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Santa Clara University Ethics Debate Session Asks: Do We Have a Moral Obligation to Vote?
Moderated by associate professor of philosophy Scott LaBarge, with participation from Judy Nadler, Senior Fellow in Government Ethics at the University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and former mayor of Santa Clara.

Voters to get voice on ethics issue
Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at Santa Clara University's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said Measure S falls far short of efforts by other elected officials.

San Jose mayor's budget director hit with ethics question involving work on tax-measure campaigns
Judy Nadler, a former Santa Clara mayor who is now senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said Gomez should have taken time off his city job to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Official's home sits at center of storm
"It's not right, Some people have figured a way to get around what has been set in place for a good reason. And those people who follow the law, of course, are understandably upset when others have an unfair advantage, especially elected officials." said Judy Nadler, a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Riverside County district attorney's allies fill posts costing $500,000
"It comes down to one of the most basic themes in ethics, which is fairness," said Judy Nadler, a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

GOP Convention Highlights Silicon Valley Women
Former Santa Clara Mayor Judy Nadler, currently a senior fellow at Markula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, says it's no mistake these women come from the Silicon Valley, which is an economically vibrant region.

The Pathfinders for the Difference Makers
A Post-Review Commentary on The Difference Makers by William C. Frederick

Corzine aide owned stock in company behind Xanadu
Judy Nadler, a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said Corzine should have acknowledged his potential conflicts well before signing legislation - not after he has signed a bill into law.

La ética aplicada mejora las decisiones empresariales
La Universidad Santa Clara, de los Estados Unidos, tiene un centro de estudios de ética aplicada, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, en el que se ha hecho una introducción al pensamiento ético, intentando evitar las confusiones existentes.

Editors meet to discuss how to hold ethics standards high
The initial "Tangled Web" group met at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. ASNE, Poynter, the Markkula Center and the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California sponsored the session.

Apple CEO's silence says more than his PR team Commentary: Company should have been open about Jobs' health
"You are struggling with personal privacy and the shareholders' right to know," said Kirk Hanson, director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Lawyer in tax matter calls ethics complaint 'ludicrous'
"Regardless of what Nevada's ethics statutes are, this definitely would raise a red flag and pose some very serious questions about the role that the governor personally played in getting this tax relief," said Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Some question Hemet's employment of councilwoman's husband
Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said the hiring of members of the same family sometimes happens in smaller communities, where the applicant pool also might be smaller.

Heart calling Jesuit priest back to California
Oliva will serve as a visiting scholar at the Markkula Centre for Applied Ethics at nearby Santa Clara University and continue to give retreats on spirituality and workplace issues.

Sitting In: The common good: Can we get there from here?
Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics suggests that, “Appeals to the common good urge us to view ourselves as members of the same community, reflecting on the kind of [community] we want to become and how we are to achieve [it].

California's death penalty process is 'dysfunctional,'
Santa Clara University law professor Gerald Uelmen, executive director of the commission, called the report "kind of like poking a stick in a hornet's nest" but said he hoped it would provoke debate.

Father-son appointments - Richard and David Dicks - by Flint Mayor Don Williamson raise questions and may have violated city ordinance
The appointments raise several ethical red flags, said Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at the Markulla Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University in California.

He zones. She sells. And it's legal
Just because an alderman follows the local rules doesn't mean the public won't question their actions, said Judy Nadler

Chair of President’s Council on Bioethics speaks at Santa Clara University
Special to The Valley Catholic By Miriam Schulman

Kilpatrick helped friends get grants
"The bottom line is that what you can do in a privately held company or family business you can't do in the public sector," Nadler said.

Brother wields TV time as weapon to battle teen's cancer
"I wish these decisions could be made in a manner that was rational and fair and reasoned without the perceived necessity of television cameras rolling and reporters roving," said Margaret McLean, director of health care ethics at the University of Santa Clara

University hosting panel continues discussion on Wikipedia ethics without Wikimedia
Miriam Schulman the communications director for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University which is to host the discussion, states that Mike Godwin, legal counsel for the Foundation, will not be speaking during the discussion as was originally planned.

Ethicists: Reform needed at City Hall
"It doesn't appear that there is any kind of reform effort under way," said Judy Nadler, a senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Boutique Medicine Draws Mixed Reactions From Doctors
Critics such as Santa Clara University's director of health care ethics Dr. Margaret McLean are saying concierge practices worsen an already-beleaguered medical system.

Congress Bans Genetic Discrimination
Prof. Kirk Hanson of Santa Clara Univ., on a congressional ruling that prevents employers and health insurance companies from genetic discrimination.

Résumé fibbers: You will get caught
"We tend to disproportionately reward individuals with extraordinary records,” said Kirk Hanson, a business professor and executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

A Religious Political Pilgrimage to the UN
Eric Hanson, author of the Center's Religion, Ethics, Politics, and World Affairs Site comments on the Pope's visit.