Seton Hill University is weaving its founding spirit, rooted in the mission of the Sisters of Charity, into a modern approach to character education. With support from the ECI, faculty and students are turning archives, classrooms, and conversations into spaces where virtues like humility, wisdom, and gratitude spark to life.
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The Educating Character Initiative announced a request for proposals from U.S. colleges and universities for grants between $50,000 and $1,000,000 to develop the character of their faculty, staff, and students.
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The funding comes from a new $12.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. which will also support coaching, resources, and workshops for faculty across the country.
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The first in a series of stories by LearningWell on the Educating Character Initiative and the efforts of our member institutions.
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We were privileged to speak with several of the principal investigators of 2024 grants while they attended the Program for Leadership and Character’s spring visit and ask, “What is most exciting about what you are learning from their grant projects?”
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Thanks to the support of Lilly Endowment Inc., the ECI has awarded 40 new grants of up to $50,000 to 42 institutions seeking to educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education.
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Recent highlights from three ECI grantees.
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On February 10, representatives from five women-serving institutions gathered at Salem College for a Women’s Colleges Convening on Gender, Leadership, Ethics, and Character.
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Thanks to the support of Lilly Endowment Inc., the ECI has awarded 41 grants of up to $50,000 to institutions seeking to educate and embed character in their distinctive contexts of higher education.
Categories: Educating Character Initiative News