As we close out the year, we’re reflecting on what gives work its meaning. For Angela Hubbard, who cares for our buildings and community, it's purpose and gratitude. Read more reflections at bit.ly/3L50yFq

Dan Graff, Director of the Higgins Labor Program at the Institute for Social Concerns at @notredame.bsky.social, reflects on his late father's work, teachings, and how we might envision "good work" in his latest for Virtues & Vocations Magazine. Read his full essay for bit.ly/48L4B1h

In our metrics-driven world, Karen Bohlin offers a quiet invitation to slow down – and let poetry restore what busyness often erodes. Read the full piece in our Virtues & Vocations magazine here: bit.ly/3Y69yNk

Join us today at 12:00 P.M. EST for a fabulous conversation with author Karen Swallow Prior on finding your vocation. Audience Q&A will follow. Register here: bit.ly/3XoADev

As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, enjoy this reflection on what makes her work meaningful from Maria Vazquez, the Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools (Florida). Read more in our Virtues & Vocations magazine: bit.ly/4pAxwfv

In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Dr. Ricardo Nuila of Baylor College of Medicine reflects on the legacy of care passed down in his family and how his grandfather’s patient-first ethos shapes his work today. Read the full article at: bit.ly/48ntMIk

In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Anna Moreland of @VillanovaU reflects on friendship, community, and the quiet, interior work of cultivating true leisure. Read the full article in the Virtues & Vocations magazine at bit.ly/3WRpW3V

For our latest edition of the Virtues & Vocations magazine, we asked "What makes your work for meaningful?" For education and artist Jason Wesaw, its born from love and visual arts. Read more at bit.ly/4opGxaZ

Integrating Virtue Together is a community of practice for faculty across institutions and disciplines to cultivate virtues through a course in 2026-2027. Chosen faculty will attend a working conference at Notre Dame & receive a stipend. Full CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1jA0o...

What makes an engineering job ethical? In her latest for Virtues & Vocations, Rosalyn W. Berne calls on educators to help students articulate their values—and chart career paths that reflect them. Read here: bit.ly/4nPe5z3

In this clip from our latest Virtues & Vocations webinar, pediatric neurosurgeon David Sandberg, MD reflects on how he approaches difficult conversations — and how he trains future physicians to do the same with empathy, honesty, and care. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBx...

What are the virtues necessary to sustain the practice of medicine? Join us for a lively conversation about courage, love, compassion, and hope with David Sandberg, MD. There will be time for audience questions. Register: notredame.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read the piece "What Makes Your Work Meaningful?" in the latest issue of Virtues & Vocations, including reflections from Rana Awdish, Angela Hubbard, Guru Madhavan, Maria F. Vazquez, and Jason Wesaw. socialconcerns.nd.edu/research/vir...

“Wonder is not incidental to a life worth working—it is foundational.” In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Michelle Weise explores how courage and humility can build a meaningful working life – especially in "the messy middle" of things. Read here: bit.ly/484o1jj

Chris Higgins, Chair of the Department of Formative Education at @bostoncollege.bsky.social, reminds us: “Our working lives are one of our best resources for figuring out who we are and what we stand for.” Watch the clip: bit.ly/47VlWGb

In our new edition of Virtues & Vocations, Zena Hitz challenges us to consider the meaning and value of work. "Something seems to be wrong with the traditional argument of work and leisure." Read more: bit.ly/4gsmaH3

We hope you will join us Monday Sept 22 at noon Eastern for a conversation with General Stanley McChrystal. There will be time for audience Q&A. Register: notredame.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

In this clip from our recent webinar, Guru Madhavan of The U.S. National Academy of Engineering challenges us to rethink where we find purpose in work: “It is in this duty-bound, diligent, otherwise boring enterprise that keeps the world going.” Watch now: bit.ly/3K6tMCU

The new issue of Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing is here! With beautiful art and thoughtful essays from educators, engineers, physicians & more, we're tackling the question of what makes work meaningful, ethical, and balanced. bit.ly/41My74p

Virtues & Vocations kicked off the semester with a fantastic conversation between Chris Higgins of @bostoncollege.bsky.social and Guru Madhavan of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering on meaningful work in today’s world. Watch the full webinar here: bit.ly/4nj06kj

We are thrilled to kick off our monthly webinar series with two scholars who wrote for the latest issue of our magazine around the theme of meaningful work. Join us Aug 25 at noon. There will be time for audience questions. notredame.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

To practice true generosity, we must start with ourselves. Melissa Fitzpatrick writes on self-gift, radical hospitality, and the vocation of care – inward and outward – in Virtues & Vocations Magazine. Read the full article here: bit.ly/4mqbURZ

We are thrilled to kick off our monthly webinar series with two scholars who wrote for the latest issue of our magazine around the theme of meaningful work. Join us Aug 25 at noon. There will be time for audience questions. notredame.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“With Google and then the emergence of AI, the old model of just conveying information was increasingly irrelevant and obsolete.” Greg Jones, President of Belmont University, calls for a reimagining of education centered on character and formation. Watch now:

Generosity is like a muscle -- it takes time and habit to grow. In our Virtues & Vocations magazine, @snellherzog of @IUPhilanthropy explores how small acts of giving shape a life of purpose and contribution. Read the full piece: bit.ly/4mfEJAt

“We need to expose students to more real-life situations of human beings at work...” Author & educator Parker Palmer reflects on why formation must go beyond the classroom — and into the dilemmas of daily life. Watch now: bit.ly/40WccHw

