2025 Milton Konvitz Lecture:

Elizabeth Anderson, the John Dewey Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Michigan, will deliver ILR's 2025 Milton Konvitz Lecture. The public is invited to attend in person or live online. Please register if you plan to join us online.

Please join us as Professor Anderson examines the contrast between profit-driven business models and the original Protestant work ethic, which emphasized fairness, community trust, and ethical labor practices. Drawing from 17th-century Puritan business principles, the lecture will explore modern challenges—such as private equity’s impact—and ways to improve professional and social services to create more fulfilling work for all.

The Konvitz Lecture is made possible through the generosity of Irwin Jacobs (BEE ’56) and Joan Jacobs (BS HE ’54).