Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
How do people and organizations inspire trust?
They make choices based on justifiable standards. They take others into account in their decisions. And then they do what they say they will do.
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics engages individuals and organizations to make choices that respect and care for others. In our focus areas—bioethics, business ethics, campus ethics, character education, government ethics, Internet ethics, journalism ethics, leadership ethics, and social sector ethics—we work with scholars and professionals to apply ethical ideas to the very real problems people encounter. We examine the obstacles to ethical action in many areas of our lives and develop tools to help people perform at their best.
Perspectives on the News by Center Staff
Image link to full articleHow the U.S. Constitution Can Help Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
Government leaders can find guidance in America's vision and mission.
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Image link to full articleA Debate about Google and Its Critics
Do Google’s funding choices and dominant role in internet search chill criticism?
More »Ethics in Silicon Valley
Executive Director Kirk Hanson and Ethics Center founder A.C. "Mike" Markkula, Jr. discuss ethics in Silicon Valley thirty years ago and today.
Center News
Welcome Yael Kidron
New director of Character Education
Kidron specializes in social and emotional learning and child and adolescent development.
Free Speech and Civil Discourse Series
The freedom to speak, the duty to listen, the goal of community
Freedom of speech and civil discourse explored through ethical and legal contexts.
Media Commentary by Center Staff
Preparing Generation Z to Make Ethical Choices
Character education is the deliberate, proactive attempt to foster the skills and beliefs that lead to ethical behavior.
Ethical Design for New Technology
How can we ensure that disruptive innovations lead to a more ethical world?
Tech Companies Take Action Against Hate Speech
Jo-Ellen Pozner discusses Silicon Valley's efforts to condemn bigotry.
Health Care Repeal Efforts
David DeCosse argues that the notion of freedom invoked by the opponents of Obamacare is deeply incorrect.
A Video Introduction to the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Highlights of the Ethics Center's programs, mission, and accomplishments, in a special video commissioned for the Center's 30th Anniversary.