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.

Spring 2026 Events

  • FEB062026

    KIE Faculty Colloquium: Kyung Jung Han

    "Teaching AI Ethics: How Public Relations--Based Materials Can Make a Difference." This event is IN-PERSON and open to CSUB Faculty and Staff only.

    12:00 PM

    Humanities Complex Conference Room

  • FEB132026

    Ethics in Film: A Black History Month Event

    This event is IN-PERSON and open to the public.

    06:00 PM

    Student Housing East Multi-Purpose Room

  • FEB192026

    11th Annual CSUB Ethics Bowl

    This event is IN-PERSON and open to the public.

    05:45 PM

    Student Union Multi-Purpose Room

  • MAR122026

    KIE Campus Conversation: Academic Freedom

    This event is IN-PERSON and open to the public.

    05:00 PM

    Stockdale Room (Student Union)

  • MAR142026

    5th Annual Wendy Wayne Day of Service

    Join the Kegley Institute of Ethics in serving our Kern County Community! This event is IN-PERSON and advance registration is required.

    08:00 AM

    CAPK Food Bank

  • APR092026

    KIE/CERC Community Conversation: Energy, Sustainability, and Data Centers

    This event is IN-PERSON and requires CERC 2026 Conference registration to attend. https://www.csub.edu/cercconference/registration.shtml

    Dore Theatre

  • APR102026

    Civil Disagreement Pedagogy Presentations

    This event is taking place on ZOOM and Advance Registration is required.

    01:00 PM

    Zoom Meeting

  • APR152026

    39th Charles W. Kegley Memorial Lecture: "Free Speech's Habitat: A Call to Action for Civic Reforestation"

    This event is IN-PERSON and OPEN to the public.

    06:00 PM

    Dore Theatre

  • APR172026

    KIE Faculty Colloquium: "Lecturers' Experience of Equity and Ethical Treatment in Academia"

    This event is IN-PERSON and requires registration to attend. Please contact Dr. Nate Olson at nolson@csub.edu for more details.

    12:00 PM

    Administration Building, Room 101

  • MAY012026

    KIE Valley Strong Student Fellow Presentations

    This event is IN-PERSON and OPEN to the public.

    12:00 PM

    Humanities Complex

  • MAY082026

    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Day of Action

    This event is IN-PERSON and OPEN to the public.

    10:00 AM

    Student Union Patio

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

P4C Session

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

KIE Civil Disagreement Pedagogy Workshop

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. 

Dr. Adeli Ynostroza OchoaThe Kegley Institute invites you to Dr.Adeli Ynostroza Ochoa's "Stories that Must be Told: Using Diverse Children's books to Celebrate Identity."
BD Wong Flyer

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.