UNL Ethics Center

05/04/2026

Available for free download for a limited time
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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003469100/routledge-handbook-values-science-kevin-elliott-ted-richards?fbclid=IwY2xjawRlZ1hleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe5GLAE8k8MyNzi2TCuyIcK2RYyZqPHB8jIFSHnWIgK_vqdAq3V5JPEWN3EiE_aem_PPQsfBJV28b-xG-S9PwnJw

This is the first-ever handbook to cover the vibrant philosophical literature on values and science.  Its 45 chapters—appearing in print here for the first

04/14/2026

After winning State, the Waverly High School Ethics Bowl Team won their Regional competition too!!!

Over the past weekend, they participated in National Competition at the University of North Carolina and Duke University as one of two public school teams. Their hard work paid off as they managed to win enough to come in at 16th out of 22 teams, with a schedule that included matches against two teams that made it to the final rounds of competition. We are so lucky to get to work with such bright and brilliant students and their amazing coach, Cass Didier.

Thank you for another amazing season!!! : )

02/10/2026

https://philosophy.unl.edu/news/ethic-centers-high-school-ethics-bowl-team-wins-state-competition/

The Waverly High School Ethics Bowl Team, "Team Hypatia," won the state-wide 2025-26 Ethics Bowl competition. After sweeping 3-0 in the preliminary matches, they beat the Creighton Preparatory High School team, "Descartes," in an intense final match.The state competition takes place first, on a Satu...

04/25/2023

Representing UNL at the Stanford University - HAI, Embedded Ethics Workshop - Spring 2023

04/25/2023

Stanford University - HAI - Spring 2023 - Embedded Ethics Workshop

10/03/2022

Dear All,

I am pleased to announce that our featured guests for the October Brown Bag are:

Emily M. Wright, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity, Social Sciences
University of Nebraska, Omaha

Sheena L. Gilbert, M.A.
Stockbridge Munsee band of the Mohican Nation
Graduate Research Assistant | Doctoral Student
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Dr. Wright and Gilbert will lead a discussion titled, Federal policy and the protection of Indigenous Women: A discussion of the Violence Against Women Act.

Here is a brief abstract of the talk:

The 2013 VAWA reauthorization acknowledged colonization and was the federal government’s first step in the decolonization process. It restored tribal jurisdiction over some VAWA crimes, but there are still gaps regarding the protection of Native women. We discuss the importance of decolonizing VAWA and offer three specific recommendations for VAWA to consider in order to better protect Native women: (1) allow tribes to write their own r**e laws, (2) expand tribal jurisdiction to all VAWA crimes and stranger and acquaintance violence, and (3) enhance tribes’ abilities to secure VAWA funds and resources.

As the attached flier indicates, the event runs from noon - 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2022, remotely via Zoom.

Feel free to come and go as you like. Please register as indicated at https://ethics.unl.edu/participate/brownbags

Hope you can join us for ethics over lunch!

Take Care,

Adam

09/09/2022

September Brown Bag
*The Ethics of Inclusion*
Dr. Lawrence Chatters, Executive Associate AD of Strategic Initiatives, Nebraska Athletics

9.14.22 @ noon - 1pm, City Campus Union (or remote via Zoom)

Abstract:
The current socio-political climate in the United States has called into question the need for providing inclusion for the marginalized. Professionals who have been historically involved in the work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are under immense stress as they work toward advancing the movement toward increased inclusion. Dr. Chatters will engage participants in a discussion about the ethical argument for inclusion. He will provide a brief overview of 4 differing codes of ethics and analyze the documents with a focus on the concept of inclusion. Participants will be compelled to think about the codes of ethics that they are governed by with a distinct focus on inclusion. This will be an interactive session.

03/28/2022

April Brown Bag Luncheon

April 8, 2022

"Moralizing Commerce: Moral Judgments of Work and Wealth"

Dr. Varkey Titus, Jr.
Associate Professor of Management,
College of Business

Izuchukwu Mbaraonye
Graduate Teaching Assistant,
Department of Management,
College of Business

Organizations and organizational leaders are judged on a variety of dimensions, though one largely overlooked in Organizational Studies relates to moral judgements. In this talk, we will discuss our ongoing research on this topic in two distinct “high-identification” contexts: entrepreneurs in craft-based industries, and leaders of non-profit organizations. In the first context, we draw from the Sacred Values Protection Model to theorize that moral judgements about craft-based entrepreneurs may be driven by evaluators’ characterization of the entrepreneurs’ source of success as sacred or mundane. In the second setting, we draw on frameworks on moral reasoning and communication to posit that the evaluation of non-profit leaders may be driven by the leaders’ displays of wealth. We will tie both studies together to discuss the broader implications of moral judgements directed at organizations and their leaders.

https://ethics.unl.edu/participate/brownbags

03/24/2021

April Brown Bag Luncheon

Please join us, Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ noon - 1.30pm, as we discuss whether untenured faculty have academic freedom with Dr. Julia Schleck, Associate Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Nebraska

https://ethics.unl.edu/participate/brownbags

02/08/2021

February Brown Bag - Ethics and the Arts

Please join us!!

02/08/2021

February Brown Bag Luncheon - Ethics and the Arts

Join us!!