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Michael Lamb @KMLamb

Sr. Exec. Director @character_wfu; scholar of politics, ethics, & humanities @WakeForest; author of "A Commonwealth of Hope: Augustine's Political Thought"

Joined June 2009
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Michael Lamb@KMLamb
2 Dec 2024
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.@WakeForest's "Character and Leadership program teaches students to practice virtues, including compassion, curiosity and courage. It shows them how to reflect on their personal experiences and to wrestle with difficult ideas through dialogue with others." -@insidehighered
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.@KMLamb, our senior executive director, joined Jeff Rosen, CEO emeritus of the National Constitutional Center, for a webinar about character and virtue in America's founding. The conversation was hosted by the F.M. Kirby Foundation. Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=ODaZTSyQ…

Character & Virtue in America's Founding

Jeff Rosen, CEO Emeritus of the @ConstitutionCtr and Professor of L...

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We are grateful to @DavidBrooks224 for elevating the movement for character education in higher education and highlighting our work @character_wfu @WakeForest in @TheAtlantic!
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What a joy and honor to give the commencement speech at @northcentralcol on Sunday! I'm so grateful to President Gòkè-Paríolá for the generous invitation and for awarding me an honorary doctorate. I spoke about the importance of purpose for a good life. leadershipandcharacter.wfu.e…

Four Insights to Help you Find—and Foster—your Purpose - The Program for Leadership and Character

In an excerpt of his commencement address, senior executive director Michael Lamb talks about the ways to hone “the great moral lighthouse of the virtues.” NOTE: This essay is part of an occasional...

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New research from the ECI asked 201 undergrads a simple question: Do you support efforts by colleges and universities to intentionally develop your character?leadershipandcharacter.wfu.e… #HigherEducation #CharacterEducation #Leadership #StudentDevelopment #Education

What students think about character education - The Program for Leadership and Character

Educating Character Initiative researchers Michael Prinzing and Juliette Ratchford recently ran a study that investigated what students think about intentional efforts on the part of faculty or...

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We're so grateful to the Kern Family Foundation for this new grant to @character_wfu to extend our work on Leadership and Character in the Law @WFULawSchool and at law schools across the country! Thanks also to @KL_Townsend for his leadership of this exciting initiative!
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Apr 30
Big news for the Wake Forest University School of Law and the Program for Leadership and Character! news.wfu.edu/2026/04/30/wake…
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Michael Lamb retweeted
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Apr 24
Virtue does not become real just because we can define it. This week on Forged, @KMLamb points to a deeper truth: character is formed through practice, repetition, and reflection until patience, humility, and empathy become second nature. 🎧 champ.ly/_yA8VEkW
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Michael Lamb retweeted
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Apr 22
Replying to @edwbrooks
@edwbrooks & @KMLamb offer 10 compelling reasons why #character formation should once again be a central priority in #HigherEducation—showing how it strengthens academic life, career readiness, civic engagement, leadership, wellbeing, and more. 🔓 doi.org/10.1080/03057240.202…
“The Journal of Moral Education” journal title appears in white text on a red background running along the left side of the image. The background for the rest of the image shows a checklist and pen. This is overlaid with the article title and author name(s): Ten reasons why colleges and universities should educate character” by Edward Brooks & Michael Lamb. A red banner with the words “OPEN ACCESS” appears in the top right corner, while a small image of the JME journal cover appears as a logo in the bottom right corner.

ALT “The Journal of Moral Education” journal title appears in white text on a red background running along the left side of the image. The background for the rest of the image shows a checklist and pen. This is overlaid with the article title and author name(s): Ten reasons why colleges and universities should educate character” by Edward Brooks & Michael Lamb. A red banner with the words “OPEN ACCESS” appears in the top right corner, while a small image of the JME journal cover appears as a logo in the bottom right corner.

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What a joy to join the Forged podcast with my friend @oxfordwilliams4! We've been talking about character and education for years, so it was a gift to continue that conversation & connect the cultivation of character to my experience growing up on a farm. share.transistor.fm/s/c1b347…

Tilling Soil & Soul: Michael Lamb on the Craft of Character | Forged:...

What forms a life of character? In this episode of Forged, Brian Williams talks with Michael Lamb about the moral formation that happens through work, friendship, habit, and hope. From Lamb’s...

