Two of Professor Kieth Simmons’ former students, Jamin Asay and Susanna Melkonian-Altshuler, have secured a contract with Routledge for a book titled “Truth, Logic, and Paradox: Festschrift for Keith Simmons”. Among the contributors are esteemed Philosophy faculty: Dorit Bar-On, Michael Lynch, Lionel Shapiro, and Julian Schloeder, and two UConn PhDs, Susanna Melkonian-Altshuler and Rashed Ahmad. […]
Marcos Alcázar Estrella: To Give Talk at 2nd UFABC-USP Workshop
Philosophy graduate student, Marcos Alcázar Estrella, is set to give a talk titled “Re-Evaluating Rationality in Emotional Actions” at the 2nd UFABC-USP Workshop: Philosophy and Neuroscience organized by the Universidade Federal do ABC and the Universidade de São Paulo on April 14th-15th. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Heather Battaly, “The Puzzle of Humility and Disparity” (2021) Referenced by U.S. Senator (D) Cory Booker
Professor Heather Battaly’s 2021 paper “The Puzzle of Humility and Disparity,” co-authored with Dennis Whitcomb, Jason Baehr, and Dan Howard-Snyder, is referenced and discussed in U.S. Senator (D) Cory Booker’s new book Stand. The paper itself can be found in The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility edited by M. Lynch, A.Tanesini, and M. Alfano. […]
Lewis Gordon: Delivered Public Lectures at Harvard University and University of Illinois
Recently, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has delivered 2 public lectures: The Greenfield Lynch Sponsored event Black, Jewish, and Beautiful: Contemporary Blewish Voices, as a part of the Greenfield Lynch lecture series. And, “On Afro-Jewish Philosophy” at the Hutchins Center for African & African American research at Harvard University. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend […]
Joel Lorenzatti: Published in Neuropsychologia
Joel Lorenzatti, one of last years winners of the Millikan Fellowship, has had his paper titled “What is aphantasia? A conceptual articulation and empirical evaluation,” published in Neuropsychologia. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Mark Dickson: Finalist for the 3MT and Graduate Student Showcase Competition
Philosophy PhD student, Mark Dickson, has been selected as a finalist for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and Graduate Student Showcase Competition! The event will take place on Wednesday, April 8th 2026 from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM in the Konover Auditorium of the Dodd Center for Human Rights. Mark will present his 3-minute talk, “Truth […]
Ting-an Lin: Presented at Vanderbilt University
Philosophy’s Professor Ting-an Lin spoke on March 24th, 2026 on Structural Injustice and Algorithmic Bias as a part of Vanderbilt University’s series on AI and the Human. Congratulations, Professor Lin!
Chris Rahlwes Appointed as Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University
2023 Philosophy PhD alumni, former UConn visiting assistant professor and current research associate, Chris Rahlwes is set to begin his appointment as Bhagavan Sambhavnath Endowed Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in the fall of 2026! The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our warmest congratulations!
Lewis Gordon: Featured on Tavis Smiley Podcast
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Global Affairs Lewis Gordon is featured in a recent episode of the Tavis Smiley podcast. The podcast can be found on Speaker by IHeart Radio. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations to Professor Gordon!
“Jean-Luc Godard: Philosopher/Insurgent”, Jonathan Scott Lee
Jonathan Scott Lee, UConn Philosophy PhD, 1978, current Professor of Philosophy at Colorado College, had just published a new book titled Jean-Luc Godard: Philosopher/Insurgent (New York: Bloomsbury, 2026). Find more details about this book on the publisher’s, Bloomsbury, website. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations to Professor Scott Lee!