Subject: "Education & Moral Perception," EPE Colloquium Series Lunch & Learn Talk by James Lincoln on Friday, Apr 19 @ 12pm in TEB 131
The department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation invites all to attend our final EPE Colloquium Series Lunch and Learn Talk for the 2018-2019 year, on "Education and Moral Perception," by James William Lincoln, Ph.D. candidate in Philosophy, National Secretary of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA), and UK Grad Council President.
Title: "Education and Moral Perception: Transformative Experiences in the Holistic Learning Paradigm"
When: Friday, April 19th at 12 noon
Where: Taylor Education Building room 131
Bring Your Own Lunch
Abstract:
The purpose of this talk is to discuss perceptions of moral value and the extent to which transformative experiences ought to play a role in social justice education. Lincoln argues that if educators wish to cultivate students who are committed to creating a socially just world, then they are obligated to facilitate transformative experiences which challenge the student's beliefs, affects, and habits of reason in ways conducive to those ends. He then analogously argues that higher education professionals, student development officers, and policymakers can also benefit from transformative experiences while employing this strategy in their efforts to implement a holistic learning paradigm in higher education.
Bio:
James William Lincoln is a PhD Candidate in Philosophy and an affiliate student in the Center for Equality and Social Justice at the University of Kentucky (UK) where he studies ethics, epistemology, and social philosophy. He serves as national secretary for the Society of Philosophy in America (SOPHIA) and as 2018-2019 President of the Graduate Student Congress at UK. Prior to starting at UK, James spent six years as a student affairs professional in residential life at Lasell College where he completed an M.S. in project management with a research focus in organizational management and student development in higher education.
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