2024 Ethics Awards Dinner
The annual Vice Admiral William P. Lawrence Ethics Award dinner celebrated the Naval Academy’s commitment to moral leadership. The event honored midshipmen, faculty, and leaders for their ethical contributions. Highlights included speeches from Vice Admiral Davids, USN, and Lieutenant General Whistler, USMC (Ret.), recognition of midshipmen achievements, and the presentation of the Admiral Charles R. […]
McCain 2024 opening with GEN Allen
The 2024 McCain Conference opens by welcoming attendees, including cadets, midshipmen, and faculty from various military academies. The keynote speaker highlights the importance of the Stockdale Center for leadership, ethics, and character development at the Naval Academy. The conference focus on military ethics and the challenges facing liberal democracies. Speakers are chosen for their diverse […]
George Lucas: Ethics, Leadership and Military Professionalism
Professor George Lucas discusses the challenges and importance of integrating ethics into military education and operations, emphasizing the necessity of ethical behavior in effective leadership and warfighting. He highlights the profession of arms, moral decision-making in combat, and the evolving nature of military strategy. The talk underscores the role of ethical principles in guiding military […]
US Air Force & Coast Guard: Moral Character, Development, Assessment
At the McCain Conference, Dr. Tom Torkelson highlighted the Center for Character and Leadership Development’s mission to create leaders of character through values-driven education and practical experiences. Mr. Adam Silver discussed various assessment methods, including surveys and outdoor experiential education, emphasizing the importance of targeted assessments and triangulated data. Ms. Sarah Wylie addressed low survey […]
US Army on Moral Character Development and Assessment
This panel discussion addresses character development and assessment at West Point, featuring Dr. Yasmine Calstein, Dr. Peter Mindel, and Dr. Elise Dykes. They explore the integration of character education into West Point’s curriculum, emphasizing motivation, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills. They discuss programs like honor education, intrapersonal development, and leader challenge. The panel also highlights the […]
Psychological and Future Perspectives on Moral Character
Dr. Dan Cervone, a psychology professor at the University of Illinois, specializes in social-cognitive analysis of personality. Dr. Richard Lerner, a developmental psychology expert from Tufts University, boasts over 800 scholarly publications. Lieutenant General Chris Miller, retired from the Air Force, now at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership, reflects on […]
McCain 2023 Opening with GEN Mattis
Joe Thomas, Director of the Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership at the Naval Academy, opens the event by discussing the Center’s history, mission, and activities. He highlights its role as an internal think tank and its “up and out” mission, which includes producing curriculum for ethics and leadership development for various […]
David Brooks, McCain 2023
David Brooks, a political and cultural commentator for the New York Times, reflects on his career and discusses character formation. He mentions his time at the University of Chicago and his various roles in journalism. Brooks talks about different models of moral development, including the Victorian, Eisenhower, Augustinian, and social skills approaches. He emphasizes the […]