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Promoting Understanding and Research about Ethics and Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas
Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series
In light of Covid-19 restrictions, the Ethics Center will be providing content in
a virtual format on The Ethics Center Youtube channel, including interviews, discussion, and presentations. Details forthcoming...
Upcoming Events
Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Tree Planting Ceremony, August 6:
Livestream on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/FresnoEthicsCenter - TO VIEW Click here: https://www.facebook.com/FresnoEthicsCenter/posts/4075378155868770
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A Fast for Peace, August 6-9
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On Fasting, by Dr. Veena Howard
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In collaboration with the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley, The Japanese American Citizens League, and other community partners.
Celebration of Ethics: Ethical Leadership Award and Doumanian Student Ethics Awards
(Collaboration with the Better Business Bureau)--Details TBA
Ethics Lectures made possible by the generous support of the Leon S. Peters Foundation
Past Lecturers: Visiting Scholars
- Chief José Garza, Reedley Police Department
- Lieutenant Marc Ediger, Reedley Police Department
- Jake Harder, West Coast Mennonite Central Committee Director of the Reedley Peace Building Initiative (RPBI)
- Christina Cassinerio-Wilson, Restorative Practitioner Teacher/Coach/Consultant, Fresno Unified
- Judge Erica Grosjean, Federal Magistrate
- Judge Mark Cullers, Fresno County Superior Court
- Judge Mark Snauffer, California Appellate Court
- Michael Smith, Attorney Lozano Smith Law
- Daniel Jamison, Attorney Dowling Aaron Law
- John Minkler, Civic Learning Partnership
- Moira Harada, CART teacher
- Kirk E. Sherriff, U.S. Attorney’s Office
- Rev. Akiko Miyake-Stoner, United Japanese Christian Church
- Richard Rothstein, Journalist and Fellow at Haas Institute
- Selena Farnesi, Deputy District Attorney, Fresno
- H Spees; Director of Strategic Initiatives, City of Fresno
- Joaquin Arambula, Assemblyman for CA 31st District
- Michael Clayton, BBB “Ambassador for Trust"
- Catharyn Baird, CEO and Founder of EthicsGame
- Hal Urban, author of Lessons from the Classroom
- Douglas Allen, Professor of philosophy at the University of Maine
- Mohammad Pournik, U.N. Development Program (retired)
- Jim Boren, Executive Editor and Senior VP, Fresno Bee
- Joe Moore, Director of Program Content, Valley Public Radio
- Reverend James Lawson, Civil Rights Icon
- Melissa Baucus Professor of Entrepreneurship, Texas State University
- Richard Johanson, Chair Emeritus of the Fresno Business Council, founder Johanson Transportation
- Rebecca DeYoung, Philosophy, Calvin College
- Kent Dunnington, Philosophy, Biola University
- Frank Beazley, Saint Agnes Hospital
- Christopher Meyers, Director of the Kegley Institute of Ethics at CSU-Bakersfield
- Tony Carr, President of Halloran Philanthropies
- Robin Hoover, Immigration Activist
- Robert Sellers, President of the Parliament of the World’s Religions
- Tony Yamamoto, Former Director of Social Services and Interpreter Services at Valley Children’s Hospital
- Melinda Hall, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Stetson University
- Darius Assemi, President Granville Homes
- Larry Powell, Former Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
- Tim Ryan, Associated Students President, Fresno State
- Sabrina D. Ashjian, Deputy District Attorney, Fresno County
- Kevin Assemi, Attorney with Waterford Foundation and Granville Homes
- Edgar Blunt, Career Pillar/IMAGO
- Lori Morton, Fresno County Office of Education
- Ismael Herrera, Fresno State Office of Community and Economic Development
- David Brooks, New York Times and PBS
- Lucius Outlaw, Vanderbilt University
- Andreas Borgeas, Fresno County Supervisor
- Rick Winer, Rabbi Temple Beth Israel, Fresno
- Mark Arax, Journalist
- Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Food
- Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance
- Robert C. Jones, California State University, Chico
- Juan Arambula, CA Assemblyman
- Esmeralda Z. Soria, Fresno City Council
- Rosendo Peña, Jr., Justice, California Fifth District Court of Appeals
- Lorenzo Rios, Clovis Veteran's Memorial
- John Minkler, Educator
- Lisa Fruchtman, Filmmaker
- Rory Carroll, The Guardian
- Irfan Ali, Interfaith Alliance of Central California,
- Hamid Mavani, Claremont Graduate University.
