Third Annual Faith Sommerfield Memorial Lecture
Join us for a discussion on grief and the challenges of accessing end-of-life care in the United States, featuring Jennifer Senior, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author known for her writing on grief, and Dr. Arthur Caplan, Ph.D., an internationally renowned author on bioethics and the founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
The Completed Life Initiative hosts this annual lecture in partnership with Columbia University’s M.S. in Bioethics program in commemoration of Faith Sommerfield, the late founder of the Completed Life Initiative. The lecture serves as both a tribute and a platform to advance critical conversations around end-of-life care, personal autonomy, and the right to die with dignity.
Timeline:
Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
Lecture runs from 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Cocktail reception to follow.
This event is free and open to the public.
SEATING FOR THIS EVENT IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.
For more information about the Completed Life Initiative, please visit their website www.completedlife.org
For more information about the Columbia School of Professional Studies Program in Bioethics, please visit www.sps.columbia.edu/academics/masters/bioethics
