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Fellow Celebration and Poster Show

May 3, 2019

Want a tiny snippet of our first annual Parr Center Undergraduate Fellow End of the Year Celebration? We thoroughly enjoyed sending off our graduating seniors and exchange students with a touching evening of laughter, smiles, and misty eyes. As was … Read more

Kenan Moral Purpose Award Essay Contest Winners!

May 3, 2019

What role does a liberal arts education play in creating a full life? Duke senior Kimberly Perez and UNC-Chapel Hill senior Adesh Ranganna provide answers in their Kenan Moral Purpose Award-winning essays, given to the best student papers on the … Read more

Ethics Around the Table: Karolyn Tyson

May 3, 2019

On March 7th, we held our first Ethics Around the Table (EAT) of the year featuring Karolyn Tyson, UNC Professor of Sociology. She discussed her work “Trust in Time of Crisis and Change: Black Parents and Trust in Schools in … Read more

Moral Obligations to Returning Veterans

May 3, 2019

The Carolina Forum for Ethics is UNC’s first and only undergraduate club dedicated to discussing and exploring ethical matters. Their first event of the 2018-2019 academic year was titled “Moral Obligations to Returning Veterans”. This event featured Wayne Lee, UNC … Read more

Our New Director, Sarah Stroud

February 8, 2019

Sarah Stroud joined the Parr Center in 2018. She was previously Professor of Philosophy at McGill University, where she taught from 1993 to 2018. She holds degrees from Harvard (A.B.) and Princeton (Ph.D.). She works across central areas of moral … Read more

Parr Heels: Undergraduate Blog

February 8, 2019

Welcome to the Parr Heels Blog! Beginning in the 2018-2019 year, this will be a space for blog posts by the Undergraduate Fellows at the Parr Center for Ethics, UNC’s home for ethical inquiry. The Undergraduate Fellows are involved in … Read more

Ethics Across the Disciplines: Paula McAvoy

February 8, 2019

On February 25th, we hosted our first ever Ethics Across the Disciplines event. This is a new initiative by Director, Sarah Stroud to connect ethics to different departments across UNC’s campus. Our guest speaker was Paula McAvoy, Professor of Social … Read more

2019 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl

February 8, 2019

On Saturday, January 26th students from all across North Carolina came to UNC’s campus to compete in this year’s North Carolina Regional High School Ethics Bowl. The UNC’s University Communications featured our event! Visit their story HERE.

2019 National High School Ethics Bowl Winners!

February 8, 2019

Students from across the United States came to UNC-CH to discuss complex and timely ethical dilemmas in the 7th annual event! Visit the National High School Ethics Bowl and Parr Center for Ethics Facebook pages to see photos and updates … Read more