Character is easy to define, but hard to quantify. It is fundamental to leadership yet describing beyond a few maxims, such as, “What you do when you think no one is looking,” can be devilish.

Seventh and eighth-grade boys at Citrus Middle School take part in El Joven Noble, a 10-week program focused on character, ...

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, who has taught English and history for 30 years, writes "Poor Elijah’s Almanack." The column appears in several publications including the Times ...

(Photo: Taken on the Coast Guard training barque EAGLE July 30, 2012 whilst embarked on a cadet summer training cruise.) It’s mid-summer and many people are on vacation or taking a break, hopefully ...

In too many schools, character education has become a hodgepodge: drug-abuse prevention, conflict resolution, health education, social and emotional skills acquisition, athletics, and service-learning ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Just as the NCAA basketball tournament has come to a close, character lessons from the world of college basketball will be up for discussion when the Western Michigan University ...