Dana Radcliffe

Dana Radcliffe is an adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs and teaches ethics courses in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He is also the Day Family Senior Lecturer of Business Ethics in Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business. 

He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy and has blogged for the Huffington Post on ethical issues in business, politics and public policy. Previously, he worked in strategic real estate consulting for Deloitte & Touche in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Radcliffe earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Syracuse University, an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.Phil. in philosophy from Yale University and a B.A. in philosophy from Fort Hays State University.  

“Are Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Lies or ‘Free Speech?”, op-ed, The Hill, November 9, 2023.  https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4300063-are-trumps-election-fraud-claims-lies-or-free-speech/

“How Jack Smith Can Prove Trump Knew He Lost the 2020 Election,” op-ed, The Hill, September 23, 2023.  https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4198002-how-jack-smith-can-prove-trump-knew-he-lost-the-2020-election/

“Does It Matter If Trump Believes He Won the 2020 Election?”, op-ed, The Hill, January 29, 2023.  https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3835058-does-it-matter-if-trump-believes-he-won-the-2020-election/

“The One Question Sen. Cruz Must Answer,” op-ed, The Hill, January 5, 2021.  https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532710-the-one-question-sen-cruz-must-answer/

“If Government’s First Duty Is to Protect Us, How Can Masks in Public Be Optional?”, op-ed (with Martin Dobelle), The Hill, July 26, 2020.  https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/509008-if-governments-first-duty-is-to-protect-us-how-can-masks-in-public-be/

“Voting Can Seem Irrational—But You Should Do It Anyway,” op-ed (with Martin Dobelle), The Hill, July 9, 2020.  https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/506645-voting-is-irrational-do-it-anyway/

“Should President Trump Receive a Fair Trial? Mitch McConnell, Meet Alexander Hamilton,” op-ed, The Hill, January 4, 2020.  https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/476789-should-president-trump-receive-a-fair-trial-mitch-mcconnell-meet-alexander/

“Citizens Divided: How a Politics of Contempt Threatens Our Democracy,” invited post for the Online Executive MPA Program Blog, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, April 13, 2018.  https://onlinegrad.syracuse.edu/blog/politics-of-contempt-threaten-democracy/

“Ethics: The Importance of Graduating MBAs Who Consider More than Shareholder Return,” question & answer (with Seb Murray), BusinessBecause.com, August 31, 2017.  https://www.businessbecause.com/news/mba-degree/4769/importance-graduating-mbas-consider-more-than-shareholder-return

“Dashed Hopes: Why Aren’t Social Media Delivering Democracy?”, Hufffington Post, October 21, 2015.  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dashed-hopes-why-arent-so_b_8343082

“Power, The Pledge, and Professional Responsibility in Military Comptrollership,” Armed Forces Comptroller (Journal of the American Society of Military Comptrollers), Fall 2015.

“The Internet: Power Without Responsibility?”, op-ed, Huffington Post, September 9, 2014.  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-internet-power-withou_b_5784540

“Ethics in Food Science,” talk given to Professor Robert Gravani’s “Leadership and Career Skills in Food Science” class, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, March 13, 2017.

“Ethical Decision Making in Technology,” talk given to Professor Mukti Khaire’s “Leadership for Studio” class, Cornell Tech, Cornell University, March 9, 2017.

“Ethical Leadership in Public Service and Civil Society,” workshop presentation with Humbert H. Humphrey Fellows, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, January 31, 2017.

“The Responsible Conduct of Research,” workshop presentations with graduate students working on federally funded research, Syracuse University, November 4 and November 10, 2016.

“Engineering Ethics,” talk given to Professor Jay Henderson’s “Introduction to Engineering” class, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, October 6, 2016.

“Ethical Decision-Making,” talk given to Professor Martha Garcia-Murillo’s “Information Policy” class, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, September 19, 2016.

“Ethical Leadership in Public Service and Civil Society,” workshop presentation with Young African Leadership Initiative Fellows, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, July 12, 2016.

“The Responsible Conduct of Research,” talk given to the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute’s Summer Research Program for Undergraduates, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, June 15, 2016.

“Critical Thinking in Consulting,” talk given to the Consulting Engagement Division of the Cornell Graduate Consulting Club, Cornell University, June 8, 2016.

Moderator, “The Prosecution and Defense of White-Collar Crime: A Conversation with Denis McInerney,” 2016 Day Family Ethics Lecture, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, April 12, 2016.

“Ethical Decision Making in Operations,” talk given to “Semester in Strategic Operations” class, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, April 4, 2016.

“Ethics in Food Science,” talk given to Professor Robert Gravani’s “Leadership and Career Skills in Food Science” class, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, March 14, 2016.