“The U.S. is facing an epidemic of loneliness unparalleled in our country’s history.” @Baylor professor Sarah A. Schnitker writes on disconnection, mental health, and the need to help students reconnect with one another and the transcendent. Read more: bit.ly/4llBQN7

“The liberal arts is not learning for learning's sake—it's learning to live a life of meaning and contribution.” Clayton Spencer, former president of Bates College, on why we must embrace the deeper value of liberal arts education. bit.ly/3U8CgLJ

What if we viewed education not as a transaction, but as an act of generosity? Laurie L. Patton explores how reframing education this way might transform how we relate—to ourselves, and to others. Read more at our Virtues & Vocations magazine: bit.ly/45qIpZU

We train students for work — but do we help them ask what work is worth doing? Chris Higgins, Chair of the Department of Formative Education @bostoncollege.bsky.social ege, challenges us to consider what’s missing in our approach to vocational formation. Watch now: bit.ly/4m7QSaF

“When lives become interwoven, our rougher edges are smoothed by healthy friction.” Pediatrician and professor Lester Liao reflects on how genuine community shapes character and builds moral clarity: bit.ly/3IYEMS9

“How do we have any sense of social solidarity?” Angel Adams Parham, associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, explores Aristotle’s idea of civic friendship—and why friendship might be key to restoring national unity. Watch now: bit.ly/3GVuj9C

“Civic virtues like civility, openness, humility, and grace… must accompany our convictions if we hope to pursue the common good.” Cristy Gulserian explores why virtues like humility and openness are essential—not outdated—in our pluralistic society: bit.ly/44M3VXC

“Institutions of higher education are the absolute best places for young people to figure out – how do you get from being polarized?” Spelman College President Helene D. Gayle reflects on the power of listening, growth, and reaching across experiences. 🎥👇 bit.ly/4kMLDf2

Civic engagement isn’t about avoiding hard conversations — it’s about having them with respect, a willingness to listen, and clarity of values. Read more from @notredame.bsky.social's David E. Campbell in the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine: bit.ly/4ll5p2j

Giving a shot is one thing, but delivering a life-shattering diagnosis is another. In this clip, Sneha Mantri, MD, MS of @dukemedschool.bsky.social explains the importance of teaching ethics and the humanities to students in medical fields. 🎥 Watch: bit.ly/4nAKGcd

“Let’s listen, build, disagree, and co-create.” @najeebasyeed.bsky.social , Executive Director of Interfaith at Augsburg, offers a compelling vision for everyday democracy rooted in care, community, and hope. 📰 Read the full article at Virtues & Vocations: bit.ly/4kn8YUh

“You’re turning into somebody while you work. Make sure it’s someone you want to be.” Former @valenciacollege president Sanford Shugart on why we must approach our work with intention. 🎥 Watch the full clip: bit.ly/45K7yQ5

What if we educated engineers not just to build systems — but to build a better society? Erhardt Graeff urges us to reimagine engineering education as a civic calling. Read the full article at Virtues & Vocations: bit.ly/3Tc8Njv

“Work is a gift. You have to develop your talents — and you also have to serve the human community.” What does it mean to live like your work matters? Thomas Smith, co-author of "The Young Adult Playbook", shares reflections on purpose and service. 🎥: bit.ly/4nfnobE

We teach students to speak up — but do we teach them how to listen? Dr. Erica Brown argues that active silence may be the key to leadership in a truly diverse campus community. 🗞 Read her full piece in Virtues & Vocations bit.ly/4lc59Sr

“Does intelligence correlate with good leadership? It doesn’t. The biggest correlation is self-knowledge.” Former @wakeforest.bsky.social president Nathan Hatch reflects on what makes a good leader — and why universities must nurture more than intellect. 🎥Watch: bit.ly/447gZ9O

To disagree well, students need more than arguments—they need formation. Jed Atkins of @unccollege makes the case for a liberal education rooted in truth, imagination, and intellectual play. Read more at Virtues & Vocations: bit.ly/3FQzKWS

"The best education is not one where students are taught what to think, it's helping students to become critical thinkers." @DeondraRose, professor at @DukeSanford and @DukeU reflects on HBCUs, the purpose of education, excellence, and more. Watch here! bit.ly/3FM4Cb1

Can higher education serve democracy if it stops forming citizens and only trains workers? In a time of rising inequality, Dayna Cunningham argues for a return to higher ed’s moral purpose - preparing students not just for jobs, but justice. Read more at: bit.ly/3HnYeHu

"There is implicit character formation in embracing the notion that I am a person becoming – I am in development." Daniel Porterfield, President of the Aspen Institute, reflects on higher ed's role in shaping students through mentorship, teamwork, creativity, and more. bit.ly/3ZJMQfb

We often ask what students should know — but what kind of people should they become? What virtues help them thrive as citizens and classmates? Read more from James Arthur, former director of the Jubilee Centre, in our latest edition at bit.ly/4kg4cbV

We were thrilled to host Dr. Mary Blazek at Notre Dame during our annual conference on higher education and human flourishing. She co-led a session on art for character in professional education with Dr. Meg Chisolm at Notre Dame's Raclin Murphy Museum of Art. magazine.nd.edu/stories/a-st...

We’re taught to have the courage of our convictions — but how do you we cultivate the humility to know whether your convictions are *good*? Read more in our latest edition from Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) at bit.ly/4drCp5N

We are looking forward to hearing from Norman Wirzba at our conference next week at Notre Dame when we present him with the first Virtues & Vocations new book award.