Co-sponsorships

Ethics Institute at Dartmouth

The Ethics Institute accepts applications to co-sponsor events on campus sponsored by other centers and institutes, administrative units, or individual faculty, which can include workshops, speakers, conferences or performances that advance the mission of the Institute (Ethics Institute Mission Statement). Please note that administrative support will not be provided for co-sponsored events. Those applying for co-sponsorship must include a chart string where the funds will be deposited. Recipients are required to acknowledge the support of the Ethics Institute in any publicity. Our co-sponsorship awards will not generally exceed $5,000. Requests greater than that will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Institute reviews these co-sponsorship requests on a rolling basis and the award (which may be less than the amount requested) depends on how the project advances the mission of the Institute as well as the availability of funds.

Submitting an application for co-sponsorship involves two steps:

Complete and submit an application form online.
Email Ethics.Institute@Dartmouth.edu to the attention of Julie Rose, with a full description of the event and a draft budget.

Workshop on Ethics and Philosophy of Action

Workshop on Law and Philosophy

Summer 2026

This workshop involves work-in-progress in legal philosophy, as well as work in either law or philosophy of mutual interest to both those working in law and philosophy. The workshop will engage with work on particular areas of law, such as normative issues about what kind of criminal law we should have, or how to understand core distinctions within copyright law. It will also deal with general questions about the nature of law, and with political ones about the role of law in a just society.

Aporetic Imaginaries in Hmong American Art

May 28, 2026

This symposium will be the first event to ever host contemporary Hmong American artists at Dartmouth College. It would provide a platform for Hmong artists to speak on the ways art can positively affect and shift public knowledge of refugee experiences and histories, and serve as an ethical means and method to countering the inhumane treatment of Hmong persons and refugees in the current U.S. political climate. This event will provide visibility for Hmong American and Hmong refugee experiences, and give voice to a historically marginalized community that continues to face unprecedented state-sanctioned violences. Art becomes an ethical means and practice for raising awareness, visibility and producing critical knowledge repositories for Hmong who continue to experience compounded erasure. Hmong people have experienced the violence of state erasure through redactions of their histories in official government archives, and Hmong artists have knowledge and methods of countering erasure to offer the Dartmouth community and the larger public.

54th Annual Dartmouth Powwow

May 9, 2026

Dartmouth Powwow occurs on the Dartmouth Green, starting at noon and continuing until 5:30pm. Throughout the day, there are vendors from all over the country set up, drum groups from throughout the country singing, and dancers from the student body and throughout the Northeast. In 2026, there will be four drum groups singing throughout the day, and over 10 dance specials for participants to compete in. This year's theme: "Honoring the Women Who Carry Us," will be a way for people to engage and honor Mother's Day in a new way. Dartmouth students, staR, and faculty volunteer and participate in all aspects of Powwow, from planning, setup, dancing, cooking, breakdown, and spectating. The Powwow is an event that attracts upwards of 1,500 people from all over the country. The Dartmouth Powwow is the second largest event of its kind in the entire Northeast (second only to Schemitzun, an event sponsored by the Mashantucket Pequot Nation).

Conference on Freedom, Emancipation, and Political Representation: New Work in Philosophy and Political Theory  Dartmouth College

Law and Democracy: The United States at 250

The Intersection of Ethics and Racism in Medicine

Professor Patrick T. Smith

Professor Patrick Smith, president elect of ASBH,

Associate Research Professor of Theological Ethics and Bioethics; Senior Fellow, Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University is speaking at Dartmouth Health on September 30^th as visiting Pediatric Bioethics speaker to talk about the intersection of ethics and racism. GRAND rounds will be 0800 in DHMC Aud H.

https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/patrick-t-smith

Workshop on Metaethics and Philosophy of Action

August 5 and 6, 2025

This workshop will involve presentation of work-in-progress on issues about metaethics (such as issues about the nature of morality, and how it fits into our broader understanding of reality) and work on the philosophy of action (such as what human action is, and what norms govern it). It will involve a number of leading senior figures in these fields, as well as bringing together a number of us at Dartmouth who are working in these areas. It will take place on Aug 5 and 6 at Dartmouth. Free and open to all, space permitting.

