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Kornblith to give lectures in Urbino Summer School

Monday, August 12, 2019

Professor Hilary Kornblith will be giving a lecture as part of the the 3rd Urbino Summer School in Epistemology. The school is organized by the Società Italiana di Filosofia Analitica and will take...
Vere Chappell

Memorial Service for Vere Chappel [UPDATED]

Friday, June 21, 2019

A memorial service for Vere Chappel (1930-2019), Distinguished Professor Emeritus, will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2019 in the Old Chapel at UMass Amherst, from 2pm to 4pm.

Julia Jorati Coming to UMass

Friday, April 5, 2019

We are very happy to announce that Professor Julia Jorati will be joining our faculty beginning Fall 2019.  Professor Jorati received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2013 and has been on the...

Graduate alum Luis Oliveira receives $1.3 million grant from Templeton Foundation

Tuesday, 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...
Vere Chappell

In Memoriam: Vere Chappell (1930 - 2019)

Monday, February 4, 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 ...

Mentoring Workshop Application Deadline Extended

Monday, February 4, 2019

The Mentoring Program for Early-Career Women Philosophers still has openings for the 2019 Mentoring Workshop, and so we are extending the deadline for applications until Feb. 15.  ...