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!
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“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!
Tom Meagher Featured in “South African Journal of Philosophy”; Edited by Sarah Setlaelo
Tom Meagher, one of our PhD alumni, has the leading piece in the recent special issue of the South African Journal of Philosophy, which focuses on the thought of the major living South African Philosopher, Mabogo Percy More. The issue is edited by Dr. Sarah Setlaelo (recently a South African Fellow at Harvard), who will […]
Chris Rahlwes & Mark Dickson: In Defense of Nonpropositional Truth
Mark Dickson, a current UConn PhD student, and Chris Rahlwes, a UConn alum and research associate have published a new paper in The Philosophical Forum. The article, titled “In Defense of Nonpropositional Truth” argues that truth should not only be restricted to propositions or their bearers.
Kristin Waters: Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Award
Join us in congratulating Philosophy alumna Kristin Waters on receiving the Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book Award for her book Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought.
Keya Maitra (Ph.D. 2000): University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Please join us in congratulating Keya Maitra (Ph.D. 2000), who has accepted an offer from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as a Professor in Classical Indian Philosophy and the Lenney Distinguished Chair.
Kristin Waters (Ph.D. ’81): Frantz Fanon Award
Please join us in congratulating alumna Kristin Waters (Ph.D. ’81), who is one of the recipients of the 2025 Frantz Fanon Award for her book Maria W. Stewart and the Roots of Black Political Thought. The Frantz Fanon Prize is awarded annually in recognition of up to three works in or of special interest to Caribbean thought.
Mary Gregg (Ph.D. 2022): Outstanding Instructor Award
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mary Gregg (Ph.D. 2022), winner of the Outstanding Instructor Award at Yonsei University’s Underwood International College in Songdo, Republic of Korea!
Thomas Meagher: Remembering Robert L. Allen
Congratulations to philosophy alumni Thomas Meagher on publishing a new article on the APA blog’s Black Issues in Philosophy.
Thomas Meagher: On the Notion of Philosophy
UConn Philosophy Alum Tom Meagher’s (’18) new article, “On the Notion of Black Issues in Philosophy,” was published on the APA blog Black Issues in Philosophy last Friday.