From the IUPUI student survey results (Hansen et al., 2020), we see several areas of disparity between under- and fully resourced students where our institutions can intervene to improve the outlook for vulnerable students. All require financial resources, but we believe that the dollars do not have to come exclusively from depleted institutional coffers.
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
