What if asking “why” became second nature?
In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Francis Su @mathyawp.bsky.social reflects on the joy of contemplation—and the kind of thinking that deepens our humanity.
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What happens when people see that their work matters?
In Virtues & Vocations, Laura Dunham reflects on the joy that emerges through shared purpose, institutional renewal, and the collective work of becoming.
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What if joy isn’t a luxury, but essential to human flourishing?
For Virtues & Vocations, Robert Emmons explores how the emerging science of joy is reshaping how we understand well-being, connection, and the good life.
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In Virtues & Vocations, we sit down with Alain de Botton to explore life’s biggest questions—meaningful work, love, happiness, and how we learn to live well.
What might it mean to take these questions seriously?
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At a time of rising loneliness, Sarah Schnitker asks: Are we teaching gratitude in a way that reconnects us to one another?
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In conversation with Virtues & Vocations magazine, Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries reflects on healing trauma and “infusing hope in folks for whom hope is foreign.”
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“Beauty is a foretaste of the promised good, and a sign that hope is not in vain.”
For Virtues & Vocations magazine, Brandon Vaidyanathan reflects on how beauty draws us toward hope, justice, and longing for what is yet to come.
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In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Satyan Devadoss explores what happens when mathematics is reclaimed as embodied work—not just abstract thought.
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What happens when trusted systems fail? For Guru Madhavan, engineering’s meaning lies not in perfection -- but in the rhythm of building, breaking, and beginning again.
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Teaching is never predictable.
For Virtues & Vocations Magazine, Barbara Stengel reflects on the deep, relational work of education—where frustration and joy exist side by side as students grow in their own time.
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“Vocation is not an already-booked appointment that one might miss…”
For Virtues & Vocations magazine, Chris Higgins explores how purpose unfolds in relationship with the world — not as a fixed endpoint, but an evolving, lived journey.
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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.
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In our metrics-driven world, Karen Bohlin offers a quiet invitation to slow down – and let poetry restore what busyness often erodes.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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In the latest Virtues & Vocations magazine, Anna Moreland of @VillanovaU reflects on friendship, community, and the quiet, interior work of cultivating true leisure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.”
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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."
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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.”
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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.
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