Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Please join us Friday September 12 at 4 pm to mark the beginning of a new year at the Centre for Ethics and to honour Joe Heath who has been an outstanding leader for the past three years. We owe him an enormous debt of gratitude for his hard work, brilliant innovations and dedication to the Centre. Come hear about everything he has accomplished! We will also use this opportunity to introduce to you the new fellows who will be in residence at the Centre this year. These include visiting faculty, Postdoctoral and Undergraduate fellows as well as graduate associates.

The following Monday (September 15, 4-6 pm) we will kick off our seminar series with a talk by Kenan Malik entitled “What does the History of Morality tell us about the Nature of Morality.” Check out his new book, blog and latest NYT op-ed: http://www.kenanmalik.com/

I am very excited about the coming year. We have a wonderful line up of speakers, a number of public issues forums planned, several collaborative projects and a growing profile in the undergraduate curriculum. I am thrilled at the opportunity to put my energies to work on behalf of the Centre and look forward to seeing you all on September 12!

Simone Chambers
Director, Centre for Ethics