A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest

'Moral decision': Naval War College ethics professor says Trump made her job 'untenable'

When Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the United States' 2024 presidential election, Pauline Shanks Kaurin considered retiring from her job teaching military ethics at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island — a job she held for seven years. Kaurin, however, opted to stay for the time being. But now, five months into Trump's second presidency, Kaurin is resigning from the Naval War College.Never Trump con…

A Military-Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest

Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded that she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.

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Pauline M. Shanks Kaurin, a philosopher specializing in military ethics, just war theory, and applied ethics, has resigned from her position as the Admiral James B. Stockdale Chair in Professional Military Ethics at the Naval War College (Newport, Rhode Island), because she believes that “the kind of teaching and research the Navy once hired her to do will now be impossible.” According to The Atlantic, Shanks-Kaurin, who joined the Naval War Col…

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