Assessment. This final teaching workshop of the academic year focuses on assessment. Izzy Brassfield, Minji Jang, and Macy Salzberger will lead us in a discussion on best assessment practices, including: thinking about how to use formative and summative assessment; grading … Read more
The 2019 Adams Symposium, “Why is Climate Change so Difficult to Address or Stop?,” featuring Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, will take place on April 12-13, 2019. The symposium begins with Professor Kitcher’s lecture and … Read more
This is a session to talk about ways to prepare effectively for the Bibliography Exam that all of our PhD students take in the second semester of their third year.
This meeting is designed for all graduate students in philosophy and is designed to help people prepare for the job market in philosophy.
Join us to celebrate the end of another wonderful academic year! All are welcome (partners/children/friends), there will be food and drink for all.
Join us as we celebrate our Class of 2019 graduates! The Philosophy Department ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 11th at 1:00 p.m. in Murphey Hall room 116. All are welcome - you do not need a ticket to … Read more
The workshop, which will be filled with talks and comments by, and discussions with, some of Jerry’s students over the years, will include lunch and then a dinner party at Jerry and Leslie’s home, where philosophers will be joined by … Read more
Compass is a two-day workshop for diverse undergraduates and terminal MA students interested in philosophy. We aim to create a relaxed and inclusive environment for students to discuss philosophical topics, network, and hone their academic skills. Our hope is that … Read more
Neither a Populist nor a Vanguardist Be: Respecting the Will and Wisdom of the People Abstract: This paper considers three different conceptions of “the people” and what it means to “respect” their collective will and wisdom: (a) the democratic conception of the … Read more
