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The Philosophy Department Mourns the Passing of Jay Reuscher, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
John Alfred “Jay” Reuscher, associate professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020, due to complications of COVID-19. Jay was a member of the De
Categories: News, Remembrance
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The GU Philosophy Department Mourns the Passing of Fr. John Langan
Father John Langan passed away on Friday, March 20th, 2020 at the age of 79. Since 1987, Fr. Langan was the Rose Kennedy Professor of Christian Ethics in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at George
Categories: News, Remembrance
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Michael Barnes Accepts Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Univ. of Oklahoma
Michael Barnes (PhD 2019) has accepted a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing at the the University of Oklahoma, as part of the institute's Self, Virtue, a
Categories: News, PhD Placements
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Nate W. Olson (Ph.D. 2012) tenured at Cal. State Bakersfield
We are delighted that the Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies at California State University at Bakersfield has granted Dr. Nate W. Olson early tenure and promoted him to Associate Profe
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Megan Dean wins the 2020 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities
We are thrilled to announce that Megan Dean is the recipient of the 2020 Harold N. Glassman Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities for her dissertation, “Eating as a Self-shaping Acti
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Megan Dean Hired as Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Michigan State University
Megan Dean has accepted a tenure-line assistant professorship in feminist bioethics in the Philosophy department at Michigan State University to begin Fall 2020. In 2019, Dean defended her disser
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Joel Michael Reynolds to Join GU Philosophy Department in Fall 2020
Joel Michael Reynolds will be joining Georgetown University as an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies for Fall 2020. Prof. Reynolds is a specialist in the philosophy of disab
Categories: News, Promotions & Hiring
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Neil Lewis to Be Promoted to Professor
Neil Lewis will be promoted to the rank of (full) Professor as of August, 2020. Prof. Lewis is a scholar of 13th century English philosophy, esp. the thought of Robert Grosseteste and Richard Ruf
Categories: Faculty, News, Promotions & Hiring
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Beauchamp and DeGrazia Publish Study of Animal Ethics Research
Tom L. Beauchamp, Professor emeritus of Philosophy and one of the founders of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, along with David DeGrazia, the Elton Professor of Philosophy at George Washington Un
Categories: Faculty, News, Publications
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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
Categories: Graduate Program, News, PhD Placements