The Ethical Implications of College Teaching and Student Development

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There are many ethical considerations for administrators and staff within the college setting that are explicit and, therefore, widely discussed. For many students, these ethical considerations begin long before a student comes to visit a college campus. In actuality, these ethical considerations begin during the recruitment and acceptance phases when students are still high school seniors. Thus, many within higher education forget that colleges have a moral and ethical responsibility to students far after they leave undergraduate admissions offices around the country. I intend to argue that there are ethical implications at every level within the collegiate setting, but the underrepresented ethical responsibility rests on the shoulders of the professors. In this way, all stakeholders must identify that college professors must not only be well-versed in their moral and ethical responsibilities as professionals, but professors must also be ethical, just, and intentional in their dealings with students as each interaction could affect that student’s overall development as a better, whole individual and global citizen. In order to facilitate this open and honest discussion of the moral/ethical duties of teachers, students' needs, and academic expectations versus reality, an open discussion and Q and A will immediately follow this talk.