To be relevant in the future for our changing society and world, higher education must adapt, embrace disruption and uncertainty, and learn to navigate constant flux. With the looming demographic cliff, questions over the cost and value of a degree, financial scarcity, ideological challenges, and the politicization of education, the status quo no longer suffices for most institutions. And that will only accelerate in the future.
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
