Mudd Center for Ethics

Campus EventsMarch 5, 2026Dr. Daphne Miller is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

The physician and clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco will give a lecture on March 19 in Stackhouse Theater.

Campus EventsFebruary 27, 2026The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to Speak at W&L

As part of the Mudd Center’s Leadership Lab, Goldberg and W&L’s Eric Deggans will discuss journalism, ethics and leadership in the modern age on March 17.

Campus EventsFebruary 9, 2026Mudd Lecture Series to Explore Conservation Practice of Rewilding

The day-long symposium will take place on Feb. 12 and feature talks by faculty and community members.

Campus EventsJanuary 8, 2026Benjamin Lee is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

The professor of electrical and systems engineering and of computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania will give a lecture on Jan. 22 in Stackhouse Theater.

Campus EventsNovember 6, 2025W&L’s Mudd Center Announces Next Leadership Lab

Judge Michael Luttig ’76, P’14 and Lewis Powell III ’74, P’18, P’20 will lead a discussion on power and accountability on Nov. 13.

In Case You Missed It

Campus EventsOctober 16, 2025Benjamin Backer is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Backer, founder and CEO of Nature is Nonpartisan, will give a lecture on Oct. 28 in Stackhouse Theater.

Campus EventsSeptember 24, 2025W&L’s Mudd Center Presents Screening of ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’

The Sept. 30 screening features the work of Edward Burtynsky, whose solo exhibition is on view at the Reeves Museum of Ceramics.

AlumniSeptember 15, 2025A Natural Segue

"Ralph commented when he made his gift that he hopes it will inspire others to follow suit."

Campus EventsSeptember 4, 2025W&L’s Mudd Center Announces 2025-26 Lecture Series

“Taking Place: Land Use and Environmental Impact” kicks off Sept. 11 with a keynote address by political scientist Thea Riofrancos.

Faculty AccoladeMay 6, 2025Melissa Kerin Quoted in ProPublica Article

The professor of art history and director of the Mudd Center for Ethics offered her opinion on the nuances of the return of a Buddha sculpture by the Art Institute of Chicago to the Government of Nepal.

Campus EventsMay 1, 2025W&L’s Mudd Center Announces Leadership Lab Initiative

The public lecture series kicks off May 7 with an inaugural talk by Kenneth Ruscio ’76.

On CampusApril 2, 2025Connecting a Global Movement

Students in W&L’s Bonner Program spent the last year creating a digital map of health care networks for people experiencing homelessness worldwide.

Campus EventsMarch 24, 2025Jim Withers is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Institute, will give a lecture on March 26 at 5 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater on W&L’s campus.

Campus EventsMarch 14, 2025W&L Presents an Evening with Playwright and Actor Christine Toy Johnson

Johnson will present excerpts of her recent musical and give a public talk on March 24 at 7 p.m. in Johnson Theater.

Campus EventsFebruary 5, 2025Mudd Lecture Series to Examine the Ethics of Medical Aid in Dying

The virtual panel discussion will take place on Feb. 11 at 4 p.m.

Campus EventsJanuary 7, 2025Erica Lord is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Lord, a multimedia artist at the Institute of American Indian Arts, will give a lecture on Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Concert Hall.

Campus EventsDecember 17, 2024W&L’s Staniar Gallery Presents Erica Lord’s ‘The Codes We Carry: Beads as DNA Data’

The solo exhibition will open Jan. 9 with an artist’s talk slated for Jan. 14.

Campus EventsNovember 7, 2024Carl Elliott is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Elliott, a bioethicist at the University of Minnesota, will give a lecture on Nov. 14 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.

Campus EventsNovember 4, 2024Lawyer and Historian Paul Lombardo to Deliver Lecture on Buck v. Priddy Court Case

The Nov. 18 lecture is open to the public and marks the centenary of the case argued in Amherst County, Virginia.

Lifelong LearningOctober 9, 2024‘W&L After Class’ Podcast Releases New Episode Featuring Melissa Kerin

In this month’s episode, Kerin, professor of art history, discusses how following her curiosity of the ways in which people tell stories opened her to opportunities to study remote Buddhist shrines in the Himalayas and examine how we live and die as the director of the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics.

Campus EventsOctober 8, 2024Ricardo Nuila is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Nuila, associate professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy at Baylor College of Medicine, will give a lecture on Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium.

