DePauw University has received a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to an official statement released on April 22. The grant will go towards curriculum development for interdisciplinary humanities and business scholarship, with an end goal of “integrat[ing] humanistic teaching and scholarship with business and leadership education at DePauw.” This project comes after the launch of DePauw’s School of Business and Leadership in October 2023. 

Led by Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics Jeffrey Dunn, this project will bring together faculty and students from a broad range of departments to develop new courses and potentially create a new minor or certificate. This work is scheduled to begin in the summer. 

The official statement shares that this project will contribute to DePauw’s goal to develop student leaders who will “engage the most pressing global challenges of our time.” Moreover, through this project, the university hopes to “remain a national innovator in business and leadership education,” according to the statement.