30 Years of (Mostly) Good Ideas
30th anniversary of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University
February 27–28, 2025
Thursday, February 27
Sitework: Carolina Theater of Durham
6:00–7:30 pm: Opening Reception in the Connie Moses Ballroom
7:30–9:00 pm: The Monti: Live Storytelling Show in Fletcher Hall
Friday, February 28
Foundations: West Duke Building, East Campus, Duke University
9:30–10:00 am: Coffee & Conversation, Keohane-Kenan Gallery
10:00–11:30 am: Back to School – choose one:
The Ethics of Community in a Complex World – The Kenan Living/Learning Community in WD 202
The Meaning of Life in 90 Minutes or Less – The Purpose Project in WD 101
Lunch Break: JB Duke Hotel Banquet Hall AB, West Campus, Duke University
Noon–1:30 pm: Luncheon with DukeEngage
Hosted by Christine Folch, Inga Peterson, & Eric Mlyn
Change Orders: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
2:00–3:30 pm: Ethics and the Arts—choose one:
“The Utopians” — Short Film Screening and Talkback Michael Kliën / Laboratory for Social Choreography in the Nasher Auditorium
Behind the Scenes with Mike Wiley, Co-Director of America’s Hallowed Ground in the Nasher Classroom
Full House: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University An Evening of Playing with Possibility
6:00 –7:30 pm: Dinner
7:30 – 8:30 pm: The Ethics of Now with Adriane Lentz-Smith
Featuring Former Directors Elizabeth Kiss, Noah Pickus & Suzanne Shanahan 8:30 – 9:30 pm: Closing Reception