Teaching Ethics

Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award for 2026

Accounting Ethics, Teaching Ethics /

Outstanding Educators Are Recipients of the Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award The Public Interest, Ethics and Sustainability Section of the American Accounting Association has selected three academics for its 2026 Award, “Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education” including Scott C. Jackson from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Paul E. Ordyna, from the University of […]

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Do Businesses Need an Ethics Judgment Rule?

Accountability, Behavioral Ethics, Business Ethics, Empathy/Compassion, Moral Values, Philosophy, Teaching Ethics, Workplace behavior /

Fordham Professor Explores Whether Companies Are Allowed to Put Ethics First I was fortunate to have taught an online Accounting Ethics class for Fordham University a few years ago. Since then, I’ve kept up with what’s happening on campus and in the community. Last week I received the Fordham Now newsletter online. The topic discussed

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The Cancel Culture and Eric Swalwell

Accountability, Cancel Culture, Philosophy, Political ethics, Social Media, Teaching Ethics /

Should We Cancel the Cancel Culture? I have previously blogged about the cancel culture including its good and bad points. We haven’t heard a lot about it for quite a while, so I have decided to discuss it once again in the context of what just happened to Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California). In case you

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Ethics Sage One of the Best Blogs on Philosophy

Accountability, Behavioral Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethical Culture, Ethical Leadership, Fraud, Moral Values, Philosophy, Political ethics, Teaching Ethics, Workplace behavior /

Feedspot Selects “Ethics Sage” as one of the Top 90 Blogs in 2026. I am delighted to report that my “Ethics Sage” blog was selected as the 41st best of 90-named blogs on philosophy. I have been fortunate to be so named for many years and am grateful to Feedspot for the recognition. My blogs

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“Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award”

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The intent of this award is to recognize new pedagogy for teaching ethics to accounting students. A monetary award of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented at the annual Ethics Symposium to an individual (or individuals) who has developed and implemented an innovative technique/method for incorporating ethics into undergraduate or graduate accounting courses. Typically,

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Is There a ‘Best’ Way to Teach Ethics?

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Ethical Relativism: A Cautionary Tale I have blogged before about the importance of teaching ethics to youngsters and college students. There are so many activities that occur in our lives that challenge us to distinguish between ‘right’ and ‘wrong.’ We need a framework to deal with such situations. Someone I interact with online and an

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