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Rehumanizing Relationships: Transforming Our Connections in the Digital Age: A Virtual Workshop
TUESDAYS: September 28, October 5, and October 12 from 7pm-8:30pmET Register here. Social media…
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Prohibiting the First Use of Nuclear Weapons
LEARN MORE HERE. REGISTER HERE! FOR A FULL SCHEDULE, GO HERE. A nuclear exchange between the US and Russia would incinerate hundreds of millions of people immediately, and lead…
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Wait….What? How Much? US Military Spending and National Priorities
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. PDF of SLIDES HERE. PDF of Additional Resouces HERE. In 2019, the US allocated $732 Billion dollars for military spending. The next “Top Ten” ((China,…
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Enough is Enough: Wealth and Poverty in a Pandemic
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. SLIDES FOR THE PROGRAM ARE HERE. Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of…
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Working from Home: Setting Boundaries to Reduce Stress
REGISTER HERE! Do you find yourself working even longer hours since you’ve started working from home, even though you no longer have a commute? Does it feel like you…
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Does Practicing Mindfulness Make Us More Ethical?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. Mindfulness is a hot topic these days, but does increasing our mindfulness make us more ethical? And if so, how can we understand the moral…
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Being, Thinking, Doing (Or Not!): Ethics in Your Life
SPRING 2021 Being, Thinking, Doing (Or Not!): Ethics in Your Life Offered in cooperation with the MIT Philosophy Department (Course 24.191)Led by Nathaniel Baron-Schmitt (Postdoctoral Associate in Philosophy) and Patricia-Maria Weinmann (Radius…
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#BlackInTheIvory: Academia’s Role in Institutional Racism
For many Black scientists and researchers, working in academia means weathering systemic bias, micro-aggressions, and isolation. Dr. Shardé Davis, a communications researcher at the University of Connecticut, created #BlackInTheIvory this…
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Hope in the Dark
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE. Third in a series on inspiration, hope and activism during this unprecedented time of global crises. Please join us for this engaging, interactive program that explores how hope can be an…
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POSTPONED: Theater, Truth, and Dignity
PLEASE NOTE: This program has been postponed. Please check back in the weeks to come. Thank you! Second in a series on inspiration, hope and activism during this unprecedented time of global crises. Please…