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Student Commentaries

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While normative case studies are valuable discussion resources, they can also be equally useful as writing prompts. Writing case commentaries allows students to dive deeper into the ethical issues raised by the cases, learning how to engage in careful...

Listen to Meira Levinson discuss educational ethics on TeachLab

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Meira Levinson sits down with Justin Reich, director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, to discuss what educational ethics looks like in practice. Listen to the podcast here. From TeachLab: "Dr. Meira Levinson is a normative political philosopher, writer...

Beyond Varsity Blues: The Aims of Elite Higher Education

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The families implicated in the ‘Varsity Blues’ scandal were willing to pay large sums of money (and, not to mention, their integrity) to secure admission to highly-ranked colleges for their children. Many of those whom the FBI caught now face prison time...

Beyond Varsity Blues: Meritocracy and Equity

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Conversations about the aims of higher education may also lead to questions about how effectively these elite institutions promote meritocracy and equity—and whether “merit” is a fair metric for admissions officers to use in the first place. While many...

Beyond Varsity Blues: Family Autonomy vs. State Regulation

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Wealth inequality has undoubtedly created injustices in the college admissions process, but policy solutions to level the playing field often present a tension between state regulation and family autonomy. Although many individuals might agree that...

What Would You Do?: Taking the Action Out of Civics?

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Snapshot: This first episode of a video podcast series, produced in partnership with the Ethical Schools podcast, includes a dramatized version of our case "Taking the Action Out of Civics?" along with a discussion of the case led by Professor Meira...

Pre-Conference Workshop: EdEthics in Action

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Thank you for joining us for the Educational Ethics Pre-Conference Workshop: EdEdthics in Action at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This daylong workshop, led by Professor Meira Levinson and the EdEthics team...

Hotels & Travel

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HOTELS We are pleased to share discounted rates for a variety of Cambridge and Boston area hotels by booking here through Campus Travel. We recommend booking ASAP as these rates and space are subject to availability. GROUND TRANSPORTATION The MTBA subway...