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Lecture Series on Information Ethics

All lectures held at the University of Pittsburgh, unless otherwise indicated.

2007-2008 Policy, Ethics, and Accountability Lecture Series, sponsored by the School of Information Sciences and co-hosted by the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership:

Friday February 8, 2008
4:30pm – 6:00pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
"The Challenge of Government Security" [ video ]
Steven Aftergood, Senior research analyst at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) specializing in national security information and intelligence policies.

2006-2007 Policy, Ethics, and Accountability Lecture Series, sponsored by the School of Information Sciences and co-hosted by the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership:

James O'TooleMonday April 2, 2007
4:30pm – 6:00pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
"Documenting Abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston: 
A Case Study in Ethical Dilemmas for Archivists"
James O’Toole, Clough Professor of History
Boston College

 

 

Jeannette BastianMonday March 19, 2007
4:30pm – 6:00pm, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
"From Chile to 9/11:  Collective Memory and Social Responsibility"
Jeannette Bastian, Assoc. Professor and Director of the Archives Management program
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College

 

 

Rafael CapurroFriday November 10, 2006
"Privacy:  An Intercultural Perspective"
Rafael Capurro, Professor of Information Management and Information Ethics Stuttgart Media University, Germany; founder and director of the International Center for Information Ethics

2005-2006 Policy, Ethics, and Accountability Lecture Series, sponsored by the School of Information Sciences and co-hosted by the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership:

Friday May 19, 2006
"Technological, Organizational and Institutional Safeguards for
Authentic Electronic Records"
Albert Meijer, Assistant Professor
Utrecht School of Governance

Thursday, April 20, 2006
"The Paradox of Preservation"
Michele Cloonan, Dean & Professor
Simmons Graduate School of Library & Information Science

Thursday, April 6, 2006
"Is Government Still Accountable?"
Thomas Blanton, Director
National Security Archive, George Washington University

Thursday, March 23, 2006
"Reaching for Hospitality: Politics & Ethics in Recordmaking"
Verne Harris, Project Manager Centre of Memory, Nelson Mandela Foundation

Thursday, February 23, 2006
"Public Ethics, Legal Accountability, and New Governance"
Laura Jensen, Professor
Center for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Thursday, January 26, 2006
“Are the Archives Doomed?”
Rick Prelinger, Founder
Prelinger Archives & Member,
National Film Preservation Board

Thursday, January 19, 2006
“Government Secrecy in the Information Age.”
Alasdair Roberts, Director
Campbell Public Affairs Institute, Syracuse University

Thursday, December 1, 2005
“Ethics of Dissent.”
Janne Nolan, Professor
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

Dean's Information Ethics Forum, 1989-2001:

December 5, 2001
"Napsterization and Venterization of Knowledge--A Challenge for Information Ethics"
Professor Dr. Rainer Kuhlen, Professor
University of Konstanz (Germany) Department for Computer and Information Science
 
September 12, 2001
"Ethics and the Dissemination of Information by the Mass Media."
John G. Craig, Editor and Vice President
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fall 2000
"Citizen Empowerment on the Internet: Choice and Responsibility"
Jerry Berman, Executive Director
Center for Democracy and Technology

December 1, 1999
"HIV/AIDS: Ethical Implications of a Modern Pandemic"
Dr. Jeffrey Huber, Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Women's University

Fall 1997
"Information Ethics and Government Power: From the Stasi Files to the White House E-Mail."
Tom Blanton, Executive Director
The National Security Archive, George Washington University

Fall 1996
"Give Us Back Our Good Names: Media, Ethics, and Character."
Martin Walker, United States Bureau Chief
The Guardian

Fall 1994
"Building the Ethical Corporation: the Motorola Story."
Betti Clipsham, Manager of Human Resources & Staff Development
Motorola Canada

Summer 1994
"Confidentiality and Objectivity in the Legislative Environment - Congressional Research Service Librarians Serving 535 Members of Congress."
Daniel Mulhollan, Director
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

Fall 1993
"What's in My Backyard?"
Denise M. Richardson, Director of Administration
Waste Management and Facilities Development, City of New York's Department of Sanitation,

Spring 1993
"Moral Leadership in the Management of Primary and Secondary Education: A Moral Vision or Situation Ethics?"
Dr. Peter Kountz, President
Shady Side Academy

Fall 1992 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Martin Walker, United States Bureau Chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, addressed the Dean's Forum in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, presenting a talk on media ethics during the memorable 1992 presidential election that pitted incumbent President George H. W. Bush against Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.

Spring 1992 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
The Dean's Forum was addressed by Dr. Thomas J. Froehlich, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. Dr. Froehlich's talk was titled "Ethical Considerations for Information Professionals."

Fall 1991 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Martin Walker, United States Bureau Chief for the British newspaper The Guardian, spoke to the Dean's Forum in the theater of the Carnegie Museum of Art on "Ethics in the Media." Mr. Walker's talk touched on the recently held confirmation hearings of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, the denouement of which featured the allegations of law professor Anita Hill.

Fall 1991 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
The initial Fall 1991 Dean's Forum was addressed by Professor Pamela Samuelson of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law. Professor Samuelson's speech, titled "Who Owns Information?" drew upon the professor's expertise in the area of intellectual property, particularly as it related to computer technology developments.

Fall 1990 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
In December of 1990 Martin Walker, United States Bureau Chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, addressed the Dean's Forum on "American Glasnost: Ethics, Monopolies, and Profits in the Media."

Fall 1990 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
The Dean's Forum, meeting in the theatre of the Carnegie Museum of Art, was addressed by Dr. John Leo, of the University of Rhode Island Department of English. Professor Leo's talk was titled "On the Politics of the Body, the Body Politic, and Representations: Re-Reading Robert Mapplethorpe, the NEA, and Censorship," and discussed the perenially vexing questions of what constitutes art, censorship, and obscenity.

Fall 1990 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Jerry Berman, a Fellow with the Benton Foundation, gave a speech to the Dean's Forum titled "Democratic Values and the Electronic Public Forum: Ethics on the Electronic Frontier."

Spring 1990 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Martin Walker, United States Bureau Chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, spoke to the Dean's Forum on "The Hubris of the Media."

Spring 1990 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
The Dean's Forum was addressed by the noted scholar and philosopher James Child, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., J.D. Dr. Child, an Associate Professor at Bowling Green State University, gave a talk titled "Moral Obligation in an Interdependent World."

Spring 1989 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Dr. Robert M. Wettstein, M.D., addressed the Dean's Forum on "The Ethics of Information in Medicine." Dr. Wettstein, a faculty member in the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Psychiatry, also has a joint appointment in the Center for Medical Ethics. He addressed issues of confidentiality, privilege, and privacy in medicine in general and in psychiatry in particular.

Spring 1989 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Robert F. Pugliese, Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Executive Vice President for Legal and Corporate Affairs, spoke to the Dean's Forum on "The Ethics of Information in Business and Industry." Mr. Pugliese's engrossing speech addressed such matters as ethical treatment of information dealing with: (i) The personal safety of people whose lives are affected by a business; (ii) The economic future of employees or communities; and, (iii) Environmental concerns.

Spring 1989 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
Dr. Robert Park, Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland and Executive Director of the Washington, D.C., office of the American Physical Society, spoke to the Dean's Forum on "The Ethics of Information in Science and Technology" in the theatre of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Dr. Park discussed the ethics of information control involving cutting edge technology, commerical liaisons with universities, and government-imposed restrictions on academic research.

Spring 1989 Dean's Information Ethics Forum
The Dean's Forum on Information Ethics was inaugurated by former United States Congressman Robert Drinan, S.J., Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law School. Father Drinan's talk was titled "The Ethics of Information in Society."

 

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