MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jason Shevrin: [email protected], 202-994-5631
Emily Grebenstein: [email protected], 202-994-3087
EVENT:
Harvard University professor Noah Feldman, an expert on law and religion, will deliver the fourth annual Richard Blackburn Lecture on Civility and Integrity, hosted by the George Washington University School of Business. Mr. Feldman wrote the 2013 book “Cool War: The Future of Global Competition,” among others, and he previously served as senior constitutional adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. He advised members of the Iraqi Governing Council on drafting an interim constitution.
WHO:
- Noah Feldman, the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law and director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, Harvard University
- Steven Knapp, GW president
- Linda Livingstone, dean, GW School of Business
WHEN:
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017; 6-7 p.m.
WHERE:
The George Washington University
Lisner Auditorium
730 21st St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Blue, Orange and Silver lines)
RSVP:
Media interested in attending must contact Jason Shevrin at [email protected] or 202-994-5631.
BACKGROUND:
The Richard W. Blackburn Lecture was established through a generous endowment gift from GW trustee Richard Blackburn to the GW School of Business. The endowment underwrites an annual distinguished lecture by a world-recognized business leader addressing themes related to the importance of civility in discourse and integrity in business conduct. This lecture will serve as a capstone event for undergraduate business students that will underscore both the lessons of the curriculum and the legacy of George Washington’s moral rectitude. In addition to the formal lecture, this event will engage students in a discussion about the impact of civility and integrity in business relations and discourse within the foundation of their education.
Mr. Blackburn, a GW Law School alumnus, is a retired executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Duke Energy and a trustee of GW. Mr. Blackburn endowed the lecture because of his belief that success in business always depends on trust and that civility and integrity are the essential foundations for creating and sustaining that trust.
In addition to the lecture, students in the GW School of Business’ First Year Development Program will pledge to uphold the GWSB honor oath, committing to an academic and professional career founded on integrity and civility.
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