UConn alumna Dr. Emma Bjorngard-Basayne’18 Ph.D. Philosophy is currently an Academic Advisor at the Office of Undergraduate Advising, UConn School of Business. She is also an Adjunct Professor in Philosophy at the Stamford Campus, UConn. Her career journey suggests that in addition to the academic skills and training gained from one’s degree program, doctoral students […]
Month: April 2021
Stewart Shapiro: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Visiting Professor Stewart Shapiro has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy is both an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members and an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions, and perspectives to address significant challenges. Founded in 1780, the American Academy […]
Lewis Gordon: “How the Court of Law Needs to Change for Racial Justice in America”
Listen to Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon’s recent interview on Let’s Go There with Shira & Ryan, “Racial Justice in America: Police Officers Need to be Subject to the Law and Not Above the Law.” **Episode Description** “Minnesota is in a state of crisis. During the high profile trial of Derek Chauvin trial for […]
Lewis Gordon: “Derek Chauvin Trial”
Read Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon’s recent article, “Derek Chauvin Trial: 3 Questions America Needs to Ask About Seeking Racial Justice in a Court of Law.” **Excerpt from the article** There are three questions I find important to consider as the trial unfolds. These questions address the legal, moral and political legitimacy of any […]
Jane Gordon: “Creolizing Rosa Luxemburg”
Check out “Creolizing Rosa Luxemburg” edited by Affiliate Professor Jane Gordon and Drucilla Cornell (Rutgers). Rosa Luxemburg is unquestionably the most important historical European woman Marxist theorist. Significantly, for the purpose of creolizing the canon, she considered her continent and the globe from an Eastern Europe that was in constant flux and turmoil. From this […]