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Guidry-Grimes Accepts Tenure-Line Asst. Professorship

Laura Guidry-Grimes (MA, ABD) has accepted a tenure-line assistant professorship in the Division of Medical Humanities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She…

March 9, 2017

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Beauchamp Delivers "Life of Learning" Address

Prof. Tom L. Beauchamp delivered the “Life of Learning” address to the Spring Faculty Convocation on April 5, 2016. Beauchamp was honored by President John DeGioia…

April 8, 2016

Awards
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Gallegos Wins Ford Foundation Fellowship

Francisco Gallegos, a doctoral student in the Philosophy Department, has won a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for the 2016–17 academic year. The fellowship is…

April 8, 2016

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PhD Placements

Choe-Smith Accepts Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship

Chong Un Choe-Smith has accepted a tenure-track assistant professorship at California State University, Sacramento, beginning fall, 2016. Choe-Smith is currently finishing her…

March 17, 2016

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PhD Placements

Anne Jeffrey Accepts Tenure-Track Assistant Professorship

Dr. Anne Jeffrey , who defended her doctoral dissertation, “On the Moral Significance of Conscience,” in May 2015 under the mentorship of Prof. Mark Murphy, has…

February 7, 2016

Dissertation Defenses
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Congratulations to Jeffrey, McShane, and Glazer

Over the past six months three doctoral students in the Philosophy Department have successfully defended their dissertations and earned their PhDs:  Anne Jeffrey, “On…

February 7, 2016

Dissertation Defenses
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PhD Candidate successfully defends dissertation

Anne Jeffrey successfully defended her dissertation, “On Moral Significance of Conscience”. Congratulations!…

June 23, 2015

Dissertation Defenses
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Oren Magid Successfully Defends Dissertation

Oren Magid successfully defended his dissertation, “Heidegger’s Investigation of Death: Human Finitude and the Final End”. Committee: Bill Blattner (mentor),…

June 23, 2015

Awards
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Professor Mark Murphy Receives Mara Faculty Mentorship Award

Congratulations to Professor Mark Murphy of the philosophy department who was awarded the Mara Faculty Mentorship Award earlier this week! The department would also like to…

May 1, 2015

Awards
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Center for Medieval Philosophy's Research Associate Sandra Strachan-Vieira is a 2015 ITEL Open Track grant team awardee for "The Global Middle Ages"

Professor of History David Goldfrank, Assistant Dean Stefan Zimmers, and the Center for Medieval Philosophy Research Associate Sandra Strachan-Vieira were awarded a 2015 ITEL…

February 20, 2015