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My Colleague’s Keeper

May 31, 2023

Amid the calls for accountability and enforceable ethical standards for U.S. Supreme Court justices, many observers wonder at the silence of bystanders.

The Ethics of College Students Using ChatGPT

April 17, 2023

As AI technology continues to advance, educators are increasingly looking for ways to incorporate it into their classrooms. One AI tool that has gained attention in recent years is ChatGPT. While ChatGPT has potential as an educational tool, its use raises important ethical considerations.

Retaliation

March 1, 2023

Conversations about retaliation are part of the daily life here in the Ethics and Policy Office. Through the policy lens, retaliation risks and protections arise in many University policies.

Ethics and Apples

January 31, 2023

How can organizations resist “one bad apple” spoiling the bunch?

Big Lessons from Bad City

August 31, 2022

There is so much misconduct chronicled in Bad City that the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scandal ends up being a mere footnote.

Courage as Truth Telling

June 29, 2022

Cassidy Hutchinson’s appearance before the Committee is a timely opportunity to explore the complexity of courage and candor.

Social Mobility and Higher Education

May 17, 2022

Social mobility is defined as the movement of individuals or groups between social strata; it correlates one’s economic background with their ability to “climb the social ladder.” In this blog, you’ll read about higher ed accessibility and how UNC-Chapel Hill and other universities can best prepare and accommodate lower-income students, and how we are already taking steps towards becoming a more equitable institution despite bottlenecks in the system.

On Transparency

March 30, 2022

“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 a thing as too much sunshine?  Is this clumsy adage the best we can do in describing the merits of transparency?

Our Values: Under Strain

February 25, 2022

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.