Campus EventsAugust 9, 2024W&L’s Mudd Center Announces 2024-25 Lecture Series

“How We Live and Die: Stories, Values, and Communities” kicks off Sept. 19 with a keynote address by Duke University professor Adjoa Boateng Evans.

Campus EventsFebruary 13, 2024W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics Hosts Annual Undergraduate Conference

Jonathan Gingerich will deliver the keynote address at the virtual conference on Feb. 17.

On CampusFebruary 9, 2024Unjudge Someone

The Human Library, a collaboration between the Mudd Center for Ethics and Leyburn Library, brought the W&L community together in conversation.

Campus EventsFebruary 7, 2024Candy Chang is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Chang, an urban artist and designer, will give a lecture on Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsJanuary 22, 2024Elgin Cleckley is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Cleckley, assistant professor of architecture and design at the University of Virginia, will give a lecture on Feb. 1 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsJanuary 16, 2024Steve Wei is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Wei, a stage combat instructor, will host a workshop on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsJanuary 11, 2024The Mudd Center for Ethics Presents “Before I Die” Art Project

The W&L community is invited to participate in the public art project, on view in Leyburn Library beginning Jan. 11.

In the NewsNovember 30, 2023Melissa R. Kerin Selected as Next Director of the Mudd Center for Ethics

The associate professor of art history will serve as the Mudd Center Director for three years beginning July 1, 2024.

Campus EventsOctober 31, 2023Sara Hendren is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Hendren, a professor at Northeastern University, will give a lecture on Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsOctober 16, 2023Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, will give a lecture on Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsSeptember 29, 2023George Aye is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

George Aye, co-founder and director of innovation at Greater Good Studio, will give a lecture on Oct. 9 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventsAugust 11, 2023W&L’s Mudd Center Announces 2023-24 Lecture Series

“Ethics of Design” kicks off Sept. 21 with a keynote address by MIT Professor Danielle Wood.

HappeningsFebruary 28, 2023W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics Hosts Annual Undergraduate Conference

The virtual conference on March 4 will feature students from across the country.

Campus EventFebruary 23, 2023Céline Leboeuf is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Center’s CareLab Event Series

Céline Leboeuf, an associate professor of philosophy at Florida International University, will give a public lecture in Hillel 101 on March 9 at 4 p.m.

HappeningsFebruary 16, 2023W&L Presents “Blacks and Jews in America: An Invitation to Dialogue”

Terrence Johnson, professor of African American religious studies at Harvard University, will discuss his latest book on March 1.

Campus EventJanuary 31, 2023Kyle Bass is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Center’s CareLab Event Series

The playwright will host a screening of his play “Citizen James” and a playwriting workshop Feb. 14-15.

Campus EventJanuary 16, 2023John Lysaker is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

John Lysaker, a professor of philosophy at Emory University, will give a lecture on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventNovember 4, 2022The Mudd Center’s Carelab Series Presents Megan K. Mueller

Mueller will give a public lecture in Northen Auditorium on Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventOctober 17, 2022Oscar Jerome Stewart to Present Next Lecture in the Mudd Lecture Series

Oscar Jerome Stewart, an assistant professor of management at the College of Charleston, will lecture on Nov. 3 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventSeptember 13, 2022Helen Y. Weng is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Helen Y. Weng, a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist and research associate at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Osher Center for Integrative Health, will give a lecture on Sept. 22 at 5 p.m.

Lecture August 31, 2022Karla Murdock to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Endowed Professorship

The title of Murdock’s talk is “Paying attention: Habits of Mind and Psychological Well-being.”

Campus EventAugust 19, 2022W&L’s Mudd Center Launches New Lecture Series

“Beneficence: Practicing an Ethics of Care” kicks off Sept. 15 with a keynote address by Professor Karen Stohr.

Campus EventJanuary 26, 2022Neeru Paharia is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Neeru Paharia, associate professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, will give a public lecture on March 9 at 5 p.m. at W&L.

Campus EventJanuary 3, 2022W&L’s Staniar Gallery Daily Ethics Mosaic Exhibition Opens Jan. 10

The large-scale community artwork created as part of a Mudd Center program will be on view in Wilson Hall's Lykes Atrium through Feb. 9.

Campus EventOctober 15, 2021Chantal Bilodeau is the Fourth Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Chantal Bilodeau, the founder and artistic director of The Arctic Cycle, will give a lecture on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m.

Campus EventOctober 5, 2021Jelani Cobb is the Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series

Cobb, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will give a lecture at W&L on Oct. 7.