Events
Parr Center Presents: Emily Baxter, “We Are All Criminals”
Caldwell 105 ,Emily Baxter is the Director of We Are All Criminals, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that seeks to inspire empathy and ignite social change through personal stories of crime, privilege, justice, and injustice, disrupting the barriers that separate us. Participants in … Read more
Philosophy @ the Movies: “Waiting for Superman”
Caldwell 105 ,The 2010 documentary "Waiting for Superman" examines different aspects of the American public school system. The movie serves as both a scathing critique of what is going wrong in our school system and a message of hope for how we … Read more
Teaching Workshop
Caldwell 208Teaching Workshop on Discussing Politics in the Classroom Ram Neta, Jeff Sebo, and Lauren Townsend will lead a discussion on pedagogical issues that arise when discussing politics in the classroom. Topics of interest include: how to talk about touchy subjects, … Read more
PPE Talk: Jennifer Morton
Caldwell 105 ,Jennifer Morton is an assistant professor of philosophy at the City College of New York and a senior fellow at the Center for Ethics and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Rags to Riches: Change in Context and Deliberation" Pizza will … Read more
Parr Center talk: Maryse Mitchell-Brody
Campus YIn a collaboration between the Parr Center for Ethics and the Campus Y, Maryse Mitchell-Brody will present "Working Ourselves Out of a Job: Liberation and the Non-Profit Industrial Complex".
Teaching Workshop
213 Caldwell HallTeaching workshop on best and worst practices in prepping and grading (teaching behind the scenes!) Do prepping and grading take up all your time? Do you meticulously write 10 pages of notes on the reading before you feel ready to … Read more
Department talk: Gillian Russell, “Speech Acts and Speaking Up”
213 Caldwell HallEthics Around the Table with Rachel Schaevitz
Hyde Hall, University RoomRachel joined the Program in Humanities and Human Values for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Public Humanities through Fall 2017. She comes to Chapel Hill from Philadelphia, where she earned her Ph.D. in Media & Communication from Temple University, … Read more
For Their Eyes Only: Ag Gag Laws, Body Cam Laws, & the Right to Know
Caldwell 105 ,For Their Eyes Only: ag-gag laws, body cam laws, and the right to know Thursday, March 23, 6:00-7:30pm Many states are passing laws that restrict access to important information about public and private affairs. Two recent examples in North Carolina … Read more