Institute for Practical Ethics
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Integrating Ethics Across the University

The Institute for Practical Ethics supports faculty and students to develop an ethical lens for all their academic and professional work.

Our Mission

The Institute of Practical Ethics at UVA supports the integration of ethics across the university by facilitating interdisciplinary faculty collaboration in teaching and research, and by training students to develop an ethical lens for all their academic and professional work.

Events

Most Used Resources

International Internship Program

Want to be an Intern with the ISO? The application process takes place every summer: the job posting will be listed in Handshake and Workday, and education abroad returnees will be emailed with the link when the posting is available. 

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UVA Institute for Practical Ethics Internship Funding

Apply for funding via Handshake.

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Our Work

  1. 40+ courses taught
  2. 40+ faculty fellows
  3. 2 funding grants

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