“My Beautiful Failure” and Competition in Higher Education
Continued education, especially college, has long been seen as a positive and transformative experience, changing those who enroll and readying them for the world...
‘Like a Girl:’ A cultural context
We have all heard it before: the kid out on the baseball field shouts, “you hit like a girl.” Adults do it too. In...
Study Guide Ethics
Continuing my discussions of the ethics of various educational practices, this post finds its focus in what might be the only part students like...
#ThanksMichelleObama: Ethics and School Lunches
School lunches have never been popular. Culturally, school lunches are something often complained about by students for being bland and unappetizing, and by parents...
Student-Athletes: Expectations and Responsibilities
I have been a student athlete for as long as I can remember. From personal experience, it is not an easy task. Learning how...
The “M” Requirement: Building Bridges
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,...
All Clubs Are Created Equal
For more than a year, students at North Putnam High School - not far from the Prindle Institute - have been attempting to form...
Ethics of the Virtual Snow Day
Across the country, schools are experiencing high numbers of school cancellations due to weather and illness outbreaks. While usually these events bring a couple...
Ethics of School Cancellation – Day of Inclusion
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...