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Executive Director of the Center for Ethics in Society (CES), Max Latona is Professor of Philosophy at Saint Anselm College and the former Richard L. Bready Chair of Ethics, Economics, and the Common Good. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Boston College in 2001, and has published numerous articles in the area of ethics and ancient Greek philosophy. Max’s community activities, corporate leadership, and Executive Director’s work at the CES are guided by his belief that organizations and communities across the nation are desperately in need of opportunities for development, especially for reflection, dialogue, and collaboration on the ethical issues and challenges that they face.
Upcoming Events
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics, in partnership with the Center for Ethics in Society and the Honors Program, is pleased to welcome Morgan Marietta as part of our spring Speaker Series.
About the speaker: Morgan Marietta is Dean of the Center for Economics, Politics & History at the University of Austin. Prior to joining the University of Austin, he taught at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for eleven years and served as Chair of Political Science (briefly) at the University of Texas at Arlington. He studies the political consequences of belief, focusing on constitutional politics, political psychology, and facts in politics.
Marietta is the author of four books, including A Citizen’s Guide to American Ideology, A Citizen’s Guide to the Constitution and the Supreme Court, The Politics of Sacred Rhetoric: Absolutist Appeals and Political Persuasion, and most recently One Nation, Two Realities: Dueling Facts in American Democracy.
His studies of contemporary politics, including absolutist rhetoric, ideological premises, the rhetoric of reality, and the role of hubris have appeared in the leading journals in political science, including the Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, and the American Political Science Review. He is the founding editor of the annual SCOTUS series at Palgrave Macmillan on the major rulings of the Supreme Court, now in its sixth year, and is a regular commentator on the Court at TheConversation.com. His current book project is The Supreme Court of Facts, on the role of the Court in settling disputed perceptions of reality.
In partnership with the Center for Ethics in Society and the Honors Program at Saint Anselm College.
Free and open to the public.
Visit www.anselm.edu/nhiop for the latest news and event information.
Event details for Facts in Politics and the Problem of Hubris
Join housing experts from The Pew Charitable Trusts to discuss their latest research on policy changes that are improving housing supply and affordability.
The discussion will examine how policymakers across the country are effectively addressing housing shortages, soaring costs, and limited access to financing. In particular, the event will cover multiple topics at the heart of current housing policy debates, including rents and effects on housing costs, public opinion, homelessness, parking, accessory dwelling units and manufactured housing.
Event details for How are policymakers improving access to lower-cost homes?
Join us on April 24th for “Leadership, the Social Compact, and the Future of Work,” a conversation with author James Rhee and Amanda Grappone. This event is hosted in partnership with the Center for Ethics in Society and the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute.
In kindergarten, James Rhee received a toy red helicopter in gratitude for a simple act of generosity—sharing his lunch. Decades later, the lesson from that small gift led him to develop a human-centered framework for business and personal achievement that helped him overcome seemingly insurmountable hurdles and find unprecedented success.
Together, Grappone and Rhee will discuss key points from his book and share meaningful ways that leadership and kindness can impact the business world.
Event details for Leadership, the Social Compact, and the Future of Work
Nonprofit governance matters, and given the rapid pace of change (i.e. political divides, social turmoil, radical uncertainty), board leadership is more important than ever. These times require that boards lean into leadership and adaptive thinking to support their crucial missions.
In this interactive session, we'll explore the role of governance in ensuring organizational resilience and provide actionable strategies for your board to put into practice. From concept to practical boardroom application, presenter Cathy Trower will address the ways of thinking and skillsets board members need including:
- Understanding and staying focused on the big picture and adaptive challenges
- Acting as a compass amidst changing conditions
- Making meaning of and learning from circumstances
- Asking better questions
- Adapting board work appropriately in partnership with the executive and staff team.
About the speaker:
CATHY A. TROWER , Ph.D. - For 32 years, Dr. Trower has provided consulting and coaching services to over 300 nonprofits including dozens of colleges and universities, independent schools, hospitals and healthcare systems, foundations, federated organizations, associations, and international NGOs. Her consulting focuses on improving board performance including best practices to enhance board culture and deliberations; foster an effective partnership with the CEO and senior leaders; improve strategic thinking and decision-making; and ensure effective committee structure, board composition, and accountability.
Event details for Compass Not Map: How Adaptive Thinking Can Transform Your Board
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