FASPE - Fellowships for the Study of Professional Ethics

03/24/2026

We’re thrilled to announce our newest class of FASPE Fellows! Selected from our most competitive applicant pool yet, their arrival marks a milestone: with the addition of the 2026 class, the FASPE alumni community will surpass 1,000 professionals committed to ethical leadership and exerting their influence across all areas of society. In just a few months, they will travel to Germany and Poland for an intensive study of professional ethics through the lens of history and participate in meaningful, interdisciplinary dialogue with their peers.

Over the next week, we’ll highlight one professional discipline each day—beginning tomorrow with Business, followed by Design & Technology and Law, and then Medicine, Clergy & Religious Leaders, and Journalism. In the weeks ahead, we’ll then shift to featuring individual Fellows. In the meantime, get to know our 2026 Fellows through the link below:
https://www.faspe-ethics.org/2026-fellows/

03/17/2026

03/03/2026

The 2021 FASPE Fellowships were held at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, where Fellows examined the ethical failures of professionals whose choices resulted in the forced relocation and unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans from 1942–1946. Eric Muller, a longtime FASPE Law faculty member and an integral voice in developing the FASPE curriculum, is an internationally recognized expert on the World War II–era confinement of Japanese Americans. In a recently submitted amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, a case which considers whether the Trump administration may roll back or limit birthright citizenship, Muller argues that the fact that even children born in World War II-era detention centers to people of Japanese descent deemed disloyal were recognized as American citizens undercuts the Trump administration’s argument that parents’ “primary allegiance” to the United States is required for birthright citizenship. He is represented in the case by 2022 FASPE Law Fellow Rachel Grossman and her colleagues at HWG LLC.

Amid a climate in which legal processes are being circumvented and immigration enforcement is increasingly aggressive, the brief — and the work of Eric, Rachel, and their colleagues — represents a crucial effort to protect the legal rights and dignity of those Americans with birthright citizenship. Learn more about the brief at the link below.

FASPE Faculty Member and Alum Submit Amicus Brief in Key Supreme Court Case February 27, 2026 by Haley Gorda Longtime FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) faculty member Eric Muller, represented by FASPE alumna Rachel Grossman, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. S...

12/10/2025

For many of our Fellows, FASPE is a formative experience that shapes how they approach ethical challenges throughout their careers. After their time in Europe, Fellows return to their work and studies more confident, more reflective, and better equipped to navigate ethical tensions—and they remain engaged in a vibrant, growing community of thoughtful professionals committed to leading with integrity.

Applications for the 2026 Fellowship are open through January 4, 2026—don’t miss the opportunity to join our next cohort of emerging ethical leaders! Visit the link below for more details about the application process. https://www.faspe-ethics.org/how-to-apply/

12/02/2025

Happy Giving Tuesday! We’re still energized from our Dinner and Awards for Ethical Leadership and deeply grateful for everyone who supports our work. We’ll be sharing our end-of-year updates and reflections soon, but today is simply a moment to appreciate our remarkable community of supporters, partners, and alumni who sustain FASPE in so many meaningful ways.

Your support allows us to do more—from our annual Fellowships to symposia, alumni programming, and beyond. If you feel inspired to give today, any amount is appreciated and will help propel us into 2026! https://faspeethics.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/faspeethics/donation.jsp

12/01/2025

The annual Medical Review Auschwitz Conference aims to inspire meaningful discussion about the implications of wartime medical crimes for present-day bioethics, medical practice, and training. Lecture recordings are now available. In the video below, Thorsten Wagner, FASPE’s Principal Scholar, explains how FASPE approaches professional ethics using this historical context—an especially useful overview for anyone interested in the FASPE Medical Fellowship.

The Medical Review Auschwitz Project is an international academic forum whose purpose is to share information, scholarship and views on matters related to learning about and from the history of medical involvement in N**ism and the Holocaust. All opinions expressed by any author, speaker or particip...

11/25/2025

Here There Are Blueberries is continuing its national tour, with performances at Miami New Drama now through December 7. FASPE is facilitating post-show talkbacks focusing on topics that are suggested by the play.

We kicked off our talkback series this weekend with conversations between David Goldman, FASPE Chairman, (pictured right) and David Luban (pictured left), Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown Law and FASPE Law Faculty Member. The two discussed complicity, a central issue raised in the play, and raised questions about the ethical response to being inside a flawed system, and whether working in a flawed system is a form of complicity.

Visit the link in our below to learn more about the talkback series, our partnership with Tectonic Theater Project and to purchase tickets to see the play! https://miaminewdrama.org/faspe-talkbacks/ -dates

11/19/2025

11/06/2025

The 2026 FASPE Fellowship application is open through January 4, 2026. Want to learn more about the Fellowship experience and FASPE’s distinct approach to professional ethics? Hear from alumni, faculty, and staff about how the Fellowship experience fosters lasting impact and a vibrant, engaged alumni community!

Learn about the application process here: https://www.faspe-ethics.org/how-to-apply/

10/17/2025

Through FASPE’s ongoing partnership with Memoria Magazine, alumni have the opportunity to publish their capstone projects. The latest edition features a compelling article by 2024 Design & Technology Fellow Meagan Olsen, titled "Musings on Scientific Memory Culture."

Drawing on her Fellowship experience and her return to daily life, Meagan’s article explores how modern science often disconnects from the ethical legacies on which it stands—many of which involve painful histories and overlooked consequences. She challenges readers (and herself) to confront how memory, responsibility, and historical context shape scientific progress. Read the full piece below:

New permanent exhibition dedicated to the fate of Poles at KL Auschwitz Industrial park permanently destroys site of former Hirtenberg concentration camp “The Lost Shtetl” IHRA Grant Call Winners 2024 “Voices(s) of Alina Szapocznikow” at the POLIN Museum Musings on Scientific Memory Culture ...

10/07/2025

We’re pleased to partner with the Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School to present our upcoming symposium, "Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism," taking place on November 10.

This timely program will explore the role of faith in 2025 — amid declining church attendance, the politicization of religious communities, widening moral and cultural divides, and growing efforts to erode trust in institutions and professions. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Click the link below to learn more about the symposium and our featured speakers: https://www.faspe-ethics.org/symposium/