Luther College names new Center for Ethics Director

Luther College has named associate professor of history Victoria Christman as the next director of the college's Center for Ethics and Public Engagement.

Christman will begin her five-year term as director in August. She succeeds Luther philosophy professor Greg Jesson, who has served as the Center's director since 2012, and Luther political science professor John Moeller, the founding director in 2006.

The Center's mission is to enrich the liberal arts education students receive at Luther "by engaging them in ethical reflection about the many challenging issues that affect the public–locally, nationally and globally."

Christman has been the director of Luther's international studies program, in addition to teaching.  She holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and master's and doctoral degrees in early modern European history from the University of Arizona.

The Center for Ethics and Public Engagement supports public lectures, reading groups, campus conversation and research about the challenging issues confronting society and the role ethics should play in making public choices.