Santa Clara University is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards with respect to its operations, activities, and programs. In furtherance of that commitment, all University employees are ...

A unique type of conflict of interest may arise when members of an organization assist in the development of new federal programs or federal contract specifications, and that organization later ...

RIT places great importance on preserving the integrity of its research, teaching, learning, outreach, and community activities. While the university encourages faculty and staff to engage in external ...

Four recent cases illustrate circumstances that may expose a deal to challenge because of a conflict of interest, and the ways a board or special committee may help insulate a deal process from ...

Note: The Approval Authority for HOP policy 10.04, Conflict of Interest in Research and Intellectual Property, is the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterprise or his ...

Kerre Woodham comments on New Zealand's problem with conflicts of interests among governing and executive roles.

June 26, 2025 - It has been hard to miss the headlines in recent months involving a number of high-profile, high-net worth individuals taking senior positions in the federal government. There have ...

John Pelissero is a political scientist and is the former director of government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. Most elected public ...

Power and privilege have existed for as long as humans have. Some argue that both are innate, presenting themselves not just in society but also in biology, and Darwin's "survival of the fittest" ...

As with many aspects of research administration, careful proposal preparation is key in managing the ongoing compliance of a project. Here are questions that should be considered regarding conflict of ...

In January 2017, President-Elect Trump held a press conference and released a conflict of interest policy. In what feels like a lifetime ago, many people learned for the first time about the ...