Kenan Institute for Ethics

Kenan Institute for Ethics
MottoUnderstanding and addressing real-world ethical challenges facing individuals, organizations and societies worldwide
Parent institution
Duke University
Named forFrank Hawkins Kenan
Location
East Campus
ProgramsEthics Certificate Program, Lecture Series
WebsiteKenan Institute for Ethics
Kenan Institute for Ethics building
General information
Architectural styleGothic
LocationEast Campus, Duke University
Named forFrank Hawkins Kenan
Completed1995

The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University is an interdisciplinary "think and do" tank committed to understanding and addressing real-world ethical challenges facing individuals, organizations and societies worldwide. The Institute promotes ethical reflection and engagement through its research, education and practice in five core areas: Human Rights Archived January 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Global Migration Archived January 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Rethinking Regulation, Moral Attitudes and Decision-Making Archived January 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, and Religions and Public Life.

A small sampling of current projects includes an intensive semester-long undergraduate program on forced migration, a new laboratory on moral decision-making, a practitioner-in-residence program, a partnership with a U.N. working group on business and human rights, and a new initiative exploring how faith, citizenship, and the law intersect with processes of globalization.