NHSEB’s 2022-2023 Undergraduate Assistant, and namesake of the National High School Ethics Bowl’s recently-announced Alumni Scholarship, Austin Foushee, is profiled here by the University of North Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences:   Senior Austin Foushee’s commitment to the National … Continued

Congratulations to our newest philosophy major Phi Beta Kappa inductees! They are as follows: Fall 2022 Carson J. Gartner, Hayden Graham, Gavin C. Hughes, Sophia A. Johnson Spring 2023 Jade K. Monday, Nina A. Christensen, Henry V. Farnham More details, including … Continued

Parr Center Director of Outreach Michael Vazquez has been honored with a university-wide Office of the Provost Engaged Scholarship Award. A Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Michael was recognized for his commitment to forging lasting, democratic and … Continued

“How can college students and communities come together around an ancient text? A team from Chapel Hill shares their experience and insights.” Read the full article here.

Read the UNC College of Arts and Sciences article here.

Parr Center Graduate Assistant Delaney Thull is a 2022-2023 recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from Carolina Center for Public Service’s APPLES Service-Learning Initiative for her work on the Philosophy Department’s innovative PHIL 292 course, Democratic Deliberation Across the Rural-Urban Divide. This course … Continued

Many congratulations to talented philosophy major Ellie Riggsbee for having been admitted to the highly selective 2023 Colorado Summer Seminar in Philosophy! This seminar, taught by philosophy faculty at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is intended for outstanding advanced undergraduates who … Continued

Our own Director of the National High School Ethics Bowl, Dr. Alex Richardson, has been appointed to a three-year term on the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy. Alex’s term will begin July 1 of this year and run … Continued

Rebecca Walker was recently interviewed for an article in the New York Times, “What Do We Owe Lab Animals.” Read the article here.

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will present the 2022 Thomas Jefferson Award to Philosophy Professor Geoff Sayre-McCord at the January Faculty Council meeting. Sayre-McCord is the Director of UNC’s Philosophy, Politics, & Economics Program. He is also the Founding Director of the Philosophy, … Continued