Conference of the Professions
The annual Conference of the Professions is sponsored by the , the , the , the , , , and SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility. Each year an ethical issue of common interest is identified. A noted expert in the field presents a keynote address, and a distinguished panel of local professionals discusses a related case that poses practical issues for law, medicine, the clergy, and other professions. ______________
Past Conferences
Past conference titles along with the keynote speakers are listed below.
| Governmental Conflict with Standards and Professional Judgment: Case Studies in Texas - 10/7/23 |
| Mis- and Disinformation in the Professions: Vaccines, Voting, and Virtue - 5/27/22 |
| Divisive Times: Trust and Cooperation in Professional Relationships - 04/30/21 |
| Crossing Borders - 05/24/2019 |
| Time's Up for the Professions? Power, Sex and the Way Forward - 05/11/2018 |
| Responding to Racial Conflict: Responsibilities of the Professions - 05/26/2017 |
| Coming Home: The Professions Supporting Veterans - 04/22/2016 |
| Supersizing the Professions: Ethical Issues Facing Mega-Churches, Law Firms and Medical Practices - 04/17/2015 |
| Agony and Ecstasy: How Your Emotions Affect Practice - 05/09/2014 |
| Shortcuts and High Roads: Everyday Morality and the Professions - 04/26/2013 |
| Professional Ethics and Social Media: Like? - 10/14/2011 |
| A Lawyer, a Priest, and a Doctor walk into a bar... The Ethics of Humor in the Professions - 10/14/2010 |
| Generational Expectations and the Professions - 02/17/2009 |
| What in God's Name Am I Doing? - 02/11/2008 |
| Preparing for Disaster: Fire, Flood, and the Flu - 03/30/2007 |
| Apology and the Professions - 03/01/2006 |
| Healthcare for the Uninsured - 10/06/2004 |
| Sexual Misconduct Within the Professions: Restoring Public Trust - 11/13/2003 |
| Information Privacy and the Professions - 10/17/2002 |
| Honor Thy Children? The Challenge of a Child-Centered Practice - 11/15/2001 |
| Technology and the Environment: Promise of Benefits, Risks of Harm - 10/19/2000 |
| Engineering of Human Tissue - 10/01/1999 |
| Challenges to Diversity in the Professions - 10/22/1998 |
| Politics and the Professions - 11/21/1996 |
| The Human Genome - 10/17/1995 |
| The Professions and Violence in the Family - 10/25/1994 |
| Money and the Professions - 10/28/1993 |
| Chemical Dependency - The Professional's Responsibility to Each Other and to the Community - 03/14/1992 |
| The Role of the Professional in the Community - 03/27/1991 |
| Women and Men in the Professions: A Question of Balance in the 21st Century - 1990 |
| The Socialization of the Professional and Mid-Career Burnout - 1989 |
| AIDS, The Emerging Crisis - 01/20/1988 |
| Self Regulation for the Professions - 12/09/1986 |
| The Meaning of Professional Responsibility Today - 10/24/1985 |