CENTER NEWS

The Parr Center for Ethics is awarded the American Philosophical Association & Philososphy Documentation Center's 2008 prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs.

Established in 1999, this annual award recognizes organizations for creating excellent and successful programs that undertake new initiatives in philosophy. Parr Center Director, Jan Boxill, will receive the award at the 2009 Eastern Meeting for the American Philosophical Association.

UNC Ethics Bowl Team wins 1st place at National Ethics Bowl Competition at Harvard University.

Following their strong showing at the National Ethics Bowl Competition in Cincinnati, team members, Davis Bennett, Carlyn Cowen, Douglas Romney, and coach David Frost, traveled to Harvard University to compete in the National Bioethics Bowl on March 13-14th, 2009. Undefeated throughout the competition, UNC bested the University of Miami in the final round for the championship! Read more in the Daily Tar Heel and the College of Arts & Science's website.

UNC Ethics Bowl Team competes at the 15th Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio.

On Thursday, March 5th, 2009, a team of UNC undergraduates advanced to the semi-final round of the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship, falling to Indiana University, who went on to win the competition.

Parr Center for Ethics Director Jan Boxill speaks on the effort to connect Ethics Centers to their community at the annual conference of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in Cincinnati, Ohio.

On Thursday, March 5th, 2009, Jan Boxill spoke to a gathering of Ethics Center directors on the Parr Center's efforts to engage and foster ethical development within the local community.

Parr Center for Ethics Director Jan Boxill relates her life story on The Story.

On Monday, July 21, 2008, Jan Boxill appears on the NPR program, The Story, relating her extraordinary life journey - from her humble youth on a farm in upstate New York, growing up with 11 orphaned siblings, to her current position as a UNC Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Parr Center.

"After the Open Society," edited by Parr Center Graduate Fellow Piers Turner published by Routledge (2009).

UNC Philosophy Graduate Student, Piers Turner with Jeremy Shearmur edited After the Open Society: Selected Social and Political Writings, a long-awaited volume Karl Popper's most important unpublished and uncollected writings from the time of The Open Society until his death in 1994. Karl Popper is one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers on such topics as religion, history, Plato and Aristotle.

Parr Center Fellow Josh Knobe's work on experimental philosophy is featured in the New York Times Magazine.

UNC Philosophy Professor, Joshua Knobe figures prominently in an article by Kwame Anthony Appiah in the New York Times Magazine. His research is at the forefront in the field of "experimental philosophy."

Parr Center for Ethics Director Jan Boxill receives the 2007 Mary Turner Lane Award.

Jan Boxill is again honored for her devotion to improving the environment for women at UNC. Established in 1986, the Mary Turner Lane Award recognizes people who make outstanding contributions to the lives of women students, faculty, staff and administrators at UNC-CH. The Mary Turner Lane Award is given annually by the Association for Women Faculty and Professionals and is named for one of the group's founders. Mary Turner Lane became the first director of Women's Studies at UNC-CH in 1976, and, although retired, remains active in women's issues on campus.

"Straight Talk About Professional Ethics" by Parr Center Fellow Kimberly Strom-Gottfried published by Lyceum (2007).

Dr. Kim Strom-Gottfried, the Smith P. Theimann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Professional Practice in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil, provides practical guidance and a framework for examining and addressing common ethical challenges faced by professionals in the workplace and across disciplines in her newly published book, Straight Talk About Professional Ethics, published by Lyceum Press. Professor Strom-Gottfried's research interests focus on professional misconduct, ethical action and moral courage, and ethical problem-solving. Find out more at her website: formoralcourage.com.

The Parr Center for Ethics is set to host the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Combining the excitement and fun of a competitive tournament with a valuable educational experience for undergraduate students, the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is widely recognized by educators and received the American Philosophical Association/Philosophy Documentation Center's 2006 prize for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs. The format, rules, and procedures of the competition all have been developed to model widely acknowledged best methods of reasoning in practical and professional ethics.

Parr Center Fellow Kimberly Strom-Gottfried becomes Smith P. Theimann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Professional Practice.

The Smith P. Theimann Jr. Distinguished Professorship of Ethics and Professional Practice was established in 2005 by the executor of Theimann's estate; Strom-Gottfried is its first recipient. Strom-Gottfried's research interest's focuses on professional misconduct, ethical action and moral courage, and ethical problem-solving.

Parr Center Director Jan Boxill given first University Award for the Advancement of Women.

Parr Center Fellow John McGowan to succeed Tyson as Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

John McGowan (Parr Center Fellow) has been appointed the Ruel W. Tyson Jr. distinguished professor and director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities at UNC-Chapel Hill. Tyson, who has been at Carolina since 1967, will continue as professor of religious studies. McGowan, a UNC professor of English and comparative literature, will become institute director on July 1.

Parr Center Co-Sponsors a National Conference on the trafficking of women and children on April 7 & 8, 2006 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Carolina Women's Center in partnership with the School of Social Work, the Jordan Institute for Families, the Office of Research Development, Parr Center for Ethics, state and community partners will sponsor this conference as the first in a series of annual conferences and lectureships on women’s issues sponsored by the Carolina Women’s Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This national conference on sexual trafficking, with the aid of international and national experts, aims to continue the fight against commercial sexual exploitation of young women and children by bringing awareness to the human rights violations caused by trafficking including its mental and physical effects on its victims. In addition the conference seeks to examine the demand side of the problem and its impact on local and global economics.