Albers Ethics Week is a unique annual program that hosts dozens of guest speakers from the greater Seattle area business community for an intensive, week-long examination of ethical issues in business. Guests appear in classrooms across the Albers School curriculum, addressing ethical issues in areas such as accounting, finance, data analytics, marketing and human resource management.
Albers Ethics Week will take place May 4-8, 2020 and will also feature public keynote events exploring Ethics, Social Media and Democracy. As the 2020 election cycle moves forward, we will explore the effects of social media, the responsibilities of media companies in responding to "fake news" and disinformation as well as the roles that individuals have in maintaining our democratic institutions.
Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy
Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor of Modern Media Studies, University of Virginia
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Pigott Auditorium
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Book signing to follow lecture
Social Media and Social Responsibility
Caitlin Carlson, Professor of Strategic Communication, Seattle University
Jevin West, Director of the Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Pigott Auditorium
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
Free and open to the public
