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Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.
There will be four reading groups:
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.
There will be four reading groups:
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom
Neuroethics is the discipline that, broadly, considers ethical issues in neuroscience. Within this domain, there is extensive reflection on neuroscience and the legal system. Dr. Beauregard's talk will examine some issues at the forefront of forensic neuroethics including the uses of neuroimaging in the legal system (as well as public perceptions of neuroimaging data), free will and criminal responsibility "Brain reading," cognitive liberty and cognitive privacy.
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Meet the Speaker:
James Beauregard Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist and neuroethicist who taught for many years at Rivier University in Nashua, NH. His research interests are in the fields of neuroethics and personalist philosophy including the intersection of these two areas as they impact our understandings of personhood.
He is a member of the Spanish Personalist Association and the International Neuroethics Society, and serves as an Associated Scholar at the Hildebrand Project at Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio. In 2021 he was asked to serve on the Committee on Consciousness, Neuroscience and Ethics at the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican. He has also presented at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the social and ethical implications of neurotechnology.
His current research includes preparation of a book on Neuroethics and Catholic bioethical tradition, and work on the aesthetic theory of Dietrich von Hildebrand.
Event details for Neuroethics and Forensics: Contemporary Issues and Questions
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.
There will be four reading groups:
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.
There will be four reading groups:
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom
Register here (in-person and livestream options) →
Does the United States have a moral obligation to help people around the world when so many challenges remain at home? Is foreign aid an expression of American values, a strategic investment, or an ineffective use of taxpayer dollars? In today's political climate, foreign aid has become one of the most debated aspects of U.S. foreign policy—but much of that debate is shaped by misconceptions about how aid is funded, where it goes, and the oversight that governs it. At the same time, history shows that not every aid program has achieved its intended goals, raising important questions about how the United States can provide assistance more effectively while balancing the needs of Americans at home.
Join the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire and the Center for Ethics in Society on November 10 for a moderated Q&A featuring retired Ambassador Mark Storella. Through this moderated Q&A, this global community will grapple with the challenging questions surrounding the ethics, effectiveness, and future of U.S. foreign aid, with the goal of fostering a deeper understanding of the realities of this field.
- Some questions that this community conversation will focus on include:
- Whose interests are served in providing aid?
- Does aid create dependency?
- Is it ethical to cut aid abruptly and what are the consequences if you do?
- Is it ethical to support some crises and not others?
- How does one balance the ethics of humanitarian aid and the moral question of the means it might take to deliver that aid?
We invite anyone interested in this conversation to participate in this fascinating community conversation. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Advanced registration is highly recommended. A pre-event reception will be held to welcome the community together (5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
About the Speaker:
Ambassador Mark Storella is professor of the practice of diplomacy at Boston University the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies. Ambassador Storella was a United States Foreign Service Officer for over three decades serving as Ambassador to Zambia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Dean of the Leadership and Management School of the Foreign Service Institute. Other postings include as Deputy Chief of Mission in Brussels, at the U.S. Mission to the UN in Geneva and in Phnom Penh.
Ambassador Storella is a recipient of the Presidential Rank Award, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Excellence in Service Award, the Thomas Jefferson Award presented by American Citizens Abroad, and several Department of State superior and meritorious honor awards.
He was Senior Department of State Fellow and Dean and Virginia Rusk Fellow at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses. His areas of expertise include humanitarian crises, health diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy, as well as diplomatic negotiation and theory.
Event details for Saints or Suckers? The Ethics of Foreign Aid
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as we read through Pope Leo IV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas.
There will be four reading groups:
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 12:30-1:20pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Tuesdays (10/13, 10/27, and 11/10), 4-5pm, In-person (Saint Anselm College)
- Mondays (10/12, 10/26, 11/9), 7-8pm, Zoom
- Wednesdays (10/14, 10/28, and 11/11), 7-8pm, Zoom
Please join the Center for Ethics as we welcome Michael O'Loughlin '07 for a discussion on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica humanitas and what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence.
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Meet the Speaker:
Michael J. O’Loughlin '07 is the CEO and executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter, and the author of “Hidden Mercy: Catholics, AIDS, and Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear,” which is based on the podcast series, “Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.” He is also the author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters.
In 2023, Mike was a nominee for the GLAAD Media Awards for his reporting on HIV and AIDS. He has won awards from the Catholic Media Association, the National LGBT Journalists Association, and the Religion News Association.
Before joining NCR in 2026, Mike was the executive director of Outreach, the LGBTQ Catholic organization founded by Father James Martin, S.J.; national correspondent for America: The Jesuit Review; and a former staff writer for The Boston Globe and its Catholic site Crux. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy and the Advocate. He has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including NPR, The BBC, ABC, CBS, Fox News, and MSNBC. He frequently gives talks on a range of Catholic issues.
He previously served on the board of the Ignatian Spirituality Project.
He lives in Boston.
Event details for Pope Leo, Artificial Intelligence, and What it Means to be Human Today