Piety, Impiety, and the Business of the University.

The article examines the relationship between piety and the modern university by revisiting Plato's dialogue *Euthyphro*, where questions of piety, justice, and the good of the city are central. It identifies four archetypes within the university community—Euthyphros (those claiming divine judgment), Meletus (state-ratified enforcers of orthodoxy), Socrates (inquisitive seekers of truth), and Non-Meletus (those indifferent to questions of piety)—arguing that genuine academic inquiry requires engagement with fundamental questions of piety and justice. The author challenges universities to consider whether their primary mission is merely vocational training or the deeper investigation of moral and communal values, suggesting that neglecting such inquiry renders a university impious or unholy.