Students who enroll in associate, bachelors or masters degree programs may have the chance to work with some of the most distinguished professors in the country. In an effort to improve current curricula and the knowledge of the nation's postsecondary faculty, some foundations are awarding academic grants to colleges and universities.
For example, the John Templeton Foundation for The Character Project recently awarded a grant worth $3.67 million to Wake Forest University. This money will help the academic institution launch a three-year program focused on the exploration of the nature of character.
This initiative will help fund studies on human character, which will be conducted by the school's psychology and philosophy professors. Also, the grant will help Wake Forest host research conferences, a summer seminar and an essay competition that will give nine winners $3,000 each.
Christian Miller, a philosophy professor at the university, stated that "when we think about how to understand human behavior, one of the first things we tend to mention is someone's character and character traits such as honesty, courage or laziness." He added that "we are very excited about using the complementary perspectives of psychology, philosophy and theology to better understand what our characters are like and how we can improve ourselves as persons."
