Since 1969, we have awarded about 150 doctoral degrees. Most of the degree recipients went into the academic job market, seeking positions teaching philosophy. In addition to these degree recipients some others have gone into the job market prior to receipt of their Ph.D. Altogether 107 job seekers were successful in their job search. Of these, 86 got tenure-track jobs. Many of these are now tenured. These include many prominent philosophers such as Richard Feldman at the University of Rochester, Mark Richard at Tufts University, and Ted Sider formerly at Rutgers University and now at NYU.

Since 1994, 42 of our students accepted academic positions. In 30 of these instances, the position was tenure-track. Several of these individuals already have tenure. Notable recent placements include Sider at Rutgers University, J.C. Beall at the University of Connecticut, Dan Kaufman and Chris Heathwood at the University of Colorado, and Ben Bradley and Kris McDaniel at Syracuse. A more complete account of the success of our PhDs in the job market since 1969 can be found in the Department’s Website under “Placement”.

In the past few years sixteen students went on the job market for the first time. Every one of these found a job (even though some of them have not yet received the PhD). These were:

Don Berkich, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, tenure-track
Meghan Griffith, Davidson College, tenure-track
Chris Heathwood, University of Colorado, tenure-track
Dan Kaufmann, University of Colorado, tenure-track
Marcy Lascano, UC Long Beach, tenure-track
Kim Leighton, Cornell University, non-tenure-track
Mark Lukas, Longwood University, tenure-track
Kris McDaniel, Syracuse University, tenure-track
Jason Raibley, UC Long Beach, tenure-track
Creighton Rosental, Mercer University, tenure-track
Scott Senn, Minnesota State University Moorhead, tenure-track
Jennifer Susse, Michigan State University, tenure-track
Jean-Paul Vessel, New Mexico State University, tenure-track
Erik Wielenberg, DePauw University, tenured 
Chris Kosciuk, Suffolk County Community College, tenure-track
Andy Platt, St. Cloud State University, non-tenure-track
Kristen Hine, Towson University, tenure-track

(It should be noted that some of these people have already moved from one job to another. Others have been upgraded from non-tenure-track to tenure-track. There have been other changes.)  Some already have tenure.

We work hard to prepare our graduate students for the job market. We advise students on their application materials and their writing samples; we provide “mock interviews”; we encourage students to present their research before the Department. Although some of our Ph.D.s spend a few years on the market or in non-tenure-track positions, those who persist generally end up in tenure-track positions. Relative to Ph.D. programs with a national ranking similar to ours, this is an excellent result.