Workshop on Law and Philosophy

July 8-9, 2025

Theme: This workshop involves work-in-progress in legal philosophy, as well as work in either law or philosophy of mutual interest to both those working in law and philosophy. Some of the issues discussed will include the philosophical foundations of criminal law, legal interpretation, constitutional theory, the rule of law, narrative and legal reasoning, and the role of the judiciary in democratic societies. Format: pre-read 6 papers.

Organized By David Plunkett (Dartmouth College, Philosophy)

Dartmouth Minority Pre-Law Association Events

Workshop on Modality, Explanation, and Metaethics

Anita Hill

Early Career Workshop on the Philosophy of Pain

Philosophy, Fall, 2024

Although the philosophy of pain has seen a recent surge in interest, there are no established conferences dedicated to the field. I'm organizing a one-day workshop where early-career philosophers (within five years of defending) can present their work to the public, receive feedback, and network.

The workshop will feature short talks by five early-career scholars, including myself, who are working on pain-related issues in philosophy. Four of the speakers will be invited guests. Confirmed participants include Sara Purinton (Postdoctoral Researcher in Moral Philosophy, University Center for Human Values, Princeton) and Laurenz Casser (Early Career Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield).

The workshop will take place on Nov 19, 2024.

Ethical Frameworks: From Philosophy to Practice in Pediatric Ethics

Workshop on Law and Philosophy

Philosophy, Summer, 2024

Theme: Recent work in legal philosophy, potentially including such issues as the philosophical foundations of contract law, administrative law, intellectual property, and constitutional theory. The aim is to bring together people working on a range of different topics in law and philosophy, from a range of different theoretical perspectives, for lively discussion about cutting-edge work in the field.

Neo-Pragmatism in Metaethics and Beyond

Philosophy, Fall, 2024

This will be an international conference, with major figures in neo-pragmatism and metaethics (and their combination) coming together for a two-day workshop. Participation of nine speakers. The goals will be to work together on figuring out the best ways to develop a neo-pragmatist approach, the barriers facing such approaches, and their potential for resolving philosophical problems in meta-ethics and elsewhere.

Afro/Black Paris & France on Film

Summer, 2024

Organizers (in alpha order):
Yasser Elhariry – French & Italian

Johanna R. Evans - Head of Film & Media, Hopkins Center for the Arts

Gerd Gemunden – German Studies, Film and Media Studies, Comparative Literature

Lucas C. Hollister – French & Italian

Trica Keaton – AAAS; Film and Media Studies & Sociology affiliate

Marie W. Larose – French & Italian

Sandra S. Mefoude Obiono – French and Italian, Comparative Literature affiliate

In collaboration with the Hopkins Center for the Arts, we write to request your co-sponsorship for an upcoming film series on the African diaspora in France, which will take place at Dartmouth during the summer 2024 term with the prospect of having an outdoor screening in conjunction with the Town of Hanover.

This distinct film series is the result of a collaborative effort involving the above colleagues at the College. It will feature a carefully curated selection of films that delve into the rich and multifaceted experiences of the African diaspora in Paris and France. In exploring themes of antiracism, culture, identity, and race alongside broader issues of social justice, inclusion, and exclusion, the film series offers diverse perspectives on Black French life through the powerful medium of film and invited specialist of this dynamic material.

The significance of this event is further underscored by its alignment with the International Decade for People of African Descent, 2015–2024, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, and the celebration of James Baldwin's 100th birthday by the Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life in collaboration with the Department of English and Creative Writing. Indeed, the UN's decade-long initiative emphasizes the need to recognize and celebrate the contributions of people of African descent worldwide and to promote a deeper understanding of their histories and cultures.

Prospective Speakers
Rokhaya Diallo, award-winning filmmaker, journalist, writer

Aïssa Maïga, award-winning actor, filmmaker,
founder of the Mohamed Maiga Fondation

Maïmouna Doucouré, award-winning filmmaker and writer

Vlad Dima, professor in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University

Haden Guest, director, Harvard Film Archive

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