CSEP began its second decade last autumn with Vivian Weil as Acting Director and philosopher Michael Davis as the Center's newly appointed Senior Research Associate. In April, 1987, following a national search, Weil was named Director and Associate Professor of Ethics. Davis continues as Senior Research Associate.

To mark its tenth anniversary, CSEP presented a series of public lectures. Support from The Crawford Foundation funded the series.

Leading off the series in November, 1986, Dr. Leon Lederman, Director of Fermilab, spoke on "Science: The Promise and the Threat." An internationally renowned high-energy physicist, Lederman provided a historical perspective on the nature of the understanding sought by scientists.

Lederman acknowledged the practical benefits from scientific knowledge and then discussed problems brought by scientific advance, for example, the need to control hazardous wastes and nuclear weapons. He emphasized the challenge to scientists to increase public understanding of science in order to equip citizens to respond to such problems.

The second event in the series, in February, 1987, featured two speakers comparing professions in respect to their approaches to ethical issues. Professor Carl Cohen of the Philosophy Department and Medical School of the University of Michigan spoke on "Doctors and Lawyers" and William Thomas, a lawyer and scientist formerly of the American Bar Foundation, spoke on "Engineers, Scientists, and Lawyers."

Cohen observed that lawyers are concerned with clients' rights, whereas physicians are concerned with patients' needs. Using that purported difference as a basis, Cohen drew implications for the contrasting ethical stance of lawyers and physicians. Thomas compared the intellectual approaches of engineers, scientists, and lawyers. He drew attention to problems which arise when these professionals have to cooperate, as when scientists or engineers serve as expert witnesses.

The third and final event in the series took place in April. Michael Heylin, Editor of Chemical & Engineering News, spoke on "Ideology, Technology, and Weapons." He discussed the input and role of scientific and technical professionals in decision-making related to defense policy. He was concerned with how these professionals do and might operate in what is often a highly politicized environment. Heylin emphasized the need for scientists to speak out so that their specialized knowledge can inform public debate about defense policy.

A new project for CSEP this year was the ethics training session in February conducted for the cabinet of Chicago's Mayor, Harold Washington. Under contract with the Chicago Board of Ethics, Michael Davis, with assistance from Tom Calera of IIT's Stuart School of Business, interviewed half the Commissioners of the 42 departments to gather cases for discussion. He devised a framework for analysis of the cases based on the Mayor's Ethics Order. The workshop with cabinet members was directed by Davis, assisted by Calera and Weil. Follow-up programs are in preparation.

Under a major grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, CSEP is about to embark on a research and writing project on National Security, the First Amendment, and Scientific and Technical Information. This effort will involve researchers from a number of other institutions. The project will examine theoretical underpinnings of the First Amendment as well as existing and contemplated programs to control the flow of scientific and technical information.

A seminar to identify ethical issues in investment banking began to meet early in 1987. Composed of a practitioner, two members of IIT's Stuart School of Business (Tom Calera and Roy Moor), Michael Davis, and Vivian Weil, the seminar is oriented to developing teaching materials.

The academic year ended with a farewell party for CSEP's graduating student assistants, twins Patrick and Phillip McFarland. They have served CSEP with phenomenal effectiveness since they entered IIT as freshmen.

Just at press-time came the sad news of the death of former CSEP Senior Research Associate, Fred Elliston, in a traffic accident in Honolulu on May 17. At the time of his death, Elliston was an Associate Professor at the School of Education at the University of Hawaii. While at IIT, Elliston directed a project with support from the Illinois Humanities Council. The Report of that project, Humanities, Health Care and the Elderly is available from CSEP.