Connecting SMU and Our Community
The Maguire Ethics Center cultivates dialog between students, faculty, and community through events and fellowship.
World Changers Shaped By Ethics
A university-wide center that supports student and faculty ethics-related education and activities.
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Plato and the Ethics of Permissible Resistance
A Public Lecture by Dr. Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy and Elizabeth Scurlock Chair of Human Values
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2026-2027 Ethics Essay Prize Submissions Now Open
The 2027 Ethics Essay Prize prompt invites you to consider courage and complicity.
Public Service Fellowship
Apply to be a 2027 Maguire Public Service Fellow!
Ethics Center Advisory Board
The Ethics Center Advisory Board consists of community leaders who provide guidance, support, and insight to help steer the Center’s initiatives.
Meet Maguire Ethics Center Advisory Board Chair Grant Moise
Media executive brings decades of leadership experience as Center celebrates 30th anniversary
Civic Engagement at SMU
Learn more about how to register to vote, who is on your ballot, and what voting rules and guidelines your state enforces.
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Faculty Advisory Committee
The Faculty Advisory Committee consists of selected senior faculty members from SMU and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Maguire Ethics Center Student Advisory Board
Meet the Maguire Ethics Center Student Advisory Board.
Maguire Ethics Center Highlights
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Public Service Fellowships
The Maguire Ethics Center’s Public Service Fellowship, with financial assistance from the Irby Family Foundation, empowers SMU students to spend over 200 hours during the summer contributing to public service or ethics research with organizations of their choice.
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From Nodes to Networks: Defining, Unifying, and Promoting Character Education at SMU
SMU has been selected as one of 42 colleges and universities nationwide to receive a 2025 Capacity Building Grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a national program led by the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc.
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Civic Engagement at SMU
Learn more about how to register to vote, understand who's on your ballot, and familiarize yourself with your state's voting rules and guidelines to ensure your voice is heard.
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