Andrew S. Winston, Ph.D., professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Guelph in Canada, will share his perspective on the history of anti-Semitism in psychology during a lecture at The University of Akron’s Quaker Square Grand Ballroom May 12.
Titled “The Explication of Evil: Psychologists and the Holocaust, 1945-1955,” Winston’s talk is part of the UA Center for the History of Psychology’s Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr. Distinguished Lecture in the History of Psychology Series. This program has been approved for 1 continuing education credit. The Center for the History of Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The center maintains responsibility for this program and its content. For more information about earning CE credits at the center, or to receive a registration and information package, please contact Dorothy Gruich at gruich@uakron.edu. Participants may also register onsite.
The event, which is open to the public, will begin with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and Winston’s speech at 7 p.m.
The event is $50 for the general public and $25 for students. The registration deadline is Friday, May 2. For more information, or to register online or print a form, visit the Center for the History of Psychology online, or call 330-972-7285.
Media contact: Sarah Cupples, 330-972-7429 or scupples@uakron.edu.
Andrew Winston