Kenan Institute for Ethics
The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University is an interdisciplinary "think and do" tank committed to understanding and addressing real-world ethical challenges facing individuals, organizations and societies worldwide. The Institute promotes ethical reflection and engagement through its research, education and practice in five core areas: Human Rights, Global Migration, Rethinking Regulation, Moral Attitudes and Decision-Making, and Religions and Public Life.
| Motto | Understanding and addressing real-world ethical challenges facing individuals, organizations and societies worldwide |
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Parent institution | Duke University |
| Named for | Frank Hawkins Kenan |
| Location | East Campus |
| Programs | Ethics Certificate Program, Lecture Series |
| Website | Kenan Institute for Ethics |
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| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Location | East Campus, Duke University |
| Named for | Frank Hawkins Kenan |
| Completed | 1995 |
A small sampling of current projects includes an intensive semester-long undergraduate program on forced migration, a new laboratory on moral decision-making, a practitioner-in-residence program, a partnership with a U.N. working group on business and human rights, and a new initiative exploring how faith, citizenship, and the law intersect with processes of globalization.