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Events

Colloquium: Katarina Perovic, University of Iowa

Friday, February 13, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Katarina Perovic, University of Iowa

Hall Lecture: Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University

Friday, February 27, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Robert Gooding-Williams, Yale University

 

Iowa Care Lab Distinguished Senior Scholar Lecture

Friday, March 27, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University

"Empathy’s Role in Care Ethics"

Supported by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, The Office of the Vice President for Research, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Philosophy Department, the Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department, the Religious Studies Department, and the Psychiatry and Early Neurobiological Development Lab.

Public Philosophy Lecture and UIGPS Keynote Lecture: Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern University

Friday, April 3, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Jennifer Lackey, Northwestern University

 

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