Upcoming Events
The Kegley Institute of Ethics is committed to serving the CSUB campus and Kern community through ethics education, research and practice. To this end, we host a bi-annual speaker series on timely ethical issues - ranging from human trafficking to poverty to free speech and social justice, among many other important topics - as well as several campus and community conversations each year.
Feb. 7: KIE Faculty Colloquium
The Kegley Institute is hosting a faculty colloquium, featuring Dr. Nora Cisneros: "Co-creating Chicana/Latina Feminista Movidas for Graduate School
Pathwayss in Kern County."
Dr. Nora Cisneros is an Assistant Professor of Chicana/o/x Latina/o/x studies as CSU
Bakersfield. Her scholarshp draws from Chicana feminist studies to investigate educational
(in) equities, Latinx educational pathways, and anti-carceral activisim. Her professional
experiences include working as a writing and research consultant for anti-incarceration
non-profits and college-readiness programs in Los Angeles.
Date/Time: Feb. 7, 12:00 p.m.
Location: Humanities Complex Conference Room
This event is in-person and open to CSUB faculty and staff only.
Past Events
The Kegley Institute of Ethics invites you to a session hosted by Philosophy for Children.
Philosophy for Children (P4C) programming offers open-ended conversations on philosophical questions and ideas
that children and adults encounter and ponder in their
daily lives.
With the help of skilled facilitators from the CSUB P4C Program, as well as popular
children's books, children (ages 7-12) discuss age-appropriate stories and participate
in activities that spark curiousity and encourage critical thinking.
This event is IN-PERSON and open to CSUB and Ramon Garza Elementary Students.
Date/Time: December 5th, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Walter W. Stiern Library, Dezember Reading Room (1st Floor
Are you interested in honing students' skills to engage each other across lines of difference?
The Kegley Institute of Ethics invites all instructional faculty to explore pedagogical strategies that foster dialogue in the classroom. Drawing from the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership's approach, participants will practice framing dialogic questions, managing difficult conversations through facilitation techniques, and cultivating spaces where understanding, rather than debate, guides discussion. Instructors will be provided with tools to help students examine values, navigate divisive topics, and sustain engaged conversation across political, cultural, and ideological divides. Preference will be given to faculty who teach General Education courses.
The Kegley Institute invites you to Dr.Adeli Ynostroza Ochoa's "Stories that Must be Told: Using Diverse Children's books
to Celebrate Identity."
Please join the Kegley Institute of Ethics on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6pm in the Doré Theatre for the 21st Annual Kegley Institute of Ethics Fall Lecture, featuring Tony Award-winning actor and acclaimed activist BD Wong.
In his lecture, titled "From Exclusion to Inclusion," BD will discuss his career—from his Tony Award-winning role in M. Butterfly to his well-known characters in Law & Order SVU and Jurassic World—and how his experiences as an openly gay Asian American actor have shaped his career and informed his ongoing advocacy work.