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Rachel Hanebutt

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26 Jan 2015

Ethics of School Cancellation - Day of Inclusion

With the recent announcement of details regarding DePauw University’s Day of Inclusion activities, some in our community have questioned whether cancellation of school and requirement of attendance is warranted for … Continue reading "Ethics of School Cancellation – Day of Inclusion"

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Higher Education

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21 Jan 2015

Decreasing Sexual Assault: Should Sororities Host Parties Too?

Officials at Brown University have ruled that the fraternities Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi “created environments that facilitated sexual misconduct” at fraternity parties. Brown University isn’t the first college where … Continue reading "Decreasing Sexual Assault: Should Sororities Host Parties Too?"

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Ethics of the Virtual Snow Day

Across the country, schools are experiencing high numbers of school cancellations due to weather and illness outbreaks. While usually these events bring a couple of days off for students, many … Continue reading "Ethics of the Virtual Snow Day"

7 Jan 2015

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All Clubs Are Created Equal

For more than a year, students at North Putnam High School – not far from the Prindle Institute – have been attempting to form a Gay-Straight Alliance club. On November … Continue reading "All Clubs Are Created Equal"

6 Jan 2015

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The "M" Requirement: Building Bridges

Due to recent campus controversies, DePauw University’s administration is in the process of deciding upon an additional distribution requirement to the curriculum. If passed, they will call it the “M” … Continue reading "The “M” Requirement: Building Bridges"

9 Dec 2014

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Student-Athletes: Expectations and Responsibilities

I have been a student athlete for as long as I can remember. From personal experience, it is not an easy task. Learning how to balance schoolwork with a regimented … Continue reading "Student-Athletes: Expectations and Responsibilities"

8 Dec 2014

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Caroline Zadina

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#ThanksMichelleObama: Ethics and School Lunches

School lunches have never been popular. Culturally, school lunches are something often complained about by students for being bland and unappetizing, and by parents as being unhealthy and processed. Michelle Obama’s … Continue reading "#ThanksMichelleObama: Ethics and School Lunches"

25 Nov 2014

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Study Guide Ethics

Continuing my discussions of the ethics of various educational practices, this post finds its focus in what might be the only part students like about test-taking: study guides. Study guides are … Continue reading "Study Guide Ethics"

17 Nov 2014

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Rachel Hanebutt

#DearDePauw: What's it All About?

Explaining the social justice movement that is #DearDePauw.

12 Nov 2014

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'Like a Girl:' A cultural context

We have all heard it before: the kid out on the baseball field shouts, “you hit like a girl.” Adults do it too. In fact, just last fall my sister’s … Continue reading "‘Like a Girl:’ A cultural context"

7 Nov 2014

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"My Beautiful Failure" and Competition in Higher Education

Continued education, especially college, has long been seen as a positive and transformative experience, changing those who enroll and readying them for the world after graduation. But what happens when … Continue reading "“My Beautiful Failure” and Competition in Higher Education"

6 Nov 2014

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Zero Tolerance, Zero Learning

In honor of this week’s Kids for Ca$h documentary screening, it might be good to revisit a school policy with the potential to land misbehaving children in jail: zero tolerance … Continue reading "Zero Tolerance, Zero Learning"

3 Nov 2014

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Rachel Hanebutt

Kids for Ca$h Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Come out to Prindle on Tuesday, November 4 at 7 PM for a screening of the film Kids for Ca$h, a riveting, non-fiction thriller about a judicial scandal that shocked America when … Continue reading "Kids for Ca$h Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion"

30 Oct 2014

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Rachel Hanebutt

Is Your Degree Important?

What’s the point of a liberal arts degree? Is asking whether it’s useful even a valid question? Inside Higher Ed spotligthts St. John’s College as a model of a broad … Continue reading "Is Your Degree Important?"

17 Oct 2014

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A Libertarian Argument for Public Education

A recent Gallup poll found that 70% of Americans favor using federal money to expand pre-school programs across the country. There were differences along party lines. Only 53% of Republicans … Continue reading "A Libertarian Argument for Public Education"

15 Oct 2014

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Conflict Kitchen will be hosted Oct. 27-30 by Prindle, Conflict Studies and the Art Department

The Conflict Studies Program, The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, and the Department of Art and Art History are thrilled to announce an upcoming visit by artists Jon Rubin and … Continue reading "Conflict Kitchen will be hosted Oct. 27-30 by Prindle, Conflict Studies and the Art Department"

14 Oct 2014

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Literary Hazing "Ain't" Ethical

That’s right. This post has the word “ain’t” in its title. So what? In a recent interview, Harvard University Professor of Psychology and celebrated writer, Stephen Pinker, explains the “curse of … Continue reading "Literary Hazing “Ain’t” Ethical"

13 Oct 2014

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Rachel Hanebutt

No Jubilation in For-Profit Education

Does anyone remember Occupy Wall Street? Hello? Anyone? Well just when you thought they had packed up and gone home, the movement is back and is taking on America’s embedded institutions in … Continue reading "No Jubilation in For-Profit Education"

10 Oct 2014

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Director Interview with D3TV

Thanks to the D3TV crew for having me on their news show last night, and thanks for posting the clip of my interview. Here’s the interview. In it, I discuss … Continue reading "Director Interview with D3TV"

9 Oct 2014

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Making the Case for Cursive

The introduction of technology in the classroom seems like a win-win situation, but psychologists and neuroscientists are hesitant to write handwriting off as a thing of the past. From learning … Continue reading "Making the Case for Cursive"

29 Sep 2014

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Rachel Hanebutt

Ending Sexual Assault: The Fraternity Question

Much has been said of the markedly high rates of sexual assaults on college campuses. While the conversations all point to different solutions to the problem, many revolve around the same … Continue reading "Ending Sexual Assault: The Fraternity Question"

24 Sep 2014

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