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Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership, The Workplace
Date
December 22, 2025
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Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership, The Workplace
The Student Voice

When the Right Choice Isn't Easy: Why Ethics Is Not Optional in Business

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Theodore Davidson ’26 makes a case for why Executive Ethics should be in the EMBA core. He argues ethical leadership isn’t a “nice to have” skill, but a discipline to be practiced long before the hardest decisions arrive.
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Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership
Date
August 12, 2025
Adam Shen FASPE Cohort
Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership
The Student Voice

Ethics and Professional Complicity: Reflecting on my Fellowship at Auschwitz

Adam Shen '26 shares insights and revelations from his time in Germany and Poland with the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE).
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Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership
Date
September 10, 2024
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Business and Society, Ethics and Leadership
The Student Voice

Less Echo, More Empathy: What I Learned From My Fellowship at Auschwitz

Former Student Leadership and Ethics Co-Chair Marissa Guiang '22 recounts her recent trip with the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) cohort and shares the foundational mindset shift that came from it. 
  • Read more about Less Echo, More Empathy: What I Learned From My Fellowship at Auschwitz about Less Echo, More Empathy: What I Learned From My Fellowship at Auschwitz
Leadership, The Workplace
Date
March 21, 2024
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Leadership, The Workplace
The Student Voice

Vital Connections for Workplace Success: The Power of Intentional Mentorship

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Danielle Shapiro ’24 discusses how to be an intentional mentor and mentee in the hybrid workspace. 
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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Leadership, Technology
Date
March 02, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Leadership, Technology
The Student Voice

The Ethics of Using Generative AI in Business: A Lesson for Leaders to Exercise Caution

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Liv Erickson ’24  considers the ethics and impact—not just the productivity—of generative artificial intelligence for business leaders.
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Business Economics and Public Policy, Leadership, Real Estate
Date
May 25, 2022
Homeless person
Business Economics and Public Policy, Leadership, Real Estate
The Student Voice

Addressing Affordable Housing and Housing Insecurity

Tom Goldenberg '22, a member of the Student Leadership and Ethics Board, spoke with a panel of experts to glean insight into today’s affordable housing and housing insecurity predicament. 
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Future of Work, Leadership
Date
February 08, 2021
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Future of Work, Leadership
The Student Voice

Paving the Way for Women in STEM

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Deeksha Chawla '21 is becoming the role model and mentor she craved in her formative years.
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Healthcare, Leading through Crisis
Date
March 05, 2021
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Healthcare, Leading through Crisis
The Student Voice

Pandemic Pedagogy

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Josie Cox ‘22 reflects on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic in the U.S. and shares lessons learned during this extraordinary time.
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Leadership, The Workplace
Date
November 10, 2021
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Leadership, The Workplace
The Student Voice

Difficult Conversations: How Learning to Listen Can Lead to Growth

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Eleonora Smeriglio '22 is finding the courage to tackle the tough conversations that have acted as barriers in the past.
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Business Economics and Public Policy, Leadership, On Campus, Social Impact
Date
December 21, 2021
Joseph Stiglitz speaking
Business Economics and Public Policy, Leadership, On Campus, Social Impact
The Student Voice

Addressing Economic Inequality and Potential Solutions

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Tom Goldenberg '22 shares compelling insights and powerful quotes from a recent panel that addressed worldwide economic inequality as well as potential solutions.
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Elections, Leadership, Politics
Date
November 18, 2020
Political building
Elections, Leadership, Politics
The Student Voice

Taking the Personal Out of Politics

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Josie Cox '22 reflects on what 2020 has taught us about the importance—and challenge—of staying true to our core values. 
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Healthcare, Leadership, Technology
Date
February 10, 2020
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Healthcare, Leadership, Technology
The Student Voice

Defining the Digital Health Space

SLEB Co-Chair, Michelle Ferber '20, recaps her experience at the Digital Medicine Conference, hosted by Node Health. 
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Business Economics and Public Policy, Climate and Solutions, Energy
Date
March 17, 2020
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Business Economics and Public Policy, Climate and Solutions, Energy
The Student Voice

Climate Change and the Corporate Conscience

SLEB Co-Chair, Charles Gariepy '20, shares his insights from the Darden ClimateCAP Summit.
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Climate and Solutions
Date
March 27, 2020
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Climate and Solutions
The Student Voice

A Critical Moment for Climate Change

SLEB member, Anita Dutta '20, recounts the top three lessons she learned from the Darden ClimateCAP Summit.
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