- George DeMartino, University of Denver
- Eduardo Briceño, CEO of Mindset Works
- Cheyney Ryan, University of Oregon and Oxford University
- Abby Ginzburg, Filmmaker
- Sarah Tyson, University of Colorado, Denver
- Simran Kaur, Sikh Coalition
- Angela Davis, UCLA
- Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College
- Randy Archibold, New York Times
- Steve Johnson, Markulla Center for Ethics at Santa Clara University
- Jeffrey P. Fry, Ball State University
- John Tehranian, Southwestern Law School
- Doug Noll, San Joaquin School of Law
- Debra Nankivell, Fresno Business Council
- Gihan Abou Zeid, Egyptian Journalist
- Justin Atkinson, San Joaquin School of Law
- Jessica Smith-Bobadilla,San Joaquin School of Law
- J. Jeremy Wisnewski, Hartwick College
- Alejandro Santana,University of Portland
- Charles Haynes, First Amendment Center
- Marcia Beauchamp, Tony Blair Faith Foundation
- John Minkler, Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Debora Brown, Madera County Teacher of the Year
- Lori Grace, Hoover High School
- Will Kymlicka, Queen's University
- Sue Donaldson, Author/playwright
- Trudy Conway, Mount St. Mary's University
- James Sterba, Notre Dame University
- Darren Sherkat, University of Southern Illinois
- Letitia Meynell, Dalhousie University
- Robert Bellah, UC Berkeley
- Diane Moore, Harvard University
- Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University
- Ruben Martinez, Loyola Marymount University
- Jedd Medefind, Christian Alliance for Orphans
- Carlos Sanchez, San Jose State University
- John Zerzan, Anarchist Author/Activist
- Les Kimber , Founding Editor, California Advocate
- Juan Esparza Loera Editor, Vida en el Valle
- Betsy Lumbye , Executive Editor, Fresno Bee
- Faith Sidlow , Channel 24 News, MCJ Facult
- Thomas Knowles, Former Special Agent FBI
- Kamal Abu-Shamsieh, Director of the Islamic Cultural
Center of Fresno - Marvin W. Berkowitz, University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Bruce Grelle, California State University, Chico
- Shelley Wilcox, San Francisco State University
- Lloyd Steffen, Lehigh University
- Rob Caughlan, Environmental Activist
- Betsy Rosenberg, Environmental Journalist
- Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
- Nel Noddings, Stanford University
- Ovadia Ezra, Tel Aviv University
- Jacquelyn Kegley, California State University, Bakersfield
- John Lachs, Vanderbilt University
- Ted Peters, Graduate Theological Union
- David K. Chan, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
- Jose-Antonio Orosco, Oregon State University
- Robert Metcalf, University of Colorado, Denver
- Edie Jessup, Community Activist
Past Lecturers: Fresno State Scholars
- Marcus Shaw, Department of Criminology, College of Social Sciences
- Tinneke Van Camp, Department of Criminology, College of Social Sciences
- Matthew Jendian, Department or Sociology, College of Social Sciences
- Faith Sidlow, Media, Communications, and Journalism, College of Arts and Humanities
- Ruth Griffin, Dance/Theater, College of Arts and Humanities
- Lisa Bryant, Political Science, College of Social Sciences
- Christopher Sterlin, Department of Management, Craig School of Business
- Jes Therkelsen,Media, Communications, and Journalism, College of Arts and Humanities
- James Rocha, Philosophy, College of Arts and Humanities
- Honora Chapman, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities
- Gyanesh Lama, College of Health and Human Services
- Jacques Benninga, Bonner Center for Character Education in the Kremen School of Education
- Kat Biacindo, Kremen School of Education
- Bhupinder Singh, College of Health and Human Services
- Kara Zografos, College of Health and Human Services
- Otto Benavides, Kremen School of Education
- Libbi Miller, Kremen School of Education
- Al Evans, College of Social Sciences
- Matthew Jendian, College of Social Sciences
- Daniel Cady, College of Social Sciences
- Bruce Thornton, College of Arts and Humanities
- Twotrees (Matthew Haar Farris), College of Arts and Humanities
- Lorin Lachs, College of Science and Mathematics
- Yishaiya Abosch, College of Social Sciences
- Michael Becker, College of Social Sciences
- Lori Clune, College of Social Sciences
- Karen Bell, College of Arts and Humanities
- Jacques Benninga, Kremen School of Education
- Vincent Biondo, College of Arts and Humanities
- Jason Bush, College of Science and Mathematics
- Andrew Jones, College of Social Sciences
- Ida Jones, Craig School of Business
- Maddhu Katti, College of Science and Mathematics
- Barbara LaBossiere, College of Arts and Humanities
- Robert Maldonado, College of Arts and Humanities
- Bernadette Muscat, College of Social Sciences
- Leonard Olson, College of Arts and Humanities
- Jim Prince, College of Science and Mathematics
- David Schecter, College of Social Sciences
- Malik Simba, College of Social Sciences
- Peter Vanderwater, College of Science and Mathematic
- Steven Walker, College of Social Sciences
Contact Information
Dr. Andrew Fiala
Ethics Center Director
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