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Director Maggie Little Named Recipient of Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair
Director Maggie Little Named Recipient of Francis J. McNamara, Jr. Chair

“I can think of no one more deserving of this honor,” says Dan Sulmasy, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]August 30, 2021
Ethics Lab Alumna’s “Foundational Text” on Political Epistemology Now Available
Ethics Lab Alumna’s “Foundational Text” on Political Epistemology Now Available

Ethics Lab alumna Elizabeth Edenberg discusses early inspiration for her newest publication, Political Epistemology—a collection on the intersection of epistemology and political philosophy.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]August 3, 2021
(Update: Position Filled!) Now Hiring! Open Call for Assistant Research Professor in design / creative pedagogy
(Update: Position Filled!) Now Hiring! Open Call for Assistant Research Professor in design / creative pedagogy

Ethics Lab seeks candidates with an outstanding record of creative practice, including experience addressing the intersection of design, technology, ethics, and social impact in a professional, educational, or community leadership role.

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FeaturedJonathan HeaeyJuly 22, 2021
Faculty Fellows: Technologies of the Apocalypse with Professor Meg Leta Jones
Faculty Fellows: Technologies of the Apocalypse with Professor Meg Leta Jones

Testing an idea for a course project, Professor Meg Leta Jones invited participants to imagine how a world of apocalypse might shape communications technologies.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]June 11, 2021
Ethics Lab advocates for an interdisciplinary approach to responsible computing curricula in new Mozilla Playbook
Ethics Lab advocates for an interdisciplinary approach to responsible computing curricula in new Mozilla Playbook

32 authors and contributors participating in Mozilla’s Responsible Computer Science Challenge share learnings, best practices, and resources for integrating ethics into computing education.

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Featured, MozillaEthics.Lab [Organization]May 13, 2021Spotlight
Ethics Lab and CSET Conclude Ethics of AI for Policymakers Series with Workshop on Global Surveillance & Human Rights
Ethics Lab and CSET Conclude Ethics of AI for Policymakers Series with Workshop on Global Surveillance & Human Rights

In the third and final event of the Ethics and AI collaboration between Ethics Lab and the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, participants explored the ethical complexities of AI-driven surveillance technology.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]May 11, 2021
Apply Now! Summer Undergraduate Fellowships on Ethical Design & Surveillance Technologies
Apply Now! Summer Undergraduate Fellowships on Ethical Design & Surveillance Technologies

The Undergraduate Fellows will serve as research assistants to the project, gathering resources and developing annotated bibliographies; documenting the contributing programs’ milestones; and providing support for delivery of a “Hackathon” convening and online project exhibition.

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Ethics.Lab [Organization]April 27, 2021
Design Justice, Take 2: A Student Perspective
Design Justice, Take 2: A Student Perspective

Students reflect on the second iteration of Ethics Lab’s Design Justice course.

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Featured, CoursesEthics.Lab [Organization]April 16, 2021Spotlight
From Control to Care: Ethics Lab Program Assistant awarded Fritz Fellowship
From Control to Care: Ethics Lab Program Assistant awarded Fritz Fellowship

Ethics Lab Program Assistant and CCT graduate student Meera Kolluri was recently awarded a Fritz Family Fellowship for the upcoming year to study ethical design and surveillance technologies.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]April 5, 2021Spotlight
Faculty Fellows: Designing a Game to Talk About the Climate Crisis with Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Faculty Fellows: Designing a Game to Talk About the Climate Crisis with Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

In the second of eight Faculty Fellow “jam sessions,” Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò of Georgetown’s Philosophy Department guided participants through imagining a pedagogical climate crisis simulation game.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]March 31, 2021Spotlight
Fall '21 Course Offerings
Fall '21 Course Offerings

Learn more about Ethics Lab’s Fall ‘21 courses—Introduction to Ethics and Social Media & Democracy.

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Courses, FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]March 26, 2021
Ethics Lab & Dept. of Computer Science receive Mozilla grant to expand their work nationally
Ethics Lab & Dept. of Computer Science receive Mozilla grant to expand their work nationally

With renewed support from Mozilla in the second stage of the grant, the Georgetown team is partnering with faculty at other universities to further develop Ethics Lab’s approach to integrating ethics in Computer Science education.

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Mozilla, FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]March 24, 2021
Data Ethics: Students reflect on the sociopolitical dynamics of data ethics in a turbulent year
Data Ethics: Students reflect on the sociopolitical dynamics of data ethics in a turbulent year

Students in Dr. Antosh’s Data Ethics course completed semester-long research projects investigating how U.S. race relations, the COVID-19 pandemic, and divided democracy in the United States intersect with issues of data ethics.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]March 16, 2021
Faculty Fellows: Distributed Communities with Julia Watts Belser
Faculty Fellows: Distributed Communities with Julia Watts Belser

In the first of eight Faculty Fellow salons, Professor Julia Watts Belser of the Disability Studies program led a gathering to reflect on and reimagine access and convening during the pandemic and beyond.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]February 5, 2021
Teaching & Learning Design Justice Practices
Teaching & Learning Design Justice Practices

Ethics Lab convened Georgetown faculty to reflect on teaching and learning design justice practices in an informal session co-hosted by Denise Shanté Brown.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]January 29, 2021Spotlight
Intro to Ethics: Reflecting on the fall semester
Intro to Ethics: Reflecting on the fall semester

Professor Maggie Little reflects on her fall semester Intro to Ethics course, which tackled the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, and the November election.

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Featured, CoursesEthics.Lab [Organization]January 15, 2021
Spring Course Offerings
Spring Course Offerings

This spring, the Ethics Lab team will be offering three courses—Introduction to Bioethics; Social Media & Democracy; and Design Justice—which embody the Lab’s mission to prepare students for moral leadership.

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Featured, CoursesEthics.Lab [Organization]January 8, 2021
Ethics Lab pilots multidisciplinary fellowship program for Georgetown faculty
Ethics Lab pilots multidisciplinary fellowship program for Georgetown faculty

The first cohort of Ethics Lab faculty fellows, including professors from Philosophy, CCT, and Theology & Disability Studies, joins the Ethics Lab team for monthly collaborative “jam sessions” to workshop new ideas.

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FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]January 4, 2021
Complicating Consent: Computer Science Students Examine Predicaments of Privacy & Public Health
Complicating Consent: Computer Science Students Examine Predicaments of Privacy & Public Health

If you were required to download a contact-tracing app in order to return to school or work, would you? What questions would you have?

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Mozilla, FeaturedEthics.Lab [Organization]December 20, 2020Spotlight
Intro to Ethics: Countering division in American democracy
Intro to Ethics: Countering division in American democracy

Professor Maggie Little’s fall Intro to Ethics class considered sources of division in American politics and considered ways to resolve tensions in democracy.

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Featured, CoursesEthics.Lab [Organization]December 18, 2020Spotlight
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