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The Prindle Institute is saddened to announce the passing of David H. Smith, a pivotal figure in our Institute’s founding and development. Professor Smith passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, at the age of 85.

David Smith’s con..

For Spring 2025, the Prindle Institute’s instructional faculty will offer a diverse array of engaging courses that delve into various philosophical themes and ethical issues. “Philosophy for Children,” taught by Alex Richardson, invites students to explore philosophical ..

On September 9, the Institute hosted the 2024 Dorothy Garrett Martin Lecture in Values and Ethics, featuring Kyle Smitley, a 2007 DePauw alumnus. Smitley, an accomplished entrepreneur and educator, framed her talk around the children’s book “Pleasant FieldmouseR..

It is once again Ethics Bowl season at the Prindle Institute. Registration is now open, and Regional Case Sets available, for both the National High School Ethics Bowl and the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. Thi..

On August 27, Prindle Institute Hillman Interns aired the debut episode of a brand new radio show designed to feature student voices grappling with the ethical dimensions of life at DePauw. Designed both for and by students, Unapologethics will air as a regular hour ..

On August 13-15, The Prindle Institute for Ethics partnered with the Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University to offer a retreat for undergraduate students on the topic of civil disagreement and dial..

This week, the Prindle Institute welcomed 50 students from Putnam County and the surrounding areas for this year’s EXPRESS CAMP. The EXPRESS CAMP program is a week-long summer camp experience co-desig..

Effective July 1, Alex Richardson has been appointed Chair of the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on Pre-College Philosophy. Alex’s term as Chair will r..

The Prindle Institute welcomed educators from across the midwest and the country for an intensive week of learning and collaboration on the project of integrating ethics education methods and materials into high school classrooms. Educators teaching in grades 9-12 across a wea..

The Prindle Institute for Ethics is delighted to announce two new additions to our team this Spring/Summer.

Joining our team this Spring, we’re excited to welcome Brian Cox as Accounts and Events Manager. Brian will manage all of the Prindle Institute’s phys..

Join the Prindle Institute’s excellent team this Fall as Manager of Campus Ethics Programs.

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics (JPIE) promotes interactive ethics education and programming. The Manager of Campus Ethics Programs will expand and maintain the ethi..

Last November, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), based at the Prindle Institute, hosted a Read This

The Prindle Post is our online resource for daily ethics-in-the-news articles. We’re happy to announce that we’ve produced another Read This

We’re always adding new discussion guides to our collection of Teaching Children Philosophy lesson plans. This year, we were excited to receive submissions from a class of undergraduate students at Northeastern University, a children’s librarian in California, and our own ..

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is delighted to welcome Associate Professor of Philosophy Jeffrey Dunn as its new Phyllis W. Nicholas executive director. Jeff has taught philosophy at DePauw since 2010 and has acted a..

In December 2021, the Prindle Institute’s former director Andrew Cullison left to serve as the inaugural director for the newly-formed ethics center at the University of Cincinnati. The national search for the new director will begin in the spring 2022 with the hope of h..

The Prindle Post is our online resource for daily ethics-in-the-news articles. We’re happy to announce that we’ve produced another workbook that incorporates ..

The Prindle Post is our online resource for daily ethics-in-the-news articles. We’re happy to announce that we’ve produced another workbook that incorporates ..

Registration is now open for the first ever virtual Indiana High School Ethics Bowl competition on February 6 and 7, 2021. Teams fr..

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is thrilled to announce the launch of teachingchildrenphilosophy.org, the new digital home for Thomas Wartenberg’s amazing collection of children’s literature modules.

Each book module allows educators of y..

Another print version of The Prindle Post is out now. This time, editor of..

Our mission at the Prindle Institute for Ethics is to foster ethics education, dialogue, and research. We spend our days discussing questions that expand our understanding of morality, our own values, and the values of the communities we live in..