Institute for Ethics and the Common Good

The Institute for Ethics and the Common Good (ECG) facilitates interdisciplinary research in foundational and applied ethics, coordinates projects that cross departments and units, and supports ethics-related education and public engagement efforts. **Mission** The Institute for Ethics and the Common Good convenes a multidisciplinary community of scholars, students, and leaders to advance moral understanding and develop compelling responses to the most pressing ethical issues of our era. Inspired by the Catholic intellectual and social tradition, we promote broad ethical inquiry in service to human dignity, interdependent flourishing, and the common good. **Vision** We will be among the world’s leading institutes for the study of foundational and applied ethics, distinctive in our commitment to the insight that faith perspectives offer in renewing and shaping those pursuits. **History** The Institute for Ethics and the Common Good is an evolution of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS). Founded in 2008 by [Notre Dame Research](https://research.nd.edu/), the NDIAS fostered research focused on significant questions and enriched by interdisciplinary collaboration. More than 350 faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates served as NDIAS Fellows, generating research and publications that advanced knowledge, inspired new undergraduate courses, and opened channels of dialogue across disparate fields.