Graduate alum Luis Oliveira receives $1.3 million grant from Templeton Foundation
February 19, 2019
Luis Oliveira, who earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from UMass in 2015 and is now Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston, just received a $1.3 million grant from the Templeton...
In Memoriam: Vere Chappell (1930 - 2019)
February 04, 2019
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Vere Chappell, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Philosophy. Vere Claiborne Chappell, born in Rochester, New York on March 22, 1930 died ...
Speaker Series: Roger White, MIT
South College E470
3:30 pm
Speaker Series: Sally Haslanger, MIT
South College E470
3:30 pm
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