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Remembering Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Martin Sass (1935-2023)

Prof. Dr. Phil. Hans-Martin Sass*December 4, 1935 –  †February 6, 2023 With sadness, we share news of the passing of Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Martin Sass on February 6, 2023…

March 1, 2023

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KIE Senior Scholar Founds The Journal of Philosophy of Disability

The Kennedy Institute of Ethics celebrates the inaugural issue of The Journal of Philosophy of Disability (JPD), released Thursday, November 18th. Joel Michael…

November 22, 2021

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Bioethics Research Library Awarded Institute of Museums and Library Services Grant

The Bioethics Research Library of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics was awarded an Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) grant.  The BRL proposes to preserve and…

November 4, 2021

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

At the June 2021 meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates, KIE Director Dr. Daniel Sulmasy was appointed to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial.…

July 1, 2021

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Anti-racism and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics

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…

June 29, 2021

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Scholar Publishes New Book on Medicine and Ethics During the Time of Corona

Professor Hans-Martin Sass and his colleague Martin Woesler recently published Medicine and Ethics During the Time of Corona. Their book assembles essays from 40 leaders in…

March 10, 2021

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KIE Participation at the 2021 Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Conference

Several KIE fellows and staff will present at the annual meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), 2-25 to 2/28 2021. The conference will take…

February 26, 2021

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KIE Director Joins GU President John DeGioia for the Georgetown Now Series

On February 16th, 2021, KIE Director and Andre Hellegers Professor of Biomedical Ethics joined Georgetown University President John DeGioia for the ongoing Georgetown Now Series.…

February 25, 2021

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Dr. Daniel Sulmasy appointed Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics

Colleagues and Friends of the KIE, We are pleased to share Provost Groves’ announcement of Dr. Daniel Sulmasy as the Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Join us as we…

January 8, 2021

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KIE Acting Director Publishes New Book On Physician-Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Holocaust

Gas chamber in the basement of the psychiatric hospital in Bernberg, Germany, where thousands of neuropsychiatrically ill patients were “granted deliverance” from their…

December 22, 2020