Sexual assaults on college campuses persist and create problems that have been dealt with in varying degrees of success. It seems the problem is two-fold: (1) an environment on campus that does not treat sexual assault and rape as the important problem that it is, and (2) failing to enforce the ‘no means no’ standard […]
Problems Persist Even Though Colleges Claim to Be Sensitized to the Issues Read More »
Calling out the Cancel Culture I have previously blogged about the cancel culture and implications for free speech. The overall ethical question is: Is it right to target a person with whom you disagree, and use the Internet to express your outrage, get people fired, or push them out of certain circles? Canceling someone can lead
We Have Diversity in Society and the Workplace but Not in Thought Read More »
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Recommendations for Students If I were still a teaching professor, at this time of year I would have been inundated with student requests for letters of recommendation. Alas, I retired 1 ½ years ago so this is one chore I no longer have to do. What’s more
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Bringing Back Civility to Society The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, written by Stephen R. Covey, is one of the bestselling books on self-improvement of all time and one of the most influential. His self-improvement book has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1989. His book has been
Examination of Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: An Ethics Perspective Read More »
Why Ghosting Can Be Harmful to Your Health I have previously blogged about the ethics of ghosting. I revisit the issue in this blog because I just read a piece about a college student who developed an “exit survey” for those who ghosted her online after dating. She asked questions like: What is wrong with
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