Education

DePauw is reaching the end of its annual three-week-long “Energy Wars:” a competition between the major housing buildings on campus to reduce the amount of electricity and water that students … Continue reading "Do you have a moral responsibility to “Go Green”?"

At the 2015 Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) conference a few weeks ago, I went to a breakout session on ethical research that is funded by the National … Continue reading "Ethics in Research: Is the Government Catching Professors Cheating?"

On Thursday-Friday, February 26-27, the Prindle Institute and the DePauw Philosophy department will host Young Philosophers Lecture Series. The series was started by Andrew Cullison, Director of the Prindle Institute, in 2008 … Continue reading "Prindle and DePauw Philosophy Department to host Young Philosophers Lecture Series"

Recently, Dartmouth’s president, Philip J. Hanlon, banned hard alcohol across the entire campus and implemented  mandatory four year sexual violence prevention and education programs. By banning all alcohol with a 30 … Continue reading "Dartmouth Bans Hard Liquor On Campus — What Could This Mean for DePauw?"

After an emotionally-charged and educational first DePauw Dialogue, many students, faculty, and staff are asking: What’s next? in terms of campus-wide education and commitment to inclusion and diversity.  Previous discussions … Continue reading "Why the “M” Requirement is Not Enough"

The other day, I took a test. It didn’t take long, just a few keystrokes and some flashing images on a computer screen. Fifteen minutes later, my results suggested something … Continue reading "Facing the Facts on DePauw’s Campus Climate"

With the recent announcement of details regarding DePauw University’s Day of Inclusion activities, some in our community have questioned whether cancellation of school and requirement of attendance is warranted for … Continue reading "Ethics of School Cancellation – Day of Inclusion"

Officials at Brown University have ruled that the fraternities Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi “created environments that facilitated sexual misconduct” at fraternity parties. Brown University isn’t the first college where … Continue reading "Decreasing Sexual Assault: Should Sororities Host Parties Too?"

Across the country, schools are experiencing high numbers of school cancellations due to weather and illness outbreaks. While usually these events bring a couple of days off for students, many … Continue reading "Ethics of the Virtual Snow Day"

For more than a year, students at North Putnam High School – not far from the Prindle Institute – have been attempting to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club. On November … Continue reading "All Clubs Are Created Equal"

Due to recent campus controversies, DePauw University’s administration is in the process of deciding upon an additional distribution requirement to the curriculum. If passed, they will call it the “M” … Continue reading "The “M” Requirement: Building Bridges"

I have been a student athlete for as long as I can remember. From personal experience, it is not an easy task. Learning how to balance schoolwork with a regimented … Continue reading "Student-Athletes: Expectations and Responsibilities"

School lunches have never been popular. Culturally, school lunches are something often complained about by students for being bland and unappetizing, and by parents as being unhealthy and processed. Michelle Obama’s … Continue reading "#ThanksMichelleObama: Ethics and School Lunches"

Continuing my discussions of the ethics of various educational practices, this post finds its focus in what might be the only part students like about test-taking: study guides.  Study guides are … Continue reading "Study Guide Ethics"

Explaining the social justice movement that is #DearDePauw.

We have all heard it before: the kid out on the baseball field shouts, “you hit like a girl.” Adults do it too. In fact, just last fall my sister’s … Continue reading "‘Like a Girl:’ A cultural context"

Continued education, especially college, has long been seen as a positive and transformative experience, changing those who enroll and readying them for the world after graduation. But what happens when … Continue reading "“My Beautiful Failure” and Competition in Higher Education"

In honor of this week’s Kids for Ca$h documentary screening, it might be good to revisit a school policy with the potential to land misbehaving children in jail: zero tolerance … Continue reading "Zero Tolerance, Zero Learning"

Come out to Prindle on Tuesday, November 4 at 7 PM for a screening of the film Kids for Ca$h, a riveting, non-fiction thriller about a judicial scandal that shocked America when … Continue reading "Kids for Ca$h Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion"

What’s the point of a liberal arts degree? Is asking whether it’s useful even a valid question? Inside Higher Ed spotligthts St. John’s College as a model of a broad … Continue reading "Is Your Degree Important?"