The Mansfield center honors the public life of Mike Mansfield by offering programs in modern Asian affairs and in ethics in public affairs. The Modern Asian Affairs program is concerned with modern historical, political, economic, cultural and intellectual developments in East Asia. The ethics in Public Affairs program focuses on the character, values, and the ethical dimensions of leadership, public institutions and policies, and international affairs. Mansfield Center activities in both programs include courses, conferences, special lectures, research projects, internships and foreign exchanges. Courses are offered at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, with the consent of the instructor required. Conferences and special lectures are generally open to the public.
Courses taught by the Mansfield Center faculty are usually listed or cross-listed with other departments or programs such as history, philosophy, or Asian studies.
Courses
U for undergraduate credit only, UG= for undergraduate or graduate credit, G=for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R.
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr.
(R-6) Prereq., consent of instr. Experimental offerings of new courses or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 395 Special topics Variable cr. (R-9) Prereq,. lower-division perspective 5 course or consent of instr. Same as Phil 443E. Examination of morally relevant issues in government, journalism, education and other social institutions such as deception, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, privacy, paternalism, responsibilities in conflict with other institutions and responsibilities across national boundaries.
UG 494 Mansfield Center Seminar Variable cr. (R-9) Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-9) Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or on-time offerings of current topics.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Prereq., consent of instr. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
Faculty
Professors
Philip West, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1971 (Mansfield Professor of Modern Asian Affairs; Acting Director)
Deni Elliott, Ed.D., Harvard University, 1984 (Mansfield Professor of Ethics in Public
Affairs)