Fifty years of leadership
in ethics for a complex world.

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University helped to invent the field of bioethics, beginning a tradition of creative leadership in practical ethics that continues into the twenty-first century.

KIE Director Appointed to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs

KIE Director Dr. Daniel Sulmasy is Appointed to the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association.

June 29, 2021

Anti-racism and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics

The Kennedy Institute’s faculty members have undertaken initiatives on a number of fronts to incorporate issues of racial justice and anti-racism into their teaching, research, and service, particularly through the efforts of Ethics Lab, under the direction of Maggie Little. The following is a partial list of these efforts.

June 24, 2021

The KIE 50th Anniversary Symposium

Thank you to the KIE 50th Anniversary Symposium speakers and participants.

June 21, 2021

Thanks to Dr. Jonathon Erlen

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the staff of the Bioethics Research Library (BRL) would like to thank Dr. Jonathon Erlen for his valuable contribution to the development of our collection.

March 24, 2021

Announcing the KIE 50th Anniversary Bioethics Symposium

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics is pleased to announce a 50th anniversary symposium on bioethics from June 1-5th, 2021. It will be held in association with the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary.