Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop

The 2nd Annual Miss-Stout Ethics Workshop is being held in Milwaukee on June 4 and 5, 2026. The workshop began in May 2025 as a collaborative effort between Xan Bozzo (UW-Stout) and Harrison Lee (Ole Miss) as a bioethics workshop. It has since grown to include contributions from any area of ethics. Working drafts in metaethics, normative ethics, or applied ethics are welcome.

Details

The aim of the workshop is to host 10-12 presenters. Each presenter will submit a working draft of a paper in advance so that other presenters have a chance to read it. At the event, each presenter will give a short summary of their paper and have a chance to discuss it with the other participants. In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but virtual participants are welcome (there is no stipend for virtual participants).

Participants are expected to have drafts of their papers submitted to the group by May 14, 2026.

Lodging & Stipend

Participants will receive a $1500 stipend. There is no stipend for virtual participants.

The stipend is being generously provided by the Center for Applied Ethics at UW-Stout. Accepted participants can expect to receive the stipend sometime after the workshop, in June or July.

The 2026 workshop will be held at Saint Kate — The Arts Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on June 4 and 5, 2026. Participants who reserve their room by May 6, 2026 will receive the group state rate of $103/night. Participants are encouraged to reserve a room for the nights of June 3 and 4, and possibly June 5, depending on travel plans.

Saint Kate is a 4-star hotel located in the heart of Milwaukee. The hotel features five unique art galleries with exhibitions that rotate throughout the year, live music, and numerous bar and dining options. It is also situated in the heart of Milwaukee, in the center of its art district, a few blocks from Fiserv Forum, close to Lake Michigan and a short drive or walk from Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward.

Travel

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is 15 minutes from the workshop hotel.

The hotel address is 139 E Kilbourne Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

 

How to Apply

Applications are due by April 1, 2026.

To apply, send an email to bozzoa@uwstout.edu and jhlee3@olemiss.edu with the subject line "Ethics Workshop Application" and the following information in the body of the email:

  1. One or two paragraphs of why you are interested in participating in the workshop, and how it will aid you in your research and/or teaching.

  2. A title and abstract of the paper draft you will presenting at the workshop. The abstract should be 500-1000 words.

  3. Whether you plan on attending in person or virtually. Stipends are available only for in-person attendees.

  4. Whether you intend to stay at the workshop hotel or elsewhere. 

  5. Please attach a current cv. 

Past Workshops

Organizers

  • Xan Bozzo

    Assistant Professor of Philosophy

    Director, Center for Applied Ethics

    University of Wisconsin, Stout

  • Harrison Lee

    Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy & Religion

    University of Mississippi