Aimee Griffin '12 wins the national Elie Wiesel Prize In Ethics Essay Contest

For the second time in four years, a Gettysburg College student is a winner in the national Elie Wiesel Prize In Ethics Essay Contest.

Aimee Griffin, a 2012 graduate who majored in both philosophy and English, examined the ethics of euthanasia in the context of her own cousin’s vegetative state after a car accident. Her essay, “Victims of Progress: Examining the Collateral Damage of Medical Technology,” earned the third prize of $1,000.

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Einstein's Jewish Science- prof's book gets N.Y. Times review

A new book by Gettysburg College philosophy Prof. Steven Gimbel received a front-page review in Aug. 5’s New York Times Sunday Book Review.

Its title drawn from a Nazi epithet, Einstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion explores how Talmudic habits of mind may have set the stage for Einstein’s insights. New York Times reviewer George Johnson called the book “original” and Gimbel “an engaging writer.”

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Mahan Great Questions Grants

Provided by Frederick Mahan, Class of 1952, the purpose of the Great Questions Grants is to encourage and assist students of Gettysburg College to reflect deeply on the perennial Great Questions all humans ask about faith and reason, values, meaning, and purpose. It supports interdisciplinary explorations of the connections between faith, values, and life, including education, career, interpersonal relationships, lifestyle, ethics, mortality, truth, and personal and social transformation.