Submissions are now open for the Philosophy Department's History of Philosophy Scholarship, which comes with an award of $1,500. Applications need to completed by 1 April, 2024. View this story for information about the scholarship and for submission instructions.
A recent opinion article published by Technician describes a variety of ways that studying philosophy can help you to gain a competitive advantage in many employment sectors.
Simpliciter is a new undergraduate philosophy journal published at Brandeis University. The first submission deadline is January 7, 2024.
Please join us in congratulating Elliott Schreck, who was selected by the Philosophy Department as the recipient of the 2023 Craig Macy Scholarship.
A recent AP News story describes how Francesco Farioli, who studied philosophy at Florence University, ultimately became the coach of the OGC Nice football club in France's Ligue 1.
Through the generosity of anonymous donors the department has a new fund for our majors. The goal is to provide help to students who might be dealing with external difficulties, particularly financial ones. If you're a philosophy major who needs help, or you know of a student who might, or if you would like to contribute to the fund, please click this story to read more!
Professor Deborah Boyle (College of Charleston) will be the Philosophy Department's 2023 Distinguished Lecturer in the History of Philosophy. Boyle's first lecture (title TBA) will take place Thursday, March 23, at 1:00pm in Lindquist Hall Room 100. The second lecture (title TBA) will take place Friday, March 24, at 1:00pm in Lindquist Hall Room 100. Both talks are free and open to the public
Come as you are for an afternoon of resilience and food! Attendees will have the chance to listen to Dr. Kabagarama speak on the topic of resilience, incorporating her early life experience in Uganda, migration to the United States in 1982, and career as a professor, minister, storyteller, poet, author, and motivational speaker. Friday, February 10, 1pm-3:30pm at the CAC Theater. The talk is free and open to the public.
The Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is hosting a meet and greet with employers on February 15, from 10:30am to 12:30pm, for students in the liberal arts and sciences interested in chatting with employers about positions and internships. Free pizza!
Professor James Schwartz is the lead editor of a new Oxford University Press volume, "Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration," which platforms marginalized and underrepresented perspectives on space exploration. The volume will appear in late March and is available for pre-order.
Alumni News
Zohreh Dalirian has been admitted to the Doctoral program in Education at Southeastern
University (2021).
returned to his roots in the WSU Philosophy department to give talks on the philosophical significance and implications of the blockchain technology used
in cryptocurrencies for Internet 3.0, and a philosophical analysis of state intelligence
in democratic and authoritarian systems (2021).
is a civic engagement manager at the Kansas Leadership Center (2021).
is now enrolled in the PhD program in Philosophy at UCLA with 7 years of funding.
She's studying Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Political Philosophy, and Logic (2021).
finished his masters at York University and is now getting his PhD in Philosophy
at the University of British Columbia. He's studying Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Social Science and Philosophy of Medicine (2020).
is finishing his dissertation for a PhD in Communications at the Annenberg School
of Communications, USC (2020).
Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover founded , a creative concept to market maker space in 成人头条's Old Town Opportunity Zone
(2019).
Alumni Spotlight
Class of 2014
Education:
成人头条, Political Science and Philosophy double major (2014)
UC Berkley Law School (2016)
Previous Employment:
U.S. Army Reserve
Associate Attorney, DLA Piper LLP.
Current Job Title:
Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles CA
