https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/violence-at-the-capitol/
It’s hard to imagine that ethics played any kind of role in the insurrection at the Capitol building, but from leadership failures to free speech and social...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/ethical-considerations-for-covid-19-vaccination/
While vaccines provide protection for individuals and communities against severe disease and death, this fight is far from over as we see infection rates...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/racism-hate-and-the-aapi-community/
Racism and hate are not new to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, but the onset and spread of COVID-19 has led to massive increases in both....
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/center-news/looking-into-the-ai-mirror-with-professor-shannon-vallor/
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics welcomed back Professor Shannon Vallor, author of The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine...
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https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-applied-ethics-governance-data-privacy/
Grapple with the global issue of data privacy, including the transparency, ethics, and human rights of how data is collected and used by businesses and...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/generative-ai-ethics/ethical-questions-about-generative-ai/
News and social media in recent days have been filled with opinions on generative artificial intelligence (AI), including ChatGPT, raising questions about the...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/covid-19/
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on society, our health care system, and the economy, critical trade-offs must be identified and considered. Ethics Center staff...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the-ethics-of-going-back-to-school-in-a-pandemic/
As students across the country start a new school year, many are participating online only, while others are attending in person, in the classroom – with...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/compassion-in-governing-an-ethical-perspective/
Governing, as defined by Oxford Languages, is having authority to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state, organization, or people. But how one...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/taking-a-knee/
As the football season begins, protests on the field have come back into the news. Ethics Center staff, scholars, and SCU professors address some of the key...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/vaccination-ethics/
While advancements in vaccines for the novel coronavirus are pointing to a light at the end of the tunnel, numerous ethical dilemmas lie ahead. Ethics Center...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/pointcounterpoint-democratic-legitimacy/
Scholars David DeCosse and Brian Buckley explore the factors that cause citizens in a democracy to have faith in the law.
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/center-news/trust-project-wins-conference-board-award/
Project to develop transparency standards recognized by Society for New Communications Research
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/is-it-ethical-to-shop-at-walmart/
Wal-Mart is consistently listed among America’s most admired companies by Fortune magazine. At the same time, it is frequently the target of criticism for its...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/history/
Founded in 1986, the Ethics Center has grown into one of the largest in the world.
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/annual-report/
The 2024-25 Annual Report for the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/about-the-center/center-news/is-artificial-intelligence-destroying-education/
As generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot become more common in classrooms, experts at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics are raising...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University focuses on ethics in business, government, nonprofits, health care, the Internet, and biotech,...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the-ethics-of-dissent/
Anger has become a feature of the political landscape in America. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Ethics Center staff and scholars explore the many ways to...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/social-media-and-democracy/
As social media’s impact on democracy has come into focus, many of the largest platforms have reacted with changes to their handling of political ads...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/student-project-showcase-2025/
This special edition of our Ethics Spotlight highlights ethics fellowship and internship projects prepared by students during the 2024-25 academic year.
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https://www.scu.edu/institute-for-technology-ethics-and-culture/ethics-in-the-age-of-ai/
Survey Results from Ethics in the Age of AI survey commissioned by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics in conjunction with the Institute for Technology,...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/covid-19-ethics-health-and-moving-forward/
As businesses, schools, families and individuals transition from shelter-in-place to the new normal, critical questions must be considered and addressed before...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/a-framework-for-ethical-decision-making/
Step by step guidance on ethical decision making, including identifying stakeholders, getting the facts, and applying classic ethical approaches.
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https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/what-we-do/data-ethics/centre-for-applied-data-ethics/uk-statistics-authority-centre-for-applied-data-ethics-advisory-committee/
The UKSA’s Centre for Applied Data Ethics independent Advisory Committee (CADEAC) has been established to advise the UK Statistics Authority on the strategic...
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https://about.citiprogram.org/course/applied-digital-health-ethics/
Applied Digital Health Ethics Prepares you to apply digital health ethics in healthcare and research. View this course at CITI Program.
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/the-ethics-of-immigration-enforcement/
This Ethics Spotlight explores the ethical dimensions of immigration enforcement and detention in the United States—particularly the role of ICE under the...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/post-election-reconciliation/
After a highly contentious (and ongoing) election, our country remains as polarized as ever. Ethics Center staff and scholars provide an analysis of the...
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https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/what-we-do/data-ethics/centre-for-applied-data-ethics/
The Centre for Applied Data Ethics was established by the UK Statistics Authority in 2021 to provide practical support and thought leadership in the...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/only-the-ethical-survive/
Leadership in fairness and honesty makes good business sense. A company's culture is defined by what the top executives actually do.
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https://www.scu.edu/institute-for-technology-ethics-and-culture/
The Institute for Technology, Ethics and Culture (ITEC), housed at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, is a collaboration between the Center and the...
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https://www.scu.edu/ethics-spotlight/political-speech-in-the-age-of-social-media/
As the 2020 presidential election heats up, political speech will fill our social media feeds. Ethics Center staff and other scholars address some of the key...
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