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SMU Awarded Capacity Building Grant from Wake Forest University’s Educating Character Initiative

Southern Methodist University (SMU) has been selected as one of 42 colleges and universities nationwide to receive a 2025 Capacity Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a national program led by the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. The $40,400 grant will support SMU’s project, From Nodes to Networks: Defining, […]

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Meet the 2024-2025 Public Service Fellowship Cohort

Each summer, the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility supports a select group of SMU students as they pursue service-driven projects across the country. These students, known as Maguire Public Service Fellows, receive funding to dedicate over 200 hours to community work or ethics research with organizations of their choice. Thanks to […]

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Honoring Student Voices: 2024–2025 Ethics Essay Prize Winners

The Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University is pleased to recognize the 2024-2025 Graduate and Undergraduate Ethics Essay Prize recipients. This distinguished competition is designed to encourage SMU students to thoughtfully engage with challenging ethical questions and develop their capacity for careful moral analysis. By participating, students are […]

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AI, Power, and the Future of Autonomy: Key Insights from the 2025 Scott Hawkins Lecture

Artificial intelligence is reshaping political power in ways we barely understand, embedding itself into economic and governance structures that shape human behavior—often without our explicit consent. That was the stark warning delivered by Dr. Brian Brock, a theologian and ethicist from Aberdeen University, during the 2025 Scott Hawkins Lecture at SMU. In a talk that […]

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Exploring Resilience and Pride: A Research Journey in the Rio Grande Valley

Working with the South Texas Equality Project (STEP), SMU anthropology graduate student and 2024 Maguire Public Service Fellow Sara Beth Becker is amplifying the voices and stories of the Rio Grande Valley’s queer community, contributing to a broader understanding and appreciation of their resilience and efforts to carve out spaces of acceptance and joy. “I want […]

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Introducing the 2024 Cohort of Maguire Public Service Fellows

The Maguire Ethics Center proudly announces its 2024 cohort of Public Service Fellows – four exceptional graduate students from SMU dedicated to advancing public service and ethics research. Generously supported by the Irby Family Foundation, the Maguire Center awards summer fellowships to empower SMU students pursuing public service or ethics research. Over the past two […]

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The 2023-2024 Graduate & Undergraduate Ethics Essay Prize Winners

The Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023-2024 Graduate and Undergraduate Ethics Essay Prize. This prestigious annual contest is dedicated to fostering ethical awareness, creative thinking, and profound introspection among SMU students. Through this competition, we aim to inspire students […]

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Maguire Ethics Center and SMU Philosophy Department host 2024 Maguire Lecture in Ethics with Dr. David Estlund

Written by Maguire Ethics Center student staffer Caden Arras SMU’s Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility and SMU’s Philosophy Department jointly hosted Dr. David Estlund, the Lombardo Family Professor of Philosophy in the Philosophy Department at Brown University, for the 2024 Maguire Lecture in Ethics. Dr. Estlund addressed an audience of students, […]

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Ethics Center Advisory Board Member Talmage Boston to Release New Book: “How the Best Did It”

Written by Ethics Center student staffer Caden Arras. Exceptional leadership is rarely an accident. People are rarely born with the instincts and qualities of a great leader. Instead, these traits are acquired over time through trial by fire and a strong understanding of success strategies used by past leaders. History indicates that only a few […]

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2022-2023 SMU Maguire Ethics Center Annual Report Now Available

Dear Maguire Ethics Center Supporters, It brings me great joy to share with you the Maguire Ethics Center’s 2022-2023 Annual Report. This year’s report is not just a collection of facts and figures; it’s a story of collaboration and shared values that have defined our journey. The various events hosted by the Ethics Center are […]