October 5, 2026
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The Department of Philosophy is proud to announce that PhD graduate Britt Currie has accepted a tenure-track position as assistant professor of philosophy at City Colleges of New York (CCNY).
Currie is a philosophy of cognitive science and moral psychology. Her research focuses on the nature of empathy, the role of social and moral norms in everyday interactions, and the psychology of moral decision-making.
Currie finished her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2025. Before her appointment at CCNY, she was a lecturer at Hutton Honors College at Indiana University, Bloomington.
In a recent Q&A with CCNY, Currie describes her academic journey and the experiences that led her to study philosophy.