I \;write to solicit applications for the 21st AnnualGlobal Business Ethics Teaching Workshop\, hosted by theHoffman Center for Business Ethicsat Bentley University.
\nThis two-day Workshop is designed to provide instructors of business ethics (and related courses such as CSR\, sustainability\, and corporate citizenship\, or courses with a robust ethics component) the knowledge and tools that they need to be more effective in the classroom. The Workshop is open to first-time instructors as well as to those with more experience looking for ways to improve.
\nThe Workshop will begin with a dinner on Sunday\, May 10th\, and then take place over the following two days\, May 11th and May 12th\, on the campus of Bentley University. Participants will receive reimbursement for their reasonable travel expenses up to $1000.
\nJeff Moriarty and Jill Brown\, both of Bentley University\, co-host and teach in the Workshop. It will also feature several guest lectures. Our 2026 agenda is not yet set\, but to see past agendas\, visit the Workshop website.
\nTo apply for the Workshop\, please fill out the application form (available at the website below)\, and email it\, along with your CV\, to Gail Sands (gsands@bentley.edu).
\nApplications are due January 23rd\, 2026. We regret that we typically have more applications than we have available spaces. We aim to make decisions by the beginning of February. If you have any questions\, please get in touch with Jeff Moriarty (jmoriarty@bentley.edu).
ORGANIZER;CN=Jeffrey Moriarty: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T190312Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260701T000000 SUMMARY:The Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought UID:20260514T053122Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:175 Forest St\, Waltham\, United States DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the 2026 meeting of theNortheast Conference on Chinese Thought (NECCT) \;will be held October 30&ndash\;31\, 2026\, at Bentley University in Waltham\, Massachusetts. This annual conference brings together scholars and graduate students working on Chinese thought across disciplines and methodologies\, and welcomes both historically focused and comparative work engaging Chinese perspectives. \; \;
\nOur keynote speaker will be Mercedes Valmisa\, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College. Trained at Princeton University and National Taiwan University\, her work moves across philosophy of action\, metaphysics\, and social philosophy to ask a deceptively simple question: what does it mean to act? \; Drawing on Chinese philosophy and other cross-cultural resources\, she develops an account of agency that is relational\, collective\, and distributed rather than centered on a self-contained individual. Her books\, Adapting: A \;Chinese Philosophy of Action (OUP\, 2021) and \;All Things Act \;(OUP\, 2025)\, explore how action emerges from shifting assemblages of human and nonhuman actors. This perspective reframes questions of responsibility\, power\, and collective life in contemporary social and political contexts. \;
\nFor consideration\, please submit one anonymized abstract (between 300&ndash\;600 words) and a separate cover page (title and contact information) to necct2026@gmail.com \;by July 1\, 2026\, with the subject line \;&ldquo\;NECCT2026 Submission.&rdquo\; \;
\nWe invite submissions on any aspect of Chinese thought\, as well as comparative work that engages Chinese philosophical traditions. We especially encourage submissions from graduate students and early-career scholars. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Hoffman Center for Business Ethics \;at Bentley University. Founded in 1976 by W. Michael Hoffman\, the Center is one of the world&rsquo\;s oldest academic centers dedicated to business ethics. In honor of this anniversary\, we especially welcome submissions that engage business ethics (broadly construed) from perspectives informed by Chinese thought. \; This conference is made possible by the generous support of Bentley University&rsquo\;s Department of Philosophy\, Department of History\, and the Valente Center for Arts and Sciences.
ORGANIZER: METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260512T190312Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T170000 SUMMARY:Business Ethics: Past\, Present\, and Future UID:20260514T053123Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:America/Chicago LOCATION:175 Forest St.\, Waltham\, United States\, 02478 DESCRIPTION:The Hoffman Center for Business Ethics (HCBE) at Bentley University turns 50 in 2026! Founded in 1976 by Bentley Professor W. Michael Hoffman\, the HCBE is one of the world's oldest academic centers dedicated to business ethics. For five decades\, the HCBE has advanced its mission to make business better through pioneering research\, innovative teaching\, and collaboration with industry.
\nTo celebrate\, we are hosting a gala dinner on October 15th followed by an all-day conference on October 16th. Both events will be held on the Bentley campus. More information about them can be found on our website. Registration links will be available soon. We welcome your attendance at the dinner and participation in the conference. (These events are independent\; you can attend both or just one.)
\nOur keynote speakers are:
\nKelly Richmond Pope (DePaul University)
Alan Strudler (University of Pennsylvania)
The window for submissions to the conference is now open. The HCBE understands business ethics broadly to include topics such as AI ethics\, conflicts of interest\, corporate social responsibility\, corporate political activity\, corruption and bribery\, data privacy and security\, diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, divestment\, ESG investing\, the governance and control of firms\, labor issues\, marketing ethics\, meaningful work\, the moral limits of markets\, the purpose of business and business activity\, the responsible use of technology\, sustainability\, social entrepreneurship\, whistleblowing\, and much else. We welcome contributions from scholars in all relevant fields. We want to hear from those working on normative questions (e.g.\, what actions are right?) as well as descriptive ones (e.g.\, what are the causes and effects of right action?\, how do businesses address and manage ethical issues?). While we expect many submissions to focus on research in business ethics\, we encourage submissions on the teaching and practice of business ethics.
\nTo apply for the conference\, please submit an abstract of between 500 &ndash\; 750 words\, excluding notes and references. This goes for all submission types (papers\, panels\, and roundtable discussions). Details can be found on our website. Submissions should be sent to Gail Sands at \;gsands@bentley.edu \;by May 2\, 2026. Decisions will be communicated in early June.
\nShould you have any questions\, email me at the address below.
\nBest\,
Jeff Moriarty
Executive Director\, Hoffman Center for Business Ethics
jmoriarty@bentley.edu