Ethics and Policy Blog
On Transparency
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant”. This oft-heard (but less-often followed) call for transparency raises interesting questions. Is that even true? Surely chemicals disinfect better than sunshine. And is sunlight only useful when conditions are already contaminated, or can it prevent problems from growing in shadows or darkness? Is there such…
Our Values: Under Strain
I’m taking a little detour from the use of this space to examine the possibility of shared values at UNC. Instead, I want to talk about what happens when people can’t live their values.
Policies vs. Culture: Let’s Talk About the Rooney Rule
In this, the month of the Super Bowl and the annual NFL coach-swap, a policy known as the Rooney Rule has received international attention.
Our Values: On Accountability
In 2021 leaders in Institutional Integrity and Risk Management initiated a project to identify and promote shared principles. Campus consensus emerged around four principles: integrity, community, transparency, and accountability. This month’s focus is accountability.
The Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
With so many Americans left to vaccinate, substantial distrust of the vaccine in many communities, and thousands of vaccines going to waste every day, how can we create policy to distribute vaccinations in an efficient and ethical manner?