About

Team Kenan is an initiative of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University that seeks to bring attention to ethical issues through student-organized programming.

The team is a part of the Institute’s social and intellectual community, creating spaces for students, faculty, and Institute staff to think and talk about ethics outside of the classroom. Team Kenan’s programs serve as a complement to the Institute’s curricular offerings, giving students interested in ethics additional opportunities to chat, think, and challenge one another in fun and relaxed ways. For students who have not yet had a chance to take an ethics class or participate in one of the Institute’s programs, the team serves as a low-key point of contact—a conduit into ethical inquiry that treats ethics seriously but never solemnly.

The team, made up of a diverse cross-section of Duke students, engages the Duke community through a portfolio of programs that create multiple ways to get involved. From blog articles and magazine articles to discussions over cupcakes and high-quality art exhibits, Team Kenan aims to create programs to appeal to—and challenge—many constituencies on campus.

Since the fall of 2009, members have launched a number of new ventures aimed at making ethics available, accessible, and appetizing to students. Team Kenan projects are student-initiated, student-centered, and student-run. The team’s output changes frequently as we test new programs and try to create new experiences. Browse around this site to see what we’re up to at the moment.

Contact Christian Ferney for more information.