Stories Tagged ‘Ethics’ 
‘Philosophy Today’ Series Opens with Discussion of Justification of War
The University of Alabama will host Dr. Jeff McMahan, professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, for a lecture, "What Rights May We Defend by Means of War?," at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in 205 Smith Hall on the UA campus.
Documenting Justice Screening to Showcase UA Student Films
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication and film will host the third annual Documenting Justice Film Screening on Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Philosopher Asks ‘What’s Wrong With Human Cloning?’ in Lecture at UA
A sheep named Dolly in 1996 raised the possibility of the cloning of human beings in the near future. To address this issue, Dr. Alastair Norcross, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will lecture on "The Clone Wars: What's Wrong With Human Cloning?" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the AIME Building, room 110, on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Students in SaveFirst Initiative Help Alabama Families Secure $3.7 Million in Tax Refunds
More than 100 University of Alabama undergraduate and law students worked during the first six weeks of tax season at free tax preparation sites across the state to prepare some 1,900 returns for working families. UA students helped these families secure $3.7 million in tax refunds and saved them $475,000 in commercial tax preparation fees.
UA’s Stephen Black Honored by Childcare Resources
Stephen Black, director of the Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama, has received the 2009 Children's Advocate Award from Childcare Resources.
Author of ‘Stolen Without A Gun’ to Speak at UA; Former WorldCom Employee to Speak on White-Collar Crime
The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration and the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama will host a discussion with Walter “Walt” Pavlo at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in the Ferguson Theater on campus.
Documenting Justice UA Student Film ‘Storybook’ Selected for Prestigious Ethics Symposium
“Storybook,” a documentary film created by University of Alabama students about a reading program for incarcerated mothers and their children, has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 Undergraduate Ethics Symposium at DePauw University April 9-11.
UA Students’ Films Honored at Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication and film at The University of Alabama are proud to announce that two films from the most recent class of Documenting Justice have received awards at the annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham.
UA Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility to Host Moral Forum Competition, Award $13,000 in Scholarships
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will host the semifinal and final rounds of the fourth annual Moral Forum Tournament. The semifinals will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the Ferguson Center Forum (room 360) and the final round will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27 in Morgan Auditorium. Scholarships totaling $13,000 will be awarded the final night.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner F.W. de Klerk to Deliver Blackburn Institute’s Nix Lecture Oct. 17 at UA
President F.W. de Klerk, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped bring majority rule to South Africa, will speak at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Sellers Auditorium in the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Plank Center Awards $8,700 in Leadership Grants in Public Relations
The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at The University of Alabama will award $8,700 to support two research projects that will enhance understanding of factors that contribute to effective and ethical leadership in public relations.
UA Blackburn Institute to Sponsor Board Builder Workshop
The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute is presenting a Board Builder Workshop at WorkPlay in Birmingham on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 1-5 p.m.
Select Group of UA Students Named Blackburn Institute Fellows
The University of Alabama Blackburn Institute, considered to be one of the most dynamic leadership development organizations in the country, has named its 2008-2009 student fellows.
UA Engineering Student Wins ASCE National Award
Sarah Barnes, a senior majoring in civil engineering at The University of Alabama, was recently awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students for placing first in the ASCE National Paper Competition.
Documenting Justice Film Screening Features Work of UA Students
The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility and the department of telecommunication & film at The University of Alabama will host the second annual Documenting Justice Film Screening on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
UA Gets High Marks — Listed on President’s Honor Roll for Distinguished Community Service
The University of Alabama was named by the Corporation for National and Community Service to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth.
Whistleblower, Author Cynthia Cooper to Visit UA to Share Her Experience in MCI/WorldCom Scandal
Cynthia Cooper, who received her master’s degree in accountancy from The University of Alabama and has achieved worldwide acclaim for her role in uncovering the corporate fraud at WorldCom, will return to Tuscaloosa to talk about her new book, “EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.”
Gift from Synovus Foundation Endows UA’s Moral Forum and Names it in Honor of Alumnus Jim Hayes
Synovus Foundation of Columbus, Ga., has made a gift to The University of Alabama to endow a debate program known as the Moral Forum and name it in honor of UA alumnus and long-time supporter James P. “Jim” Hayes Jr.
Templeton Award Winner Otteson to Speak at UA Libraries on Ethics and Politics
Dr. James R. Otteson, University of Alabama professor of philosophy and Arts and Sciences Leadership Board Fellow, will speak on "Grand Unification Social Theory: Bringing It All Together in Ethics and Politics" Thursday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
UA Philosophy Today Series Continues with Moral Philosopher Geoffrey Sayre-McCord
Dr. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, professor and chairman of the department of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will give his lecture, "The State of Ethics," Nov.13 at 7:30 p.m. at Lloyd Hall on The University of Alabama campus.
UA Center for Ethics to Host Moral Forum Competition, Will Award $13,000 in scholarships
The University of Alabama Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility will be hosting the final round of the third annual Moral Forum Tournament on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in Morgan Auditorium to award some $13,000 in scholarships.
Documenting Justice UA Student Films to be Shown May 1 at Bama Theatre
The Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility at The University of Alabama will host the first Documenting Justice Film Screening on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Blount Initiative Seminar at UA to Feature Robotic Dog, AIBO
The University of Alabama's Blount Undergraduate Initiative invites the public to "Becoming Post-human," a symposium which blends man and technology, April 28 at 3 p.m. in Tuomey Hall, located on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Capstone Drive on campus.