Graduate Program

• Congratulations, Dr. Talhouk!

  The Department wishes our most sincere congratulations to Omar Talhouk, who successfully defended his dissertation on August 10, 2023. His work is entitled: "The Functions of Metaphysics." His abstra

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• Nanette Ryan Successfully Defends Dissertation

  The Philosophy Department offers our congratulations to Nanette Ryan, who successfully defended her dissertation, entitled "Self Respect and Childhood," last fall. Congratulations, Dr. Ryan!

  Categories: Dissertation Defenses, Graduate Program, News

• Georgetown Philosophy Ph.D. Tony Manela Awarded Tenure at Siena College

  The Department is proud to announce that Tony Manela has been awarded tenure at Siena College and will be promoted to Associate Professor in the fall. Manela graduated with his Ph.D. in 2014. His dis

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• Madeline Ward Successfully Defends Dissertation

  The Department of Philosophy congratulates PhD student Madeline Ward on the successful defense of her dissertation, entitled: With All Due Deference: Marginalized Epistemic Agents and What They're Ow

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• Gerald Taylor Successfully Defends Dissertation

  PhD candidate Gerald Taylor has successfully defended his dissertation, entitled: "Strawsonian Constitutivism: A Statement and Defense." Congratulations, Dr. Taylor!

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• Georgetown Graduate Chong Choe-Smith Receives Tenure at Cal State Sacramento

  Congratulations to Professor Chong Choe-Smith, a graduate of Georgetown's PhD program in Philosophy, who has been awarded tenure and promotion to associate professor at Cal State Sacramento. Choe-Smi

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• Jebari Accepts Post-Doctoral Position at Berman Institute of Bioethics

  Dr. Joey Jebari has accepted a postdoctoral position at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, where he will develop his important ideas about the intersections between systems biology, pub

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• GU Philosophy PhD Program Rated Among the Best in the Country

  In a recent independent analysis of both subjective student satisfaction and objective factors such as diversity, placement, and post-graduate success, Georgetown’s PhD program in Philosophy ranks am

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• Katherine Ward (ABD) hired as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bucknell Univ.

  Katherine Ward has accepted a tenure-line assistant professorship in philosophy at Bucknell Univ. in Lewisburg, PA, for Fall 2020. Ward is currently ABD, completing her doctoral dissertation, "St

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• Fruh Accepts Tenure-Line Position at Duke Kunshan University

  Dr. Kyle Fruh has accepted a tenure-line assistant professorship at Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China. Dr. Fruh will start his position in fall, 2019. Dr. Fruh defended his d

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