Archives: Video Post
Miroslav Volf
On January 26, 2026, theologian and author Miroslav Volf joined us to discuss his book, The Cost of Ambition.
Karen Swallow Prior
On Monday, December 1, 2025, author and scholar Karen Swallow Prior joined us to discuss her new book, You Have a Calling: Finding You Vocation in the True, Good, and Beautiful.
Jennifer Szalai
On Monday, November 3, 2025 New York Times book critic Jennifer Szalai joined us for a conversation about recent books questioning empathy and the role of the virtue in the current cultural moment.
David Sandberg, MD
On Monday, October 6, 2025 David Sandberg joined us to discuss his book, Head and Heart, and the virtues that informed his work as a pediatric neurosurgeon.
Chris Higgins & Guru Madhavan
On Monday, August 25, Virtues & Vocations kicked off our 2025-2026 monthly webinar series with an exploration of how competence, character, and calling contribute to meaningful work and the common good. We heard from two contributors to the latest issue of the Virtues & Vocations magazine, which launched the same day — Chris Higgins, Chair of the Department of Formative Education at […]
Daniel Porterfield
On May 12, 2025, we hosted a conversation with Aspen Institute President, Daniel Porterfield about his book, Mindset Matters.
Jed Atkins
On Monday, April 21, 2025, Jed Atkins, Director and Dean for the School of Civic Life and Leadership at UNC-Chapel Hill and one of the authors in the spring edition of the Virtues & Vocations magazine, joined us to discuss civic virtue and discourse.
Deondra Rose
On Monday, March 31, 2025, we had a conversation with Duke University professor Deondra Rose about what higher education can learn from HBCUs about strengthening democracy.
Nathan Hatch
On Febuary 16, 2025, Nathan Hatch, former president of Wake Forest University, discussed transformational leadership and character.
Anna Moreland and Thomas Smith
On Monday, January 27, 2025, Anna Moreland, who is the Anne Quinn Welsh Endowed Chair and Director of the Villanova University Honors Program and Thomas W. Smith, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at The Catholic University of America, joined us to discuss their book, The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like it Matters.