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Parr Center Awarded UNC Research Funds

September 13, 2024

Can Philosophical Reflection Improve Ethical Reasoning and Promote Intellectual Virtue? A Parr Center Research Initiative     Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Research, Carolina’s hub for inquiry at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently awarded funds to the Parr Center for Ethics to support research on … Read more

The Center Welcomes Leo Kirby

June 26, 2024

We’re excited to welcome Leo Kirby to the Parr Center for Ethics as our new National High School Ethics Bowl Director. Leo is a 2021 graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a major in Philosophy. As … Read more

UNC Celebrates National Champion Ethics Bowl Team

March 12, 2024

  Carolina’s Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Team has won the 2024 APPE IEB National Championship, hosted by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics in conjunction with its annual International Conference in Cincinnati, OH.   The team, comprised of Carolina undergraduates … Read more

Does Philosophy Make Students Better Thinkers?

February 6, 2024

  The American Philosophical Association has awarded a team from the Parr Center a small grant to research the impact of philosophy education on college students’ intellectual traits. The project is led by Dr. Michael Prinzing, Parr Center Consulting Research … Read more

NCHSEB 2024 Event Recap

February 5, 2024

On January 27, the Parr Center was proud to host the 2024 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl. The event brought together 23 teams of students from all across our state to discuss tough ethical issues and questions. After a … Read more

Chapel Phil Podcast Drops New Episodes & Submits to NPR

January 9, 2024

In the first week of 2024, the Parr Center’s student-run philosophy podcast, Chapel Phil, released three episodes. Chapel Phil is one of seven 2023-24 Parr Heel Ethics Scholars year-long team projects, known as “pods.” The Chapel Phil pod is comprised … Read more