2024-08-23
- The Department of Philosophy honors Professor McKim, emeritus professor of religion and philosophy who passed away suddenly. McKim was the director of the Program for the Study of Religion (2005-8); head of the Department of Religion (2008-10) and a professor of religious studies and of philosophy for the Campus Honors Faculty (...
2024-08-23 - The Department of Philosophy is conducting an open search, with respect to subject matter, for a full-time, 9-month appointment, tenure system assistant/associate/full professor of philosophy.
2024-07-12 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that we’ve added two new online courses on artificial intelligence in the fall semester: PHIL 440: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and PHIL 442: The AI Revolution. Both courses meet in the second half of the fall semester (October 21-December 11, 2024). PHIL 440: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence The development of...
2024-05-24 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that professor Helga Varden has been elected as the Central Division Representative to the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association. Varden will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. We’re also very pleased to note that alumna, Krista K. Thomason (PhD, ’09, philosophy), who is now an associate professor...- 2024-05-10 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce more recipients of this year’s annual awards. This follows our previous announcement of annual award winners. Donald W. Doerscher Award Evelyn Huzenis Howard F....
2024-05-03 - Max Fan, a junior Philosophy + CS major, has recently been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship which will provide three years of financial support for his graduate studies. Fan will graduate this May and begin his PhD at Cornell University in the fall. While at the University of Illinois, and during a summer internship at NASA in 2023, Fan proposed and...
2024-05-03 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Andrew Smith is the winner of this year's Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award. This award is bestowed annually on the department’s best graduate student instructor. Decisions are based on student evaluations, faculty observations, and any other evidence that a graduate student has exceeded normal expectations in terms of...- 2024-05-03 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce the winners of our annual awards. This year’s awards honor our faculty and graduate students for their teaching excellence and service to the department. Please join us in recognizing their contributions to the department. The Department of...
2024-05-03 - The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that Ashli Anda has accepted an offer as a lecturer in the philosophy department at California Lutheran University. She will be teaching a class called Oppression and Liberation and will also teach Latin American philosophy. It’s been a goal of Anda’s to work for a Hispanic Serving Institution like California Lutheran University since she attended...
2024-04-16 - The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that Sylvia E, a junior majoring in philosophy and brain and cognitive science, was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship for her potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Nationally, 438 students were chosen from the 1,353 nominees to receive the $7,500 award. Slyvia E is one...
2024-04-12 - An annual study of recent alumni reports 96% of philosophy and history majors (combined) who graduated during the most recent 2022-2023 period secured their first destination within six months of commencement. Looking more closely into this data 99% of philosophy majors secured a first destination within the last three years, with 42% starting a job and 57% pursuing additional education. The...
2024-04-03 - The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that four new professors have decided either to join our faculty this fall or visit during the year. These announcements (which are subject to Board approval) come as the department continues to move forward with another senior search. The announcements follow a highly successful recruitment cycle last year, which—according to...
2024-03-08 - The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that three former PhDs recently accepted tenure-track jobs or other positions as assistant professors. Seungil Lee has accepted a tenure-track position at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea. This news follows former PhD student Addison Ellis' acceptance position as an assistant professor at American University...
2024-02-09 - The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce Professor Shelley Weinberg has been named acting director of the Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory.
2024-02-09 - The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce Professor Helga Varden’s book, “Sex, Love, and Gender: A Kantian Account” (Oxford University Press, 2020) was awarded the 2023 North American Kant Society’s Senior Scholar Prize. The Senior Scholar Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding article or book dealing with any aspect of Kant’s philosophy. The 2023 prize was given for the best Kant...