Tufts University will host the

New England Regional High School Ethics Bowl

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The competition will be held in person at Miner Hall at Tufts University

 

More information on what an Ethics Bowl is or how to get involved can be found at the The National High School Ethics Bowl website.  The site provides rules and procedures, the cases that will be debated, how to start a team at your high school, and many more details. If you are considering  participating, there is sure to be a lot of helpful information for you there.

Below are some answers to frequently asked questions.

Dates

The New England Regional High School Ethics Bowl will be held on FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The deadline for registration with the Tufts Philosophy Department is DECEMBER 20, 2024

Note that you must also register for the regional competition. If you do so before NOVEMBER 1, the fee is reduced.

How to register your team for the Northeast Regional at Tufts:

We recommend that teams have between four (4) and six (6) members.  In accordance with the national HSEB rules, no more than five (5) students from a team may compete in any given round.

 Once we have heard from interested schools, we will determine if we can accommodate more than one team per school.  If your school wants to send more than one team, please contact us so we can take this into account as we plan. Emails should be sent to:   Susan.Russinoff@tufts.edu

Please submit an online registration form, which asks for school, chaperone, and student information.

Registration Form:

The online registration form is required for participation in the New England Regional Ethics Bowl. The form asks information about the participating school, chaperone(s), and team members. Registration is open until DECEMBER 20, 2024

 Cost:

A registration fee of $175 per school, if paid prior to November 1, and $250, after that date. It is collected by the National High School Ethics Bowl, Parr School for Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.   You can submit your payment online here: https://apps2.research.unc.edu/events/index.cfm?event=events.go&key=C3D8

The $175 fee can be waived in cases of financial hardship. Contact Leonidas Kirby, director of the NHSEB, if you have questions. leonidas.kirby@unc.edu

     We will be serving lunch and snacks for everyone on February 8 and will ask for $15 per participating student to help  cover the cost.  Details to follow.

 

Other Information:

Once you are registered, we will be in touch with more information about the February 8 event.

For information including this year’s cases, rules and regulations, and the judge’s score sheet check out  the NHSEB site