He has been teaching 23 years. Topics in character education and applied ethics are consistent foci of all his courses, regardless of their specific content. He inaugurated an undergraduate course at the University of Miami entitled “Community and Character Development.” Since the inception of the course, class enrollment has been virtually at capacity. He presents topics in this course related to character, purpose, and well-being in compelling ways to help invigorate the latent idealistic and benevolent interests of his students.