The Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society creates interdisciplinary opportunities for the University and Community to engage in public reflection about ethical issues.
Fall 2025 events
Our lecture series kicks off on Sept. 24 with Paws for Thought: Ethical Considerations of Therapy Dog Work.” If you missed an event, visit our You Tube channel to catch up, or listen to our podcast, Life Is Better With Ethics.
Sign up for a special book club as part of our Bach Public Health series this school year on environmental justice and health disparities. More information coming soon!
News
Ethics Center Affiliate Michael Redinger, co-chair of the Department of Medical Ethics Humanities and Law at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, was nominated to serve a seven-year term on the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA).
Ethics Center Affiliate Ashley Atkins has been selected at an MSF Media Fellow 2024 for the workshop in Longform.
Check out the Ethics Center's professional development module on workplace ethics available through WMUx. The module provides concrete, practical tools for making good ethical choices in organizations.
A memorial fund has been set up for the Ethics Center's former associate director and co-founder, Dr. Shirley Bach.
Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to recognize that Western Michigan University is located on lands historically occupied by Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmi nations. Please take a moment to acknowledge and honor this ancestral land of the Three Fires Confederacy, the sacred lands of all indigenous peoples, and their continued presence.