# The 2026-2027 EdEthics Forum ## The EdEthics Forum ![Stanford Graduate School of Education](/sites/g/files/omnuum3616/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-10/lo-res-stanford-gse-10-28-25-drew-bird-0324.JPG?itok=K4a_RMul) The **2026-2027 EdEthics Forum**, convened by the Center for EdEthics, is exploring pressing ethical questions in education today. Across interdisciplinary panels and interactive case discussions, we are building a shared language of educational ethics and exploring how people, schools, and systems are shaped by values-laden decisions inherent in the field of education every day.. Join us virtually or on the Stanford campus across hybrid and in-person events. Our 2026-27 programming includes three thematic areas important to educators and policymakers: educational leadership, civic character, and edtech/AI. **Audience**: Stanford community members and the general public. **Price**: All events are free. **Modality**: Hybrid and in-person. See event details below to register. ## Upcoming Events: Fall Quarter - Educational Leadership **Valuing Athletics: Educational Leadership and the Future of College Sports** 📅 Friday, October 30 | 12:00 PM - 1:30PM PT 📍 In-person: ANKO Auditorium (Room 109), Stanford Graduate School of Education [CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OR FORUM MAILING LIST]() *Moderated by Caitlin Brust, COLLEGE Lecturer, Stanford, with panelists:* - Mitchell Stevens, Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education - Anne Curzan, Professor Emerita at University of Michigan - Travis Boyce, Professor and Former NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, San Jose State University - Meredith Basil, Assoc. Dean of Academic Advising, Stanford University - Célia Dupré, Stanford Senior, Swiss Olympic competitor, and Stanford Women’s Rowing team member - Shay Ijiwoye, Stanford Junior, All-ACC Academic Team (2025-26) member, and Stanford Women’s Basketball team member What is the role of athletics in colleges and universities today? What do athletes owe their schools, and what do schools owe their athletes? Rapidly changing regulations around Name Image Likeness (NIL), Title IX, and the transfer portal raise fundamental ethical questions on and off the field about opportunity, fairness, and responsibility. Join the Center for EdEthics for “**Valuing Athletics: Educational Leadership and the Future of College Sports**,” the first event of the EdEthics Forum, will explore perspectives from faculty, leaders, and student athletes about how higher ed institutions can balance success in sports with commitments to their academic and social missions. ![Flyer advertising Valuing Athletics Panel Discussion](/sites/g/files/omnuum3616/files/2026-10/Valuing%20Athletics%20flyer.png) --- **Educational Leadership in a Time of Political Polarization** 📅 Tuesday, November 10 | 4:30-6:00PM PT 📍 Hybrid: Zoom and in-person location TBD [CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_DQZwltfZhQ4XQzjOVZMo-7bB8ocu5mL1ggvUCRMMbxM-Cg/viewform?usp=publish-editor) *Moderated by Prof. Meira Levinson, Stanford Graduate School of Education and Center for EdEthics Faculty Director, with panelists:* - Prof. Dan Edelstein, Stanford University - Prof. Beth Schueler, Stanford Graduate School of Education Political polarization is rising sharply while public trust in schools and especially universities is plummeting. What does responsible leadership look like in an age of mutual mistrust about education’s fundamental purposes and practices? --- **Politics, Partisanship, and School Athletics: A Normative Case Study Discussion** 📅 Monday, November 16 | 4:30-6:00PM PT 📍 In-person: Location TBD [CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE OR FORUM MAILING LIST](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNpjkDAtDqw9dXrahIjPWdMrJLcqWpYkcyi_7-lwUEN1l4fw/viewform?usp=publish-editor) Interactive case discussion led by Prof. Meira Levinson, Stanford Graduate School of Education and Center for EdEthics Faculty Director. A campus is split over some athletes' choices to speak up about a divisive issue—and their coaches’ choice to remain silent. Student and faculty leaders are under pressure to respond. What should they say, if anything? Join us for a lively interactive conversation about a timely case study exploring ethical challenges at the intersection of athletics, political polarization, and educational leadership. --- ## Future Events ### Winter Quarter Theme: Civic Character Questions abound in our shifting political landscape about the meaning of the civic character, not only for individual educators and policymakers but for schools and systems. We will be engaging in open dialogue with the goal of developing insights into the strengthening of civic character for people and the places they learn and live. From January-March 2027, in Stanford’s Winter Quarter, the Center for EdEthics will host two panel discussions and an interactive case study discussion related to Civic Character. Details will be posted as they are confirmed. ### Spring Quarter Theme: AI & Tech Ethics AI and other tech innovations have intensified questions about safety, privacy, teaching, and the meaning of learning across the educational landscape. Students, educators, and leaders are frequently on the front lines, encountering uncertainties and dilemmas about how to continue to engage in and support ethical practices and policies in this environment. From April-June 2027, in Stanford’s Spring Quarter, the Center for EdEthics will host two panel discussions and an interactive case study discussion related to AI and Tech Ethics. Details will be posted as they are confirmed.