CSM: Colleges Stress Moral Leadership

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<p>In the news: How do colleges make concrete the stuff of vision statements? The focus is on how ethical lapses in society prompt universities to turn out students who are socially responsible. The aim is to cultivate civic and social engagement and the basic question is: can such values be taught? The linked articles look at Duke, Swarthmore, Morehouse, and Mount St. Mary’s among others.</p>

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The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C., has created a consortium of schools to share experiences as they work to foster five key components of “educating students for personal and social responsibility”: striving for excellence; personal and academic integrity; contributing to a larger community; taking seriously the perspectives of others; and ethical and moral reasoning.

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<p><a href=“http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p14s02-legn.html[/url]”>http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0823/p14s02-legn.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>and “Educating for Responsibility”</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/24/goodwork[/url]”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/24/goodwork&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;