The University of Miami Ethics Programs and the Arsht Ethics Initiatives, the Department of Philosophy, the Dunspaugh-Dalton Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center at the School of Education, and the Civic and Community Engagement Project present a lecture by Nel Noddings, the Lee L. Jacks Professor of Child Education Emerita at Stanford University.

Noddings will speak on contemporary issues involving U.S. educational policy and the implications of No Child Left Behind, followed by comments from President Donna E. Shalala. The talk will take place Monday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. at the School of Nursing and Health Studies, Room 106.

Noddings is known for her work as an ethicist, feminist, and educational philosopher. She is the author of a wide range of books on ethics, education, school reform, and community, including Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach (2007), When School Reform Goes Wrong (2007), Happiness and Education (2003), An Approach to Ethics and Moral Education (2002), Starting at Home: Caring and Social Policy (2002), Educating Moral People (2002), Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief (1993), The Challenge to Care in Schools (1992) and Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education (1984). The lecture is free and open to the UM community. For more information call 305-284-3040.