Must-have summer & school year reading! @Stephanie_Maliahas a new book coming out 5/30 on student wellbeing & #mentalhealth, full of the strategies we need to support the students in our lives! Learn more at #wholechildwholelife @CorwinPress

“Character is complex, it functions as a moral agent. It includes values, emotions, skills, identity. Character must be educated holistically” : Marvin Berkowitz, Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Wayne State University

“For a country to be peaceful, children need to be peaceful”: Marvin Berkowitz, Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Wayne State University

Co-Director, Dr. Marvin Berkowitz, was invited to join the @JubileeCentre1 for their annual retreat at the beautiful and historic Villa Palazzola ( which is located in the hills south of Rome.

Juan P. Dabdoub, Aitor R. Salaverría, Marvin W Berkowitz, & Concepción Naval presented their paper, "Colegios Mayores: Operationalization of value-driven communities for character development" at the 10th Annual Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues conference at Oriel College

Co- Director, Dr. Marvin Berkowitz, virtually presented “Parenting for the Best in Children” to about 17,000 virtual and 150 in person participants for Cherished Education’s parenting seminar, “Children’s Character Development: Family Role and Engagement” in Shenzhen, China.

Amy Johnston worked with second year participants of The Hope Institute's Leadership Academy. During her time with them, they worked on their SMART goals to improve adult culture within their schools.

St. Mary’s University of Minnesota is looking to hire a new Director for their Ed. S. program. To read the full job description or to apply, please visit:

Our friends at @CharacterDotOrg are looking to hire a Director of Communications and Marketing. This is a leadership position that oversees their existing communications platforms. For more information or to apply, please visit:

PRIMED for Character Education is now available 20% off until May 1, 2022. Please visit to purchase.

UMSL is partnering with UMKC and MU to offer a fully online Executive Superintendency program. This is an Ed.S. degree program (effectively between a masters and doctoral degree). Please see the attached flier for more information or visit to apply.

Registration is now opened for the 2022 PRIMED Summer Institute! This five-day Institute provides an intensive overview of character education and the virtues of servant leadership. For more information or to register for the institute, please visit

The VIA Institute on Character seeks a postdoctoral research fellow who is interested in conducting cognitive and behavioral neuroscience research with a focus on universal character strengths. For more information, email Helen M. Genova, PhD (hgenova@kesslerfoundation.org)

Thanks to multiple grants, Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character is expanding. They are looking to fill several positions within their department. To see the full list of openings, visit @character_wfu

Join @GreaterGoodEdu on March 7th for a live webinar, How to Foster Courageous Dialogue in Schools. This free webinar will include a panelist discussion with educators and students who are courage focused.

RT @hkstaggs: Thanks @CCC_UMSL and Marvin Berkowitz team for a powerful experience learning character education this past year! #Lifechange…