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A new fund to provide undergraduates with support to attend conferences, study abroad, develop language skills, or pursue other special opportunities. Thanks to a very generous gift from James and Eleanor Lesher, we now have a new endowment to fund … Read more
We are delighted to announce that Mariska Leunissen, currently an assistant professor of philosophy at Washington University, St. Louis will be joining our faculty in July. Currently a Fellow at the Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies, she works in ancient … Read more
Two members of the department have won University-wide teaching awards this year. Alan Nelson has won the Award for Excellence in Post-baccalaureate Teaching while Geoff Sayre-McCord has won a Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
The Great Debate: Can Science Tell us Right From Wrong? HERE is a video of Simon Blackburn’s contribution to a conference on the relation between science and morality. His presentation was given on November 6th, 2010, at Arizona State University.
The Parr Center for Ethics and the Department of Philosophy announce the appointment of a new staff member. Adam Schaefer, who has degrees in journalism and in law for UNC/Chapel Hill is joining our staff on Monday, November 29th. With … Read more
Three philosophy majors are being initiated in to Phi Beta Kappa this Fall. Ben Buck, Corey Cusimano, and Lisette Stone will be initated this Fall at a ceremony on November 22, 2010, at 4:00 pm in the Friday Center. Founded … Read more
