Professor Nelson Maldonado-Torres presented the lecture, “Philosophies of the South: Towards Pluralistic Decolonial Humanisms”, as part of The Philosopher‘s event series: “On Philosophy Spring/Summer 2026”. The Philosopher is the journal of the Philosophical Society of England, “a charitable organization founded in 1913 to provide an alternative to the formal university-based discipline.” The Philosophy department wishes […]
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Sarah Setlaelo: Featured in MIT Center for International Studies Event
Visiting scholar Dr. Sarah Setlaelo will be featured in the event, titled “US-Africa Relations at the Crossroads: Reset or Rupture?”, hosted by the MIT Center for International Studies. Dr. Setlaelo will serve as the discussant for the conversation with Molly Phee, former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. The Philosophy department wishes to […]
Ting-an Lin: “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” published in “Minds and Machines”
Professor Ting-An Lin’s paper, “AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things” (co-authored with Linus Ta-Lun Huang), has been published in Minds and Machines. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Michael Lynch: Quoted in TNR Cover Story
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Michael Lynch is quoted in the The New Republic June cover story, “Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real,” discussing Trump’s brand of arrogance. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Lewis Gordon: Presented Two Public Lectures, Organized by TalkPOPc
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon spoke at two public events organized by talkPOPc on Sunday, May 24th, in Brooklyn. The first, Conversation about Power at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The second, titled Fear of Black Consciousness at Liz’s Book Bar. The Philosophy Department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Lewis Gordon: Appointed as Distinguished Research Fellow at UESTC
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Lewis Gordon has recently been appointed as a Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of African and Afro-Diaspora Studies at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, China, from May 2026 to 2029. The Philosophy department wishes to extend our congratulations!
Keith Simmons’ Former Students Contracted for a Book with Routledge
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. […]
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 […]
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!