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I dreamed I made my mentor cry

"I dreamed I made my mentor cry. He was giving an academic talk on character education, and I asked a question I would never ask in real life." By Emily Hunt-Hinojosa

In an essay published in The Christian Century, ECI Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director of Partnerships Emily Hunt-Hinojosa considers the texture, complexity, and invitation to character in relationship to power. She offers a unique and nuanced exploration of MLK Jr.’s vision of character, braiding multiple ways of knowing into a story of character and love.


Searching for Joy

Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing magazine cover, Spring 2026

“This letter describes what my imagined companions—sociological archetypes to draw out complexities beyond my own experience and knowledge—might encoun­ter together on the path to joy,” writes Senior Research Scholar & Associate Director of Partnerships Emily Hunt-Hinojosa in this month’s Virtues & Vocations magazine.


On Not Being a Scoundrel

Kenneth delivering his speech at the Jubilee Conference.

“I teach courses in leadership and ethics in the law, and I begin most of those courses by asking students a series of questions, including: ‘By a show of hands, how many of you think there’s a decent chance you’ll go to prison for something you do related to your future work as a lawyer?’ writes Kenneth Townsend, Executive Director of Leadership and Character in the Professional Schools.


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