On Saturday, January 20th, high school students from across North Carolina will travel to UNC to participate in a state-wide Ethics Bowl competition, hosted by the Parr Center for Ethics. If you are interested in volunteering as a judge, moderator, or … Read more

Ethics in Fiction: Sam Graham-Felsen in Conversation with Danielle Christmas Fiction writers build new, but never wholly independent, worlds. Readers journey from the real world to the imaginary and return, changed. What, if anything, do the authors of these new … Read more

Organizational integrity requires a commitment to shared values and norms of behavior. Yet what are our obligations when we observe unethical, illegal, or inappropriate behavior on the part of co-workers or classmates? And what strategies should we employ to address … Read more

On April 20 - 22, High School teams from across the country will travel to UNC - Chapel Hill to compete in the National Championships. If you are interested in volunteering as a judge, moderator, or general volunteer, please email … Read more

Is it wrong to sleep through class? Should you sneak into that party? Is it okay to disagree with your professor? Should you rat out your roommate for cheating on their midterm? Do you still need to listen to your … Read more

Reading Austen and Eliot in the #MeToo Era Adelle Waldman, author of the acclaimed novel The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P, discusses the moral orientation of the Victorian novel of manners in the context of the #MeToo movement. 19th century novelists … Read more

The Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles Justin Erlich discusses ways to meet some of the ethical and legal challenges presented by the emergence of various sorts of autonomous vehicles in urban life. Erlich is Vice President of Strategy (Policy, Legal, Communications) … Read more

Jennifer Morton, The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility In this talk, I argue that there are ethical costs upwardly mobile students must bear if they are to dramatically transform their life circumstances. These costs affect their relationships with family and friends, … Read more

The Carolina Forum for Ethics presents a panel discussion on Moral Obligations to Returning Veterans featuring Wayne E. Lee, Hilary Lithgow, and Albie Maslan. Please join us as we examine the ethical duties that civilians, colleges/universities, our society, and our government owe to returning veterans. This event is … Read more

Changing our Food Perspectives: A different view on eating and farming Food production is currently one of the main contributors of carbon emissions in the world, yet simple adjustments can make food a carbon sequestering tool instead of a contributor.  Join … Read more