September 2026

On our Notre Dame campus and in communities around the world, school is back in session. Shorter, busier days await. Start fresh with insights from new research at the intersection of AI and ethics, learn from the latest findings on supervisor trust, and brush up on classic NDDCEL content on the power of elevation—an emotion that makes ethical leadership contagious. We also continue to collect insights from ethics and compliance professionals on speaking up at work. Game on! 

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INSIGHTS AND IMPACT

Ethics and compliance professionals are invited to share their insights!

NDDCEL invites professionals to share perspectives and help shape best practices for speaking up at work. Participate and learn how your organization compares with industry standards.

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New research on AI, supervisor trust presented by doctoral students

What can emerging research tell us about ethics and leadership in today’s business world? This summer, Notre Dame Deloitte Doctoral Scholars Marialena Bevilacqua and Jefferson McClain took their research to the conference stage.

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Is AI better at recognizing faces than you are?

New research suggests that as we move toward an AI-integrated future, we must evaluate the reliability of both the machine and the human making the final decision.

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A summer of emerging ethical leadership

NDDCEL engages MBA and undergraduate students through a colloquium course and invites top undergraduates to join the team as interns. In our latest feature, students share experiences from the classroom, workplace, and around the world—and what they’re learning about ethical leadership along the way.

MEET THE INTERNS

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Highlighting our most-shared content

  • Costco co-founder Jim Sinegal reflects on an example of the power of elevation at work - and how small actions can make a big difference. In a more recent feature, Jim Sinegal joins other leaders in providing guidance on when—and how—to discuss controversial issues at work. 

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Put our research to work! Recent insights include studies on the impact of industrial robots on labor markets, and how life-threatening events impact meaning at work. Check out the latest findings from Mendoza College of Business faculty—and consider how they can be useful at your organization. 

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Discover digestible, accessible, and informed resources to bring ethics to life in your classroom, training, or organization. Explore topics like responsible AI, managing early-career employees, fostering ethical hiring, and building “speak up” cultures.

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NEWS & EVENTS

News

  • Our custom course, ND Elevate: Inclusive Leadership, brought together leaders from diverse industries to build knowledge and skills in resilience, negotiation, presence, and authenticity, while also exploring how personal identity shapes leadership development. Watch this space for future offerings. 
  • The Department of Management & Organization's Christopher Adkins discusses leading with empathy for the "How We Future" podcast—listen and learn why empathy may be one of the most essential skills for navigating an increasingly complex future.
  • NDDCEL helps welcome new postdoctoral scholar Kristina Radivojevic Topalovic. Kristina studies how people interact with AI, identifying where models break down, hallucinate, or mislead users. Her research in sensitive areas such as mental health informs the design of safer, more reliable AI systems that protect user privacy. We look forward to sharing new projects at the intersection of ethical leadership and human-centered analytics.
  • A downloadable case study and teaching note on powering the AI race is now available as a free resource for workplace or classroom discussion and was featured in Mendoza News.
  • The future of ethical business leadership: Dean Martijn Cremers says Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business is embedding AI across its MBA while doubling down on ethics, judgment, and human-centered leadership.
  • The Department of Accountancy's Brian Levey was quoted in the summer print edition of Men's Journal on the ethical implications of the Enhanced Games, an international sports competition where athletes are permitted to use performance-enhancing substances banned in traditional sports.
  • NDDCEL partners with the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies in connecting students with business and community leaders studying resilience in Japan.

Events

  • Mendoza College of Business' fall Dean's Speaker Series features senior leaders from Blackstone, P&G Professional, and others—free and open to the public.
  • Panel discussion on "The Future of Human-Centered AI" on November 6, 2026, at the Notre Dame Hesburgh Library.  
  • Ethics Week 2027 speakers announced—mark your calendar!

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We put research dispatches, market insights, and thought leadership into your hands. Resources are searchable by your role at your company and by area of focus, so you can find just what you need, right when you need it. 

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