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In Memory of Larry Foster

Friday, July 7, 2023

Lawrence (Larry) Foster, who was once a faculty member in the Philosophy Department at UMass Amherst, and later became a long-serving member and chair of the Philosophy Department at UMass Boston,...

Chen to join USC

Friday, April 7, 2023

Lu Chen (PhD 2020), currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Koç University, has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at USC, where she will start in January 2024. ...

Center for Philosophy and Children awarded $250,000 grant from Teagle Foundation for summer program

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Center for Philosophy and Children awarded $250,000 grant from Teagle Foundation for summer program...

SWIP Distinguished Philosopher Award

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy announces that the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Philosopher Award is Kathryn Norlock, Professor of Philosophy and The Kenneth Mark Drain Chair in...

Garcia selected as runner up for Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prize

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Professor Ernesto V. Garcia's essay, "Rethinking Acts of Conscience: Integrity, Civility, and the Common Good", was selected as the runner up for the Royal Institute of Philosophy's 2021 Essay...

Jorati awarded Faculty Research Grant/Healey Endowment Grant

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Professor Julia Jorati has recently been awarded a Faculty Research Grant/Healey Endowment Grant. The award will help Professor Jorati produce two scholarly monographs that "examine philosophical...