Case Studies

Can you extend the benefits of your student government position to your friends? When does it go too far?

Does the unconscious use of derogatory terms contribute to harmful stereotypes or does everyone understand that they don't really mean anything?

Is it ethical to treat employees as a cog in a machine, or a means instead of an end?

What defines a charitable act? Are greek philanthropy weeks actually charitable or just an excuse to party?

When does friendship overstep it's boundaries? How do you deal with a friend who is a mooch?

When Mark lies to a girl about calling her back, he thinks he's being nice. What are the ethics behind telling the truth?

Lucy struggles to spread her wings when she gets a job on the other side of the country from her family, in a case about career opportunity versus family responsibility.

Two friends compete over the same job opening.

Frank's friends think he's depressed when he decides to stop engaging in the hook-up culture. Is it as acceptable to not hook-up as it is to hook-up in the college culture?

Do you believe the desire to be in a Greek organization—even one that hazes—should outweigh a college student’s moral conscience?