September 01, 2000
Reconciliation Symposium
President Chace has declared the 2000-2001 academic year the “Year of Reconciliation,” and the RECONCILIATION SYMPOSIUM on January 25-27, 2001 will be the centerpiece of a year-long series of talks, performances, and other activities on the theme of reconciliation.
The Symposium is designed to encourage dialogue across the University, highlight the prominent work of Emory faculty on reconciliation, and promote discussion about Emory’s future. President Carter will give the opening address on the night of January 25, and there will be a range of sessions on January 26 and 27 examining the theme of reconciliation as it relates to race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, social justice, violence, health care, global conflict, the environment, spirituality, science and religion, and the academy.
The Symposium will be followed by a set of Workshops, designed to provide an opportunity for further discussion and to explore ways to implement ideas that emerge from the Symposium. For more information, visit the Symposium website.
Among the Reconciliation events cosponsored by the Ethics Center will be a January 27 discussion on “The Commercialization of the Academy” (see calendar). Questions to be addressed during this event include the following: How do we reconcile the growing trend to commercialize all aspects of intellectual activity with academic freedom and traditional academic values? What are the specific challenges to Emory as a commercial enterprise? What are the effects of living on grants and contracts on academic scholarship and education? What is the role of graduate and post-doctoral students in the commercialization of scholarship? And what is the impact of using university resources to support commercial research?
Symposium Co-Chairs
Billy E. Frye, Chancellor
Robert Agnew, Professor of Sociology
Steven Kraftchick, Associate Dean, Theology
John Stone, Associate Dean, Medicine
Symposium Coordinator
Karen Poremski, Visiting Asst. Prof, English.
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