Civic Studies » Talks http://civicstudies.org An intellectual community of researchers and practitioners dedicated to building the emerging field of civic studies Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 KY’s Potential for Leadership in Educational Ethics: Calling for an End to Corporal Punishment in American Schools https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/ https://ericthomasweber.org/kys-potential-for-leadership-in-educational-ethics-calling-for-an-end-to-corporal-punishment-in-american-schools/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:47:48 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2136 In the spring of 2023, the Ethics and Social Justice Center at Bellarmine University issued a call for proposals for their yearly Commonwealth Ethics Lecture. They invited scholars from around the state to propose a talk to be delivered for their 2023 lecture, considering approaches from all disciplines and with special interest in interdisciplinary dialogue […]

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The post Prepare to Act Naturally! … first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2021/02/26/prepare-to-act-naturally/feed/ 0 Research Trajectories, Big & Small https://ericthomasweber.org/research-trajectories-big-small/ https://ericthomasweber.org/research-trajectories-big-small/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:10:52 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2020 Today I led the department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation‘s Lunch & Connect meeting on Zoom, focusing on the topic: “Research Trajectories: From Idea to Presentation, to Journal Article, to Book.” I had intended to record the meeting, but due to some of the complication of starting a zoom meeting, making sure people had […]

The post Research Trajectories, Big & Small first appeared on Eric Thomas Weber. Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2020/10/16/research-trajectories-big-small/feed/ 0 Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom https://ericthomasweber.org/undergraduate-research-beyond-the-classroom/ https://ericthomasweber.org/undergraduate-research-beyond-the-classroom/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:14:51 +0000 https://ericthomasweber.org/?p=2010 On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, I was invited to give a talk for the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky on “Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom.” This talk is also potentially of interest to students in my EPE 301 course on Education in American Culture. Really, this talk is for any undergraduate who […]

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Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2018/02/02/talking-leadership-with-grad-students/feed/ 0 My Latest Essay – on the Intentional Costs of Comfort http://ericthomasweber.org/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/ http://ericthomasweber.org/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:47:42 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1680 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/07/19/my-latest-essay-on-the-intentional-costs-of-comfort/feed/ 0 Video: “Poverty, Culture, and Justice,” @ Purdue U http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/ http://ericthomasweber.org/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:35:09 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1470 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/02/24/video-poverty-culture-and-justice-purdue-u/feed/ 0 Video: US Judge Carlton Reeves on “Race and Moral Leadership” http://ericthomasweber.org/video-us-judge-carlton-reeves-on-race-and-moral-leadership/ http://ericthomasweber.org/video-us-judge-carlton-reeves-on-race-and-moral-leadership/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:10:56 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1459 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/02/05/video-us-judge-carlton-reeves-on-race-and-moral-leadership/feed/ 0 Videoed Talk on ‘Uniting Mississippi’ at USM http://ericthomasweber.org/videoed-talk-on-uniting-mississippi-at-usm/ http://ericthomasweber.org/videoed-talk-on-uniting-mississippi-at-usm/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:46:22 +0000 http://ericthomasweber.org/?p=1451 Continue reading →]]> http://civicstudies.org/2016/02/03/videoed-talk-on-uniting-mississippi-at-usm/feed/ 0