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The Mann Center serves as a leader in promoting academic integrity at Samford and throughout the Southeast.

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Working with the Mann Center, Samford student teams develop curriculum for aspiring South African farmers.

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Mann Center founding director John Knapp selected as 12th president of Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

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Recent programs have addressed timely ethical issues with student, professional and community audiences.

Distinctive Programs
Serving Samford, society, and the world

We facilitate curricular and co-curricular programs designed to promote productive, moral discourse.

We facilitate curricular and co-curricular programs designed to promote productive, moral discourse.

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Faculty and Staff
Creating interdisciplinary connections across campus

We collaborate with faculty and staff from many of Samford's diverse schools and departments.

We collaborate with faculty and staff from many of Samford's diverse schools and departments.

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International Initiatives
Invoking a worldwide dialogue of ethics

We engage in a number of exciting initiatives in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

We engage in a number of exciting initiatives in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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Upcoming Events
Connecting Samford to the community

We invite the larger community to join us for many of our programs, both on-campus and off.

We invite the larger community to join us for many of our programs, both on-campus and off.

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Media Center
Sharing our experiences with the world

View video interviews, download podcasts, browse event photos, and join us on social media.

View video interviews, download podcasts, browse event photos, and join us on social media.

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 The Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership emphasizes the indispensable connection between ethics and good leadership in business, government, social services and the classic professions. Much of the center’s work is at this vital nexus of ethics and leadership. 

Frances Marlin Mann Center for Ethics and Leadership
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
205-726-4634 or Azalea Hulbert, Program Manager