Why it is Important to Be Intentional About Teaching Ethics

What Are You Trying to Accomplish? The phrase “being intentional” is used loosely today. Every day it seems I hear another person use the phrase to make a point about how such an approach to doing something is a good thing. Being intentional about anything in life means to focus... Read more →


The Lost Art of Civility Revisited

Can We Save Society From Rampant Incivility? By age sixteen, George Washington had copied out by hand, 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior In Company and Conversation. They are based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first rule is: “Every Action done in... Read more →


Are Legacy Admissions a Good Thing?

Weighing the Pros and Cons Recently, a great deal of attention has been paid to “legacy admissions” in colleges and universities. Some say it has its place in the admission practices followed by colleges and universities while others say it is unfair to students who otherwise would be admitted but... Read more →


What Have We Learned from Whistleblowing Cases?

Things to Think About Before Deciding Whether to Blow the Whistle Have you ever wondered when, how, and why whistleblowing first began? I did during the time that I researched whistleblowing cases for a paper that I wrote. I believe you will find the following interesting and instructive. Background The... Read more →


Multitasking and Your Emotional and Mental Well-Being

Workplace Costs and Benefits According to Very Well Mind, an online resource that provides useful information about mental health, “Multitasking involves working on two or more tasks simultaneously, switching back and forth from one thing to another, or performing a number of tasks in rapid succession." Most of us have... Read more →