Alum named one of Time 100 Most Influential
Travis Tygart, a Chapel Hill Philosophy major has been named one of the 100 most influential people of 2013 by Time Magazine.
Travis Tygart, a Chapel Hill Philosophy major has been named one of the 100 most influential people of 2013 by Time Magazine.
George Schlesinger, Professor Emeritus, passed away George Schlesinger, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, died on June 27, 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 87 years old. A website to honor Dr. Schlesinger, and provide a resource for those who may be … Read more
MacKenzie Wins SSHRC Fellowship, a three year research fellowship. Jordan MacKenzie has won a three year fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to support her graduate studies.
LEARN NC and UNC Philosophy Department Collaborate to Provide Teacher Resource. “Philosophy 101 for Educators” offers strategies for adapting instruction, complete lesson plans A new online guide designed to help K-12 teachers incorporate philosophy into their instruction has been published … Read more
Thomas E. Hill, Jr., the Kenan Professor of Philosophy, has been elected Vice President of the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division for 2013-14. He will automatically become President of the APA (Eastern) for 2014-15.
Media Watch: Susan Wolf discussed in the Boston Review in a nice interview with Larissa MacFarquhar on her interest in moral saints. The interview is available here.
Media Watch: L.A. Paul discussed in the New Yorker in an interesting article on deciding to go to graduate school. The article is here.
Please join us to honor our graduating philosophy students. The Philosophy department will host a ceremony for B.A. and Ph.D. graduates on Sunday, May 12 in Howell 104. The ceremony will begin after the main commencement ceremony at Kenan Stadium … Read more
WUNC carried a story about this exciting event. Go to WUNC: http://www.wunc.org/post/winning-ethics-national-competition-comes-chapel-hill
These are highly competitive fellowships for graduate students in all disciplines. Dan Layman and Wesley Sauret have both won Dissertation Completion Fellowships from the UNC Graduate School.