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Why Universities Need Virtues
Are universities lacking in virtue? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests so. Many malign forces are on the rise: academic dishonesty, stifled discourse, failed leadership, and a lowering of moral and academic standards. But there is reason for hope—especially if university leadership (and students) look more closely at what moral virtue is, exactly, and why it matters in the first place.
Brendan Case and Tyler VanderWeele
Seeking the Good’s next adventure
Seeking the Good was created by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Leadership & Happiness Laboratory. Today, the journal is joining forces with the Abigail Adams Institute (AAI). In our first “post-merger” essay, the journal’s Managing Editor, Bryce Fuemmeler, and Danilo Petranovich, AAI’s Director, explain why this collaboration promises to be an interdisciplinary adventure for our readers.