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Amelia Shaw awarded William F. Field Alumni Scholar Award

Monday, May 25, 2020

Amelia Shaw '21 was recently awarded the William F. Field Alumni Scholar Award. The William F. Field Alumni Scholar Awards "recognize and honor third-year students for their academic achievements...

Bricker's Collected Papers out with Oxford University Press

Friday, May 15, 2020

Professor Philip Bricker's latest book is hot off the press.

Summer philosophy program receives support from Mass Humanities

Thursday, April 16, 2020

The Philosophy Department was awarded a $15,000 grant from Mass Humanities. The award is to go towards funding a two-week summer philosophy program, Question Everything, for high school students...

Wilson wins University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award for 2019-20

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Andréa Wilson, currently a graduate student in the Philosophy Department, has been awarded the highly competitive, University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award for 2019-20. The Award, according to...

Partee Awarded Benjamin Franklin Medal

Friday, January 31, 2020

Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy Emerita, Barbara Partee has been awarded the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science for her "foundational...

Bricker to give keynote at workshop in Geneva

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Phil Bricker will give a keynote address at the Possible Worlds workshop, to be held at the University of Geneva. For more information, please visit the workshop website.