Jen Morton, whose paper, “Grit” (Ethics), co-written with Sarah Paul, was honored by The Philosopher’s Annual as one of the ten best for 2019.
Congratulations, Jen!
Category Archives: News
Susan Wolf interviewed on ‘Five Questions’
Prof. Susan Wolf was recently interviewed by Kieran Setiya on the podcast, Five Questions. Please click here to listen!
Interview with Travis Tygart, CEO of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and Chapel Hill Philosophy Major
Please see here to check out Travis Tygart’s interview! Travis graduated from UNC in 1993 with a B.A. in Philosophy.
Rebecca Walker featured in Endeavors
Prof. Rebecca Walker was recently featured in Endeavors! Please see here to read more about her research in navigating animal research ethics.
Spring 2020 Phi Beta Kappa inductees
Congratulations to our newest philosophy major Phi Beta Kappa inductees, Andreamarie Efthymiou, Kethan Galloway, and Adila Islam! Please see here for more details. Each semester, Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society initiates exceptional undergraduates. We warmly commend our philosophy students for this outstanding achievement!
Philosophy graduate students featured as Global Grad Scholars
The Graduate School’s Diversity and Student Success Program has recently interviewed some of our Department’s graduate students as part of their Global Grad Scholars series. Please follow the links below to read more:
Warm congratulations on these features, Global Scholars!
Geoff Sayre-McCord wins APA’s Philip L. Quinn Prize
It is our honor to inform you that the American Philosophical Association has awarded Geoff Sayre-McCord the Philip L. Quinn Prize for service to philosophy and philosophers.
Congratulations, Geoff!
Parr Center Director, Sarah Stroud, featured in Focus Carolina
Parr Center Director, Sarah Stroud, is a featured professor in the Focus Carolina series (which profiles UNC academics who are making a difference).
Beginning the week of December 16, 2019, tune in to Focus Carolina during morning, noon and evening drive times (7:36 a.m., 12:36 p.m. and 5:36 p.m. on 1360 AM/97.9 FM) and on the weekends to hear her story! Focus Carolina is an exclusive program on 97.9 The Hill WCHL (sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
For more information, and to listen to the radio segments, please see here. Congratulations on this feature, Sarah!
Graduate student Macy Salzberger profiled in Endeavors
Graduate student Macy Salzberger was recently featured in Endeavors: Stories Powered by UNC Research. Please see here to read the full article!
Graduate students to serve the public humanities as Adams Fellows
It is our pleasure to announce that Minji Jang, Audra Jenson, Daniel Kokotajlo, and Pavel Nitchovski have been selected as 2019-2020 Maynard Adams Fellows for the Public Humanities!
Congratulations, all!