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🗓️ "Building Communities of Character" is an international, interdisciplinary conference designed to foster conversation, collaboration, and community in support of a movement for character education in higher education, held on campus at @WakeForest University from December 3-5.
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🚀 We're hiring @character_wfu @WakeForest! With funds from a new grant to build communities of impact around character in higher education, we're searching for several administrative and research positions. The link is below! leadershipandcharacter.wfu.e…

Jobs - The Program for Leadership and Character

Postdoctoral Fellow, Communities of Impact, Educating Character Initiative The role of the postdoctoral fellow will be to work closely with researchers, scholars, and practitioners across the ECI...

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Michael Lamb retweeted
Journal of Moral Ed@JournalMoralEd
Apr 2
How do you teach students about character so they can develop it? Michael Lamb and Edward Brooks highlight the essential strategy of developing virtue literacy and give practical examples of how to teach it in a university context 👇 doi.org/10.1080/03057240.202… @KMLamb, @edwbrooks
“The Journal of Moral Education” journal title appears in white text on a red background running along the left side of the image. The background for the rest of the image is a class of university students raising their hands to answer a teacher’s question. This is overlaid with the article title and author name(s): “Teaching virtue literacy: A strategy for character education in the university” by Michael Lamb & Edward Brooks. A small image of the JME journal cover appears as a logo in the bottom right corner.

ALT “The Journal of Moral Education” journal title appears in white text on a red background running along the left side of the image. The background for the rest of the image is a class of university students raising their hands to answer a teacher’s question. This is overlaid with the article title and author name(s): “Teaching virtue literacy: A strategy for character education in the university” by Michael Lamb & Edward Brooks. A small image of the JME journal cover appears as a logo in the bottom right corner.
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I am looking forward to this conversation about character in higher education. I hope you will join us! The link to register is below.
The Program for Leadership and Character@character_wfu
Mar 25
What kind of graduates are we trying to shape? Join us April 1 at 2 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation about why character education matters, how its effectiveness can be measured, and how to make it stick. Register: access.ihenow.com/character-… #ProHumanitate #Character #HigherEd
Virtual Event: The Character and Leadership Education Movement: Why 400 Institutions are Joining In. Wednesday, April 1 at 2 p.m. ET. Registration link in tweet.

ALT Virtual Event: The Character and Leadership Education Movement: Why 400 Institutions are Joining In. Wednesday, April 1 at 2 p.m. ET. Registration link in tweet.
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Some of the earliest works on character used analogies from athletics to describe character formation. Join the ECI on 3/31 at 11 a.m. ET for a webinar conversation about character in athletics. Register: leadershipandcharacter.wfu.e…
Webinar: Cultivating Character in and through Athletics. Tuesday, March 31, 11 a.m. ET. Details in caption.

ALT Webinar: Cultivating Character in and through Athletics. Tuesday, March 31, 11 a.m. ET. Details in caption.
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Why should colleges and universities educate character? In this new article in @JournalMoralEd, @edwbrooks & I provide ten research-based reasons why educating character can help colleges and universities achieve their core purposes. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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I'm so honored and grateful to be giving the commencement address at @northcentralcol. Several faculty from North Central are leaders in character education, so I've long admired the College for its focus on educating ethical leaders. I am looking forward to May!
North Central College@northcentralcol
Mar 19
Scholar, educator, author, and speaker Michael Lamb, Ph.D., will address the Class of 2026 at North Central College’s 161st Commencement Ceremony on May 3. To learn more, visit bit.ly/4cXoqX4. #NCGrad2026
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Today is the Deacs Day of Giving, and we're happy to be participating in The Dingledine Challenge, generously established by Life Trustee Tom Dingledine (MBA '78). Learn more about how to amplify your donation here: deacsgive.wfu.edu/campaigns/…
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“For most of my life, I wanted to be a professional golfer,” says @coreycrossan. She worked hard as a college athlete, but her perfectionism led to anxiety. “By the end of my undergrad,” she says, “I really wasn’t happy with who I was.” Character was a missing piece. 🧵
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My brother Brooks Lamb has a terrific article in the @nytimes about why it's difficult for people to maintain farms like the one we grew up on and how the extraordinary cost of farmland is threatening our land and our livelihoods. nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opini….

Opinion | Why the Kids Won’t Farm

Many young people want to farm. They just can’t afford it.

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The application portal is now open for 2026 Educating Character Initiative Capacity-Building #Grants! Please submit your application by March 20 at 5 pm ET. Find all the details and application instructions on our 2026 RFP page: leadershipandcharacter.wfu.e… #CharacterEducation
The Educating Character Initiative Capacity-Grant Portal is open. Read the RFP and access the portal at bit.ly/ecigrants2026rfp

ALT The Educating Character Initiative Capacity-Grant Portal is open. Read the RFP and access the portal at bit.ly/ecigrants2026rfp
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