ETHICS STILL MATTERSPRING 2026

MICHAEL OSTERHOLM

Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH, is a renowned expert on the epidemiology of infectious disease, serving as the Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He also is co-founder of the Vaccine Integrity Project and a book author.

JAMES COMEY

James Comey led the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed by President Barack Obama. At the FBI, he tried to change its approach to leadership, diversity, and cyber threats. Prior to FBI service, Comey was a federal prosecutor in two states and served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and U.S. deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush.

NINA TOTENBERG

NPR’s Nina Totenberg joins us for the third Forum of our spring season, sharing observations about the U.S. Supreme Court and how it has changed since she presented “Perspectives on the Supreme Court” at the Forum in spring 1993.

45th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION | ALAN PAGE

Special guest Justice Alan Page will join us to celebrate the Forum’s 45 years of affirming Ethics Matter. Justice Page was one of the Forum’s earliest presenters, sharing “The Student Athlete” in 1982. Now, in conversation with moderator The Rev. Dr. Jessica Patchett, Justice Page will reflect on his career, education, justice, and athletics from an ethical perspective. Plus we’ll hear from special guests, honor our past, and look ahead with excitement.

VIOLINS OF HOPE

Presented by the Minnesota JCC, Violins of Hope is a collection of over 70 Holocaust-era violins and other stringed instruments from around the world that were lovingly located and restored. Our Forum will feature some of these instruments and will weave together their stories with music played on them, as we consider the role of story and storytelling in defending human rights and human dignity.

NIKIA SMITH ROBERT

The Forum’s annual “Arc Toward Justice” Series is dedicated to honoring the legacy of George Floyd and the ongoing need for racial, social, and systemic change. The Rev. Dr. Nikia Smith Robert, executive director of Abolitionist Sanctuary, will ask us to consider Martin Luther King’s arc in terms of incarceration and abolition. Is it bending? What is our work to do? What is the call to action in our time?