News Archive
Parr Heel Wrap Up (2021 – 2022)
This year, 85+ intellectually curious, highly motivated students served as Parr Heels, conducting original research and creating opportunities for others to join their exploration in ethics. Students finished the year with a celebration at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. We … Read more
Vazquez partners with Carolina Public Humanities to talk Stoicism
The philosophical and ethical themes of ancient Stoic thinkers have attracted renewed attention in recent decades as people struggle to cope with public events that are far beyond anyone’s personal control. Global economic systems, vast governmental structures, polarizing political conflicts, … Read more
NHSEB 10: A New Look for the Program
It’s been ten years since the National High School Ethics Bowl’s founding in 2012. In that time, the program has grown by leaps and bounds. As we approach our tenth anniversary season in 2022-2023, NHSEB is bigger, better, and … Read more
New Book on Deliberative Pedagogy and Ethics Bowl
NHSEB Director Alex Richardson and Outreach Director Michael Vazquez are both featured in a new volume from Rowman and Littlefield, designed to introduce the Ethics Bowl activity and the dialogical pedagogy methods that underlie it to the broader public. The Ethics Bowl … Read more
Carolina Engagement Week Webinar
Learn about the ways the Philosophy Department and other departments at UNC are working with the Friday Center and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to bring humanistic inquiry and educational opportunities to adult prisons and juvenile justice facilities. … Read more
Richardson Elected to APPE Board of Directors
Our own Director of the National High School Ethics Bowl, Dr. Alex Richardson, has been elected to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). Alex’s term will begin July … Read more
Philosophical Dialogue and Reflective Practice for Juvenile Education Services
Philosophical Dialogue and Reflective Practice for Juvenile Education Services May 2nd, 9 am – 6 pm This professional development program will introduce participants to philosophical frameworks, concepts, and methods that can inform Juvenile Justice education efforts, especially as those efforts … Read more
Announcing the second video in the Ethical Dilemma Series with TED-Ed!
We are incredibly excited to share the second video in our Ethical Dilemma Series with TED-Ed. UNC philosopher, Alex Worsnip, invites us to ponder the ethics of belief with a gripping new dilemma, and adds several new concepts to our … Read more
Michael Vazquez’s APA Blog piece
We are excited to share this APA Blog piece by UNC philosopher Michael Vazquez on the design and thinking behind his experiential education course, “Ethics Bowl & Democratic Deliberation.” Learn how a service-learning course in philosophy can promote ethics education … Read more