ethics news & views

Nov 10 | Rethinking Healthcare Reform: Universal Healthcare Vouchers

The Bioethics Program of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center and the Emory University Center for Ethics invites you to join Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Clinical Bioethics at the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, as he addresses "Rethinking Healthcare Reform: Universal Healthcare Vouchers."

Emanuel will speak 4:30pm, November 10 in the Rita Anne Rollins Room (8th Floor), Rollins School of Public Health. Refreshments will be served before the lecture.

Nov 4 | The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right

American culture is obsessed with the law, the legal system and lawyers. Yet most people report that they don’t trust lawyers and hold them and the legal system in very low esteem. Why is this?

Attorney and novelist Thane Rosenbaum proposes solutions in his new book The Myth of Moral Justice. He discovers a legal system with definitions of justice very much at odds with citizens’ expectations that the law will do the right thing.

Rosenbaum teaches at Fordham Law School. 6:30pm, November 4 in White Hall 208. Sponsored by the Center for Ethics with co-sponsorship from the Pre-Law Society and Mock Trial.

Oct 26 | Developing Leadership: A Business Prescription for Making Sense & Doing Well

As Chairman of Unilever Russia-Ukraine, Arjan Overwater has focused on transforming human resources practices to gear the company for a global environment for growth and change. Before working for Unilever, he headed HR for Coca-Cola in Northwest Europe.

Born in Amsterdam, Overwater holds a doctor in theology from Rijks University of Utrecht and an MBA from the University of Sussex. He served as a Fellow at the Emory’s Center for Faith Development in 1984-1985.

5:15pm, October 26 in Goizueta 204. Sponsored by Goizueta School of Business and the Center for Ethics, with co-sponsorship by NetImpact and the International Business Association.

Oct 13-Nov 14 | Genocide in the Sudan: Emory Responds

Several Emory organizations are partnering to co-host public events exploring the current crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan from Oct 13 to Nov 14. For a full listing of programs, please visit Emory's "Genocide in Sudan" webpage. (Or download this printable flyer.)

Support for this project is provided by the Office of International Affairs, the Halle Institute for Global Learning, the Institute for Comparative & International Studies, the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Emory College, the Institute for Jewish Studies, the Center for Ethics, the Institute of African Studies, Campus Life, the Office of Multi-Cultural Programs & Services, the Muslim Students’ Association, Amnesty International Emory, Emory Hillel, Religious Life, the African Students Association and the Hightower Lecture Fund.

For more information about this series please contact Mary Jo Duncanson at (404) 727-2536.