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Ordinary Virtues and Splendid Vices: Should a Community Tolerate Bad Character? with Gleaves Whitney and Jeff Polet

  • Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (map)

What, exactly, is vice, and why does it captivate our attention and capture our character the way it does? What kinds of vices contribute to good order and what kinds detract? How do we figure out how to tolerate vice while respecting the demands of community, complexity, and freedom itself?

On Saturday, April 1, Ford Fellows had many engaging conversations and participated in a leadership activity that tested their morals and values.

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The Black Intellectual Tradition with Dr. Angel Parham

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Dirty Politics: Can Anyone Keep Their Hands Clean?