SMU Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility

Meet our 2026 Maguire Public Service Fellows!

This summer, five SMU students will dedicate 200+ hours to service-driven projects with organizations in Texas and India. Their work will explore public service through healthcare education, immigration policy, disability employment, medical cannabis advocacy, faith, and regenerative farming.

We are proud to support Tripp Gulledge, Tanya Harathi , Muntaha Sabir, Halle Tarvin, and Maddie Wiltse as they begin their summer of service!

Follow along this summer to learn more about each fellow and their project.

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In our latest Living the Good Life blog post, first-year Student Advisory Board member Emily Schandlbauer writes about navigating new spaces, expectations, and identities and how choosing authenticity, even when it’s uncomfortable, has shaped her understanding of a meaningful life.

Read her post at https://blog.smu.edu/maguireethics/2026/05/05/living-unfiltered/

The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon honoring Abigail and Todd Williams brought together a community dedicated to advancing ethics and public responsibility in Dallas and beyond.

The Maguire Center at SMU is grateful for the support that made the day possible and for those committed to preparing the next generation of principled leaders.

Thank you to all who joined and supported the luncheon, and we look forward to seeing you again next year.

Our 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Recipients, Abigail Williams, Founder of United to Learn, and Todd Williams, Chairman and CEO of The Commit Partnership, share their thoughts on Ethical Leadership.

We're honored to have Jay Hartzell, President of SMU, here at the 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon to reflect on the role of ethics in leadership and higher education.

The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon at SMU is almost here!

Join us as we honor Abigail and Todd Williams and bring together leaders from across Dallas to celebrate ethical leadership and support the work of the Maguire Ethics Center.

We look forward to welcoming you to Armstrong Fieldhouse for this meaningful and inspiring event.

📲 We’ll be sharing highlights, powerful quotes, and moments you won’t want to miss.

The 2026 J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award Luncheon at SMU is made possible by the leadership and support of an extraordinary Host Committee.

We are grateful for their commitment to ethical leadership and to the mission of the Maguire Ethics Center.

Host Committee:
Jan Hart Black
Elizabeth B. Carlock Phillips
Ruben E. Esquivel
Terry J. Flowers
Margo E. Goodwin
Douglas D. Hawthorne
Blainey Maguire Hess
Walter J. Humann
Ashlee Hunt Kleinert
Chris Kleinert
Jack Lowe
Ken Smith
Gail Griffin Thomas
Kern Wildenthal

Join us 4/16/26 at the Armstrong Fieldhouse as we honor Abigail and Todd Williams.

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We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025–2026 Maguire Ethics Essay Prize! This year’s prompt invited SMU students to consider when silence is an act of care, when it becomes complicity, and what we owe to others when it matters most.

The Maguire Ethics Essay Prize also serves as a pathway to national recognition. This year, select undergraduate winners were sponsored for submission to the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics, a highly competitive national contest that brings together top student essays from universities across the country. Undergraduate essays will be published following the conclusion of the Elie Wiesel judging process.

Explore this year’s graduate division winning essays, along with selections from previous years: https://www.smu.edu/provost/ethics/studentengagement/essayprize

Join us in celebrating the students who took on this challenge!