Federico Fabbrini discusses the departure of UK's Prime Minister Liz Truss and the ramifications of Britain leaving the European Union.
The dedication of Laura Wooten Hall on October 26 honors the legacy of the devoted and beloved election polling volunteer.
It is a delight to introduce UCHV Fellows in Law, Ethics, and Public Policy who have been appointed for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Federico Fabbrini, Dublin City University, Ireland
Federico Fabbrini is a full professor of European…
Federico Fabbrini, UCHV Fellow in Law, Ethics, and Public Policy discussed Brexit and the appointment of the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Liz Truss. The interview was featured…
A recap of the April Tanner Lectures on Human Values with Elizabeth Kolbert written by former UCHV Ethics of Climate Change Postdocs, Colin Hickey and Simona Capisani.
Molly Crockett joined as a joint faculty member on July 1.
An August 4 visit to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas by Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, generated a flurry of media attention, and Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Princeton School for Public and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, was interviewed by various news outlets to share her expert opinion.
UCHV joins with the Princeton University community in grieving for the death of John Cooper, Henry Putnam University Professor, emeritus (1939-2022). John Cooper was a charter member of the UCHV Executive Committee from its founding and for many years thereafter. His wise, and sharp, judgment will be much missed. We honor his memory…
The Board of Regents at the University of Michigan recently named a Collegiate Professorship in honor of Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Princeton School for Public and…
An article by Peter Singer and Yip Fai Tse titled "AI ethics: the case for including animals" was recently published in the journal AI & Ethics, in which they explore the impact AI has on nonhuman animals, the severity of these impacts, and their moral implications. Read…
In an op-ed in the New York Daily News, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values Elizabeth Harman tells the story of her own miscarriage and how it forced her to grapple with her views on the ethics of abortion. Can we support abortion while recognizing that it is reasonable to mourn a…
UCHV's founding director, Amy Gutmann, discusses the personal and moving connection to her new role as U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Click here to read The New York Times article "Her Father Fled the Nazis. She's the New U.S. Ambassador to Germany"…
Professor Chignell's five-minute Tell Me More interview aired on April 5.
The June 10 New York Times article "How Journalists Wrestle with Covering Threats to Democracy" cites the work of a panel of scholars including Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values…
In the op-ed "What Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are learning about the politics of retribution" Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, draws comparisons in ways of governing…
Effective July 1, Marx Hall will be renamed to Laura Wooten Hall.
Jan-Werner Mueller, Roger Williams Straus Professor of Politics, is the author of "Germany Inc.: Europe's Monsters" published in the May 26 issue of the London Review of Books. He takes a close look at European politics after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how Putin and other…
Amy Gutmann, U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany and founding director of the UCHV, is awarded an honorary degree in 2022 by Princeton University.
Peter Singer was interviewed by correspondent Nuala McGovern for a BBC World Service Newshour documentary that aired on May 21.
Henry Gomory is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology and the Office of Population Research. His research interests include political economy and urban inequality, and his dissertation explores the changing composition of American landlords and the effects this is having on renters. His dissertation work…
Australia’s federal election will take place on May 21 and aged care is a key issue for voters as outlined by Luara Ferracioli, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow, who co-authored the article, “Opinion Reform of Australia…
Amid criticism of the United Nations Security Council's inaction on the war in Ukraine, an ABC News journalist interviewed experts who weighed in on the situation; this included Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, and the University Center for…
The World Justice Project interviewed Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, for the article, “European Union's Top Court Rules Against Hungary and Poland in…
Values and Public Life certificate students, Ethan Kahn and Natalia Zorrilla have each received invitations to be part of the 2022 cohort of Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA).
Unpacking the moral duties that Australian citizens have towards vulnerable members of society, Luara Ferracioli, Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellow, discusses the Australian situation now that most Australian states have moved towards minor restrictions. Dr. Ferracioli's opinion piece, "Now…
Professor Juliet Hooker delivers the November 2021 James A. Moffett '29 Lectures in Ethics,"Democracy and the Problem of Political Loss."
A guest essay written by Roger Williams Straus Professor of Politics, Jan-Werner Mueller, discusses Joe Biden’s Summit for…
Three faculty connected to UCHV have been named inaugural 2021-2022 Marc Sanders Foundation Media Fellows, part of the Foundation’s Philosophy in the Media Initiative. The faculty members include: Elizabeth Harman, Laurance S…
Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy and Human Values Elizabeth Harman wrote the op-ed, “What Amy Coney Barrett doesn’t understand about abortion” published in the December 9 issue of The New York Daily News. Harman…
A commentary written by Jan-Werner Mueller, Roger Williams Straus Professor of Politics, was published in the November 30 edition of
Confirming that philosophical instruction can influence students’ real- world behavior was a recent conclusion in a study co-investigated by Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values. The…
The Einstein Lectures 2021 held at the University of Bern in October were given by Philip Pettit, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor in the University Center for Human Values.“The Social Nature of Our Mental Life” was the theme…
