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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Maguire Ethics Center is proud to announce its 2023 cohort of Public Service Fellows– nine SMU undergraduate and graduate students who will dedicate their summer to public service and ethics research. The Maguire Center, with financial assistance from the Irby Family Foundation, awards summer fellowships to SMU students who wish to devote time to […]
What began as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died during the Great War, we now honor veterans who participated in all wars for their patriotism, love of country, and service and sacrifice for the common good on November 11, Veterans Day. Here are a few ways you can celebrate U.S. […]
Looking to learn more about the intersection of bioethics, moral reasoning, and political philosophy, the Maguire Ethics Center along with other participants from SMU, Houston Methodist Hospital, and SMU’s Perkins School of Theology convened the interdisciplinary research cluster and reading group, “Healthcare and Human Flourishing.” Funded in part by the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute, the […]
The Maguire Ethics Center welcomes you to our second 2021 Maguire Public Service Fellow spotlight. This week’s post features Public Service Fellow Brady Martin and his work with All Wheels Up advocating for wheelchair space on aircrafts. While catching a flight remains a simple part of life for most people, those flying as a wheelchair […]
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas. He informed the enslaved African Americans of their freedom and that the Civil War had ended. This momentous occasion has been celebrated as Juneteenth — a combination of June and 19 — for more than 150 years. As we celebrate this newly recognized […]
The Conference of the Professions brings together members of law, medicine, and theology in the Dallas area to discuss common challenges—ethical and otherwise—facing these professions. Each year an ethical issue of common interest is identified. A noted expert in the field presents a keynote address, and a distinguished panel of local professionals discusses a related […]