Stories, analyses, and original research written to inspire and equip you with creative approaches to character formation

University of California Los Angeles ROTC staffers ‘walk the walk’ when confronted with fiery crash on LA’s 405
Six staff members of University of California Los Angeles’ Reserve Officers Training Corps recently put on an impromptu demonstration of what it truly means to don a military uniform.

Defining Character: Why (Part 2)
The form of someone’s character is measured by their “moral discipline, moral attachment, and moral autonomy.” These definitions are more than just academic; they help us clarify what we instinctively mean when we speak of character and praise it.

Defining Character: What (Part 1)
How are America’s high schools helping to form their students’ moral character? It’s a question that implicitly raises another: What do we mean by character?

Study shows character education effective with both youngsters and high schoolers
A new study suggests character education programs can be effective, or even more so, in high school than with younger students.