Mudd Center

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 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.

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.

In Case You Missed It

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.

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 EventOctober 15, 2021Andrew Chignell is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Andrew Chignell, a professor at Princeton University, will give a lecture on Oct. 28 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.

Campus EventAugust 23, 2021Mudd Center Announces 2021-22 Lecture Series on Daily Ethics

"Daily Ethics: How Individual Choices and Habits Express Our Values and Shape Our World” kicks off Sept. 27 with a keynote address by Professor of Philosophy Cheshire Calhoun.

Campus EventApril 26, 2021Jason De León is Final Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series

De León will give a virtual lecture on May 4 at 5 p.m. as part of W&L's Mudd Center for Ethics series.

Campus EventMarch 4, 2021W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics Hosts Annual Conference

The two-day virtual conference will begin March 6 and feature students located across the country.

Mudd Lecture SeriesFebruary 9, 2021Valerie Hudson is Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series

Valerie Hudson, George H.W. Bush Chair and professor of international affairs at Texas A&M University, will deliver a virtual lecture on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. as part of W&L’s Mudd Center for Ethics series.

Mudd Lecture SeriesJanuary 28, 2021W&L Professor, Physician Alumnus to Deliver Talk in 2021 Mudd Series

Assistant Professor Erin Taylor and Dr. Ralph Caldroney’s public discussion, which is open to the public to view online, is titled "Ethical Issues in the Context of Covid-19."

Mudd Lecture SeriesDecember 15, 2020Jonathan Wortham is the First Speaker in the 2021 Mudd Lecture Series

Dr. Jonathan Wortham '04 is the outbreak investigations team leader in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Mudd Lecture SeriesOctober 23, 2020Elizabeth Kolbert is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series

Elizabeth Kolbert, a staff writer for The New Yorker, will give a virtual lecture on Oct. 29 at 5 p.m.

Mudd Lecture SeriesOctober 7, 2020Anne-Marie Slaughter is Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series

Slaughter's lecture, which is open to the public to view online, is titled "Renewing the Promise of America: Looking Back to Move Forward."

Mudd CenterFebruary 20, 2020JMU Professor to Give Keynote for Mudd Undergraduate Ethics Conference

The conference is free and open to the public.

Mudd Lecture Series December 10, 2019Franklin Foer is the Next Speaker in Mudd Lecture Series

Franklin Foer, a national correspondent for The Atlantic and a fellow at the New American Foundation, will give a public lecture at W&L.

Mudd Lecture Series November 6, 2019Virginia Eubanks is the Fifth Speaker in W&L’s Mudd Lecture Series

Eubanks' talk is titled "The Shakedown State: Digital Debt, Economic Inequality and Automation in Public Services."

Mudd Lecture Series September 23, 2019Virginia Military Institute Professor is Second Mudd Lecture Series Speaker

Smith’s talk is titled “An Ethical Framework for a God-Like Intellect.”

Mudd Lecture Series August 21, 2019Lawyer and Bioethicist to Give Keynote Address for ‘Ethics of Technology’ Series

Johnston’s talk is titled “The Good Parent in an Age of Gene Editing: How Novel Genetic Technologies Challenge Parental Responsibility.”

Mudd Lecture Series February 19, 2019David Luban to Deliver Mudd Series Lecture

Luban’s lecture, which is titled "The Ethics of Professional Identities in Law and War,” will explore facets of professional identity.

EventNovember 19, 2018Fourth Mudd Lecturer Talks Bioculture of Ethics and Identity

Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, a sociomedical scientist, is the fourth speaker in the 2017-18 “Ethics of Identity” series.

The Mudd Center October 16, 2018Playwright Paula Vogel is the Third Speaker in W&L’s Ethics of Identity Series

Vogel's talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled “The Art of Tolerance.”

Don't Miss It October 8, 2018Anita Foeman to Discuss DNA and Identity in Second Mudd Lecture

The title of Foeman's lecture is "DNA and Identity: Changing the Conversation About Who We Are."

Mudd Undergraduate Conference in EthicsSeptember 13, 2018NYU Professor to Give Keynote Address for “Ethics of Identity” Series

Appiah will speak on “The Ethics of Identity: The Injuries of Class.”

Engaged CommunitySeptember 7, 2018Finding Beauty Behind Bars

After taking a course at Augusta Correctional Center, two W&L juniors helped to organize an exhibition at the university featuring artwork by artists who are incarcerated. The exhibit is entitled “Unfreedom of Expression.”

Mudd Undergraduate Conference in EthicsMarch 6, 2018Virginia Tech Professor to Give Keynote for Mudd Undergraduate Ethics Conference

Wodak will speak on “Fake News and Echo Chambers.”

HappeningsFebruary 6, 2018Equality and Difference Series Continues with Pulitzer Prize Winner Katherine Boo

Over the years, her reporting from disadvantaged communities in the United States and abroad has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Genius Grant and a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing.

Equality & Difference SeriesJanuary 19, 2018UCLA Law Professor Devon Carbado Continues W&L’s Equality and Difference Series

The title of his talk is “Equality and the Fourth Amendment.”

November 10, 2017Equality and Difference Series Features Talk on Racism, Sexism and Inequalities in Tech

Laura I. Gómez, founder and CEO of venture-backed startup Atipica, Inc., is the sixth speaker in the 2017-18 Equality and Difference series.

HappeningsOctober 13, 2017Harvard’s T.M. Scanlon to Speak as Part of Equality and Difference Series

Scanlon will speak on “Further Reflections on Tolerance (and Some Implications for Immigration).”

My W&LMay 23, 2017Ethics in Leadership: Zachary Taylor ’17 and Austin Piatt ’17

Zachary Taylor '17 and Austin Piatt '17 believe leadership, collaboration and responsibility are the keys to a successful conference.