Volume 11: Spring 2026
Cover Art Credit: Colin Bridges ’26, Washington and Lee University
- About the Mudd Center
- People
- Programs and Events
- Leadership Lab
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Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics
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Volume 11: Spring 2026
- Editorial Board
- Letter from the Editor
- Journal AI Policy
- Cover Art Statement
- Do the environmental costs of AI data centers justify construction moratoria?
- Holistic Affirmative Action
- Fair Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: Benefit, Reciprocity, Equality, and the Limits of Brudney’s “Principle”
- Just Around the Mountain Bend
- How Old I Have Become
- Leadership Lab with Mike Luttig and Lewis Powell III "When Morals Breach Party Lines"
- Leadership Lab with Jeffrey Goldberg "When Trust Isn’t Enough"
- Daphne Miller "A More Modest Proposal (Plant Based)"
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- Volume 2: Spring 2017
- Volume 1: Spring 2016
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Volume 11: Spring 2026
- Annual Reports
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The Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics (MUJE) is an interdisciplinary, online publication that examines ethical concerns from a wide range of disciplines. This student-run journal works in concert with the Roger Mudd Center for Ethics at Washington and Lee University where year-long themes are investigated. MUJE submissions can relate directly to the yearly theme or address other ethical concerns and topics. The 2025-2026 theme is Taking Place: Land Use and Environmental Impact.
Editorial Board
Members of the 2025-2026 Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics Editorial Board.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the 2025-2026 Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics Editor-in-Chief Amanda Tan ’26.
Journal AI Policy
AI Policy for the Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics.
Cover Art Statement
Statement on the cover art by Colin Bridges ’26, Washington and Lee University.
Do the environmental costs of AI data centers justify construction moratoria?
Essay by Eben Macdonald ’26, Durham University.
Holistic Affirmative Action
Essay by Luis Tercero Herman ’28, Washington and Lee University.
Fair Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: Benefit, Reciprocity, Equality, and the Limits of Brudney’s “Principle”
Essay by Sajed H. Nehme ’27, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.
Just Around the Mountain Bend
Creative piece by Julia McDonald ’26, Washington and Lee University.
How Old I Have Become
Creative piece by Diana Gaffner ’29, Tufts University.
Leadership Lab with Mike Luttig and Lewis Powell III “When Morals Breach Party Lines”
Response by Oyinladun Akinroluyo ’29, Washington and Lee University.
Leadership Lab with Jeffrey Goldberg “When Trust Isn’t Enough”
Response by Saaraim Nunez ’27, Washington and Lee University.
Daphne Miller “A More Modest Proposal (Plant Based)”
Response by Davis Amare ’28, Washington and Lee University.
The views, opinions, and conclusions expressed in student‑authored works published [in this journal / on this website] are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or views of Washington and Lee University or the Mudd Center or its administrators, faculty, or staff.
- About the Mudd Center
- People
- Programs and Events
- Leadership Lab
-
Mudd Undergraduate Journal of Ethics
-
Volume 11: Spring 2026
- Editorial Board
- Letter from the Editor
- Journal AI Policy
- Cover Art Statement
- Do the environmental costs of AI data centers justify construction moratoria?
- Holistic Affirmative Action
- Fair Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: Benefit, Reciprocity, Equality, and the Limits of Brudney’s “Principle”
- Just Around the Mountain Bend
- How Old I Have Become
- Leadership Lab with Mike Luttig and Lewis Powell III "When Morals Breach Party Lines"
- Leadership Lab with Jeffrey Goldberg "When Trust Isn’t Enough"
- Daphne Miller "A More Modest Proposal (Plant Based)"
- Volume 10: Spring 2025
- Volume 9: Spring 2024
- Volume 8: Spring 2023
- Volume 7: Spring 2022
- Volume 6: Spring 2021
- Volume 5: Spring 2020
- Volume 4: Spring 2019
- Volume 3: Spring 2018
- Volume 2: Spring 2017
- Volume 1: Spring 2016
-
Volume 11: Spring 2026
- Annual Reports
- Mudd Center Fellows Program
- Get Involved
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