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Good Thought
March 2026

Editor’s Welcome Letter

Suzanne Shanahan

Leo and Arlene Hawk Executive Director, Institute for Social Concerns

In her welcome letter to the latest issue of Virtues & Vocations: Higher Education for Human Flourishing, Suzanne Shanahan invites us into a conversation about joy. Read more.

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