"On the one hand, we assume students already have some sense of ethics before they arrive, which is why we hold them accountable for their behavior from their first day on campus … on the other hand, we also assume that students should reflect on ethics across the curriculum, and that assumes that ethics needs to and can be taught. How do we make sense of both these assumptions?” -excerpt from Ethics at the Heart of Higher Education

Grab a cup of coffee, pop on your headphones and join us for an engaging, live conversation between Professors Rita Kirk and Steve Long. The topic: can ethics be taught in today’s colleges and universities?

D. Stephen Long, Ph.D., is the Maguire Chair in Ethics and author of “Can Ethics Be Taught? Connecting the Classroom to Everyday Life,” a chapter in the newly released book Ethics at the Heart of Higher Education. Rita Kirk, Ph.D., an editor and author of the book, serves as the William F. May Endowed Director of SMU’s Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility.