It seems we can’t trust our own credentials or those that we provide to our students. Or perhaps it would be better to say that we have so much confidence in the value of the credentials our universities provide that US institutions of higher education have rushed to create even more kinds of credentials—certificates, badges, and other specialist certifications—to affirm that our students have gained specific kinds of expertise that we no longer have confidence that our university degrees appear to provide. This push . . .
Character (Still) Counts: Moral Injury and the Case for Character Education
Many academic leaders remember the Character Counts! initiative from the 1990s and early 2000s. It was visible in schools and youth programs nationwide, emphasizing as core values the Six Pillars
Teresa Maggard Stephens
June 15, 2026
