, which focuses on ethical decision-making in the complexity of real-life contexts. To learn more about the "Theories and Applications in Contemporary Ethics" course, please click here.
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| Center Hosts Conference on Religion, Gender, and Politics |
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Donna Brazile
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April 22, 2008. The Center for Ethics Education and the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy co-sponsored a multi-disciplinary day-long conference entitled "Pulpit Politics: Gender, Religion, and Social Justice" with a keynote address by superdelegate and political commentator Donna Brazile.
• Learn more about the conference
• Read the Today at Fordham story about the conference
• View the conference agenda
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