Congratulations to Professor Heather Battaly, one of the Principal Investigators on a $6.6 Million grant that supports Applied Research on Intellectual Humility, funded by the John Templeton Foundation and the Center for Stress, Trauma, and Resilience at Georgia State University. The request for proposals can be found below. The deadline for letters of intent is […]
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Lewis Gordon: Seminary Co-Op Book for 2022
Congratulations to Professor and Department Head Lewis Gordon‘s, whose book Fear of Black Consciousness has been chosen as one of the Seminary Co-Op Notable books for 2022! Now in its seventh year, the Seminary Co-op Notables list celebrates the books published in 2022 that helped define scholarship and inquiry. With the release of this annual […]
Mary Gregg: APA Member Interview
Congratulations to Mary Gregg, a recent UConn Ph.D. Alumna, for being selected for an APA Member interview! This section of the APA Blog is designed to get to know our fellow philosophers a little better. Profiles of APA members spotlight what captures their interest not only inside the office, but also outside of it. […]
Dorit Bar-On: Walter C. Murray Lecture
We encourage you to join Dr. Dorit Bar-On in discussing how language might have evolved from animal communication. This exciting event is hosted by the University of Saskatchewan Department of Philosophy on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Lewis Gordon: Interview with Tavis Smiley
Why does Black consciousness pose such a threat to racist power structures? In his celebrated book Fear of Black Consciousness, Professor, Head of the Philosophy Department at UConn, and leading philosopher Lewis Gordon answers this question while unpacking “the historical development of racialized Blackness, the problems this kind of consciousness produces, and the many […]