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Rethinking Philosophy Across the Academy

Against the backdrop of a snowy December weekend, Philosophy Beyond the Major brought faculty and academic leaders together at the Prindle Institute for Ethics for two days of focused conversation and reflection. The wintry setting helped create a retreat-lik..

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Job Opening: Manager, Campus Ethics Programs

The Prindle Institute is searching for a thoughtful, creative leader to guide our growing slate of undergraduate programs at DePauw University. Rooted in our mission to help people engage deeply with competing moral perspectives and the ethical questions that shape our lives, ..

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Join Us for Fall Study Hours

Settle in for Fall 2025 exam study hours at the Prindle Institute, where you’ll find quiet, reflective space, a warm fireplace, and plenty of free coffee, hot tea, and snacks to keep you going.

The Institute will be open Saturday, December 6 from..

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Just in time for Halloween, the Prindle Institute has brewed up a cauldron of spooky classroom resources sure to send a shiver down your syllabus. From haunted houses to haunted minds, these materials invite readers of all ages to explore the ethics of all things strange and s..

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A New Winter Term Experience for DePauw Stude..

This Winter Term, DePauw students can take a leading role in shaping the future of one of the university’s proudest traditions—the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. Ethics Bowl: Strategy and Community Engagement (taught by Kristen Fuhs Wells and Alex Richardso..

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Westover Gives 2025 Martin Lecture

On September 29, the Prindle Institute hosted the 2025 Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecture in Values and Ethics with Dr. Andrew Westover, Eleanor M. Storza Deputy Director of Learning and Civic Engagement at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. In a talk titled Conflict in Public: Th..

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Ethics Workshops for Every Setting

This year, the Prindle Institute is offering a refreshed slate of robust workshops designed to help people think more clearly, speak more openly, and navigate complex ethical questions with confidence. From high school classrooms to college campuses to professional ..

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National Grant Awarded to Expand Civil Dialog..

The Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership (ICDP), a national consortium committed to fostering character development through dialogue, has received a 2025 Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative at Wake Forest University. The three-year, $49..

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Celebrating a New Educator Retreat Cohort

In June 2025, the Prindle Institute welcomed high school educators from across the country for a three-day retreat focused on ethics education and classroom dialogue. Held on DePauw University’s campus and surrounded by woods, trails, and quiet green space, the re..

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The Institute Names Inaugural Prindle Memoria..

The Prindle Institute for Ethics is pleased to announce the appointment of three distinguished faculty members as the inaugural Janet Prindle Memorial Professors at DePauw University. Made possible through the generosity of Janet Prindle Seidler ’58, these professorships rec..

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Midwest Ethics Symposium Convenes Conversatio..

The 2025 Midwest Ethics Symposium brought together scholars, athletes, officials, and students for two dynamic days exploring the theme Ethics and Sports. Held April 9–10 at the Prindle Institute for Ethics, the event opened with thought-provoking presentations on c..

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Jamie Herman Joins the Institute’s Team

We are excited to announce that Jamie Herman will join the Prindle Institute staff as Associate Director, Educational and Professional Initiatives, effective July 1, 2025. Jamie will direct those programs at the Institute which foster ethical engagement across K-12, higher edu..

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The Institute Hosts Inaugural Middle School E..

The Prindle Institute  proudly hosted the inaugural Putnam County Middle School Ethics Bowl on March 8, 2025. This first-of-its-kind event in Indiana brought together bright young thinkers from North Putnam, South Putnam, Gr..

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Remembering Janet Prindle Seidler, ’58

DePauw University mourns the loss of Janet Prindle Seidler ’58, a Wall Street pioneer, a generous philanthropist and a beloved daughter of DePauw. She passed away on February 19. She was 88 years old.

Throughout Prindle Seidler’s remarkable career in finance, she co..

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Emily Knuth Departs the Institute

After seven years of service to the Prindle Institute, our long time Associate Director for Educational and Professional Initiatives, Emily Knuth will step down, effective February 1, to pursue an exciting new opportunity outside DePauw. We wish Emily the very best in her new ..

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St. Ignatius College Prep Wins 2025 IHSEB

This past Saturday, February 1, the Prindle Institute hosted the 11th Annual Indiana High School Ethics Bowl (IHSEB). Over 150 students from all across Indiana and the surrounding areas (as well as nearly 50 volunteers from the DePauw and Greencastle communities) converged